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19-Dec-2008
The "Guide for Preparation of Biology Consensus Documents," number 47 in the Series on Harmonisation of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology, was recently made available to the public.
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18-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on Information Used in the Assessment of Environmental Applications Involving Acinetobacter," number 46 in the series, was recently made available to the public.
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10-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on the Biology of Cotton (Gossypium spp.)," number 45 in the series, was recently published.
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10-Dec-2008
"The Consensus Document on the Biology of Western White Pine (Pinus monticola Dougl. ex. D. Don), " number 38 in the series, was recently revised and republished. This document replaces ENV/JM/MONO(2006)16 with the identical title that was published in 2006.
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08-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on the Biotechnology of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta Doug. ex. Loud.)," number 44 in the series, was recently published.
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05-Dec-2008
The "Consensus Document on the Biotechnology of Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga mensiesii (Mirb.) Franco), " number 43 in the series, was recently published.
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20-Nov-2008
The "Consensus Document on Compositional Considerations for New Varieties of Tomato: Key Food and Feed Nutrients, Toxicants, and Allergens, " number 17 in the Series on the Safety of Novel Foods and Feeds was recently published.
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Events
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from 03-Sep-2008 to 04-Sep-2008
Organised by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the OECD, the goal of this conference was to reflect recent advances in the area of analysis with patent statistics.
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Bioeconomy to 2030: Fourth meeting of the Steering Group
from 09-Jun-2008 to 10-Jun-2008
The fourth and final meeting of the Steering Group reviewed a draft of the final report which will be released towards the end of the year. It includes overviews of the work undertaken in the earlier stages of the project along with new research on biofuels and cross-sectoral elements on emerging business models. For more information, please contact either Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.
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from 06-Oct-2008 to 07-Oct-2008
An expert workshop will be held in Cambridge, United Kingdom, to discuss a number of analytical papers that address some key policy issues in the development and uptake of biomarkers. A policy report based on the papers and the workshop discussion is planned for delivery before the end of 2008.
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Bioeconomy to 2030: Third meeting of the Steering Group
from 07-Feb-2008 to 08-Feb-2008
The meeting looked at work being undertaken on scenarios, business models, intellectual property rights, and regulation for health, industrial and agricultural biotechnologies. In addition, cross-sectoral elements were discussed. For more information, please contact either Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.
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from 20-Jun-2007 to 21-Jun-2007
Infectious tropical diseases exact a heavy toll on families, societies and economies, particularly in developing countries. The World Health Organisation estimates that one billion people suffer from these dieases, but there are few new treatments or cures. The OECD's High Level Forum for Neglected and Emerging Infectious Diseases will look at what can be done to address this gap
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Bioeconomy to 2030: Second meeting of the Steering Group
on 01-Jun-2007
The meeting intended to tackle the forward-looking work for the second part of the project focusing on Health, Industry and Agriculture. This was covered in two time-intervals: the first (projections), covering the present up to 2012/15, estimated trends in the use and application of biotechnologies; the second (scenarios) covered the period 2012/15-2030. For more information, please contact either Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.
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The Bioeconomy to 2030: A Policy Agenda - 1st Steering Group Meeting
on 17-Nov-2006
The IFP hosted the first Steering Group meeting for the Bioeconomy Project on November 17th in Paris. At the meeting, the finalised work plan was approved and a draft report on the current state of the bioeconomy – “the analytical baseline” – was presented to the Group for discussion. For more information, please contact Mr. Pierre-Alain Schieb at Pierre-Alain.Schieb@oecd.org or Mr. David Sawaya at David.Sawaya@oecd.org.
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The Bioeconomy to 2030: Informal Experts' Meeting
on 06-Mar-2006
The IFP organised a one day meeting on March 6 to bring together decision makers from the public and private sectors to discuss the launch of an innovative OECD Futures Project on the bioeconomy and scope out interest for potential participation in the project. The meeting allowed to participants to review the scoping documents, discuss the deliverables, examine a provisional timetable, and receive further details for partners wishing to join the project.
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The Bioeconomy to 2030: Scoping Meeting
on 02-Nov-2005
A one-day experts meeting was organised at OECD headquarters on 2nd November 2005 to examine the current state of the bioeconomy and help craft the project documentation. The eighteen-month project will assess emerging developments in biotechnology, how they will impact the economy and society, and what policy agenda will be needed to promote and diffuse the new wave of developments in a way that is consistent with broader socio-economic goals.
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from 15-Jul-2006 to 17-Jul-2006
This year's G8 Summit took place in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The top priorities laid down by President Vladimir Putin were global energy security, education and fighting infectious diseases. Go here for OECD work on these and other issues discussed at the 2006 Summit.
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