by Florian Hänsel | Mar 25, 2024 | News, Politics
In the week of 11th to 15th March 2024, the European Commission, Directorate General Research & Innovation, together with the Bioeconomy Youth Ambassadors, organized the Bioeconomy Changemakers Festival. Over the Festival week, about 3,000 participants learned...
by Florian Hänsel | Mar 23, 2024 | Politics, News
Research and Innovation are key to shaping the circular bioeconomy of tomorrow. Biotechnologies and Biomanufacturing can be major drivers of this process, and leveraging these technologies will present a vital step in promoting the transition. GASB welcomes the...
by Florian Hänsel | Feb 7, 2024 | Politics, News
On February 7th, 2024, the European Parliament accepted a proposal on the regulation of plants derived from New Genomic Techniques (NGTs). Several months of difficult negotiations and intensive public debate concluded in a historic decision in favor of scientific...
by Florian Hänsel | Jan 24, 2024 | News, Politics
After several months of negotiations under highest public attention and debate on the regulation of plants derived from new genomic techniques, the European Parliament’s Committee on Environment, Public Health, and Food Safety (ENVI) agreed on a proposal on January...
by GASB | Jun 21, 2023 | News, Politics
Following an ongoing public debate on the regulation of the use of plants derived from so-called new genomic techniques, a draft amendment to the EU’s genetic engineering legislation was published on June 16, 2023, the EU Commission’s draft revision of the...
by GASB | Mar 24, 2023 | News, Politics
GASB followed the call by the Convention on Biological Diversity and submitted a joint statement together with the Joint Working Group on Synthetic Biology (GFGSB) on the current trends in synthetic biology for the online forum on synthetic biology established by the...
