Press monitoring
Will biofuels cut our dependence on fossil fuels?
22.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Future demand for food, feed, fibres and fuels may well be secured via renewable resources and new biological processes, said a conference on the EU's development towards becoming a bio-economy.
First preliminary results: Research & Development in the EU
18.11.2005 | Press monitoring
In relation to GDP, EU25 R&D expenditure stable at 1.9% in 2004. In real terms, EU25 R&D expenditure grew by 1.3% per year between 2001 and 2004
The helicase enzyme flexibility
17.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Scientists from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute discovered that the helicase enzyme exhibits flexibility when it meets an obstacle. The study suggests that helicase may play a role in maintaining genomic integrity.
New discovery in cancer cell communication
17.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Monash University and the Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York uncovered the structure of a cell-surface protease called ADAM10 that controls communication between tumour cells.
Plant Biotechnology Goes Global With Research and Production in 63 Countries
16.11.2005 | Press monitoring
More biotech crop plantings expected in Asia, Latin America and Africa.
EU regions band together for biotech – call for proposal
10.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Partners in the EUROTRANS-BIO project will pool resources in a call for proposals aimed at fostering competitiveness in Europe's biotechnology industry. Research-intensive SMEs in this sector are the primary audience of the call.
EU authorises new GMO amid safety doubts
10.11.2005 | Press monitoring
The Commission argues it was legally obliged to authorise imports of Monsanto’s GT73 oilseed rape after member state experts and ministers failed to agree whether the crop presented a risk to the environment.
Biotech industry wants better implementation of EU regulations
10.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Healthcare biotech industry representatives say that the inadequate implementation of EU regulation on the biotech sector hinders innovation and blocks SMEs' access to the market.
Biotech Research Helps Create Knowledge-based Economy
8.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Plant biotechnology is helping to create a vibrant knowledge-based economy throughout the United States, according to a study by a University of Minnesota professor.
New discovery in cancer cell communication
8.11.2005 | Press monitoring
Researchers at Monash University and the Sloan Kettering Cancer Centre in New York uncovered the structure of a cell-surface protease called ADAM10 that controls communication between tumour cells.
