Highlights

of current EULAFF activities

Workshop on “Opportunities for new functional food, healthcare and wellness products”
8-9 December 2008 - Gent, Belgium

Journey on “Functional Foods and Biotechnology”
30 September 2008 - Sao Paulo, Brasil

Symposium on “Biocommerce of agricultural crops with health-beneficial traits”
21-23 August 2008 - Lima, Peru

Debate on “Economic valorisation of agro-biodiverse crops”
6-8 May 2008 - Porto, Portugal

Debate on “Traditional knowledge biodiversity and functional foods”
31 March - 1 April 2008 - Mexico City

Lectures on “Traditional medicinal plants and other uses of Amazonian Crops”
3-5 December 2007 - Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Symposium “Biodiversity and intellectual property rights: building a new functional food chain”
22-25 October 2007 - Viña del Mar, Chile

Roundtable “European IPR position on functional foods”
17-19 September 2007 - Barcelona, Spain

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