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News and announcements about the European Federation of Biotechnology

• EAGLES address members of the European Parliament
  Brussels, 11/10/2006 - The background for the meeting was the lack of clear dedication and focus in the 7th Framework Programme on the great humanitarian challenges of hunger, illness and environmental degradation which plague the developing countries. 

• Education and Training in Biotechnology: A Concerted Approach
  Yasmine Hammamet, 29/03/2006 - Professor Charlie Bryce, EFB Vice President, was invited to the First Mediterranean Congress on Biotechnology to present the opening Plenary Lecture entitled “Education and Training in Biotechnology: A Concerted Approach”. 

• Marc Van Montagu elected EFB President
  Barcelona, 23/01/2006 - Professor Marc Van Montagu, who has received numerous awards for his pioneering scientific work, has been elected new president of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB). He officially took office at the last Executive Board meeting of the Federation in Barcelona on January 14.

• EFB holds its 2005 General Assembly in Copenhagen
  Denmark, 22/08/2005 - The General Assembly, the first since the recent granting of legal status to the EFB, took place alongside the 12th European Congress on Biotechnology, also held at the Technical University of Denmark campus from the 21st to the 24th of August.

• EFB relocates to Barcelona and obtains legal status
  Barcelona, 31/05/2005 - The European Federation of Biotechnology was established as a legal entity under Belgian law in May 2005. This is the fulfilment of a process initiated in Madrid in 2001 to undertake the first major reorganisation of EFB since its foundation in 1978.

Latest interviews about biotechnology and the European Federation of Biotechnology

• Interview with Prof. Rainer Fischer, Senior Executive Director of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology
  01/10/2006 - “It would be very scary if the younger generation doesn’t pursue science careers, as that would mean that we won’t have enough educated scientists to deal with emerging scientific issues in the future”

• Interview with Dr. B S Bajaj, Secretary General of the Federation of Asian Biotech Associations (FABA) and Chairman of All India Biotech Association (AIBA) - Southern Chapter
  01/08/2006 - “I believe that India will emerge as the largest supplier of vaccines and some other biotech products all over the world in the years to come”

• Interview with David McConnell, Co-Vice Chairman of European Action on Global Life Sciences (EAGLES)
  16/06/2006 - “We believe that European Life Sciences can do much more to help solve the very big problems of the developing world, especially illness, hunger and environmental degradation”

• Interview with Patrick Boisseau, Coordinator of Nano2Life, the First European Network of Excellence in Nanobiotechnology
  02/05/2006 - “Nano2Life offers European scientists from different disciplines the opportunity to create synergies and learn how to work together to implement new joint projects and activities”

• Interview with Dr. Ismail Serageldin, Director Library of Alexandria and Chairman BioVisionAlexandria
  28/02/2006 - “BioVision will present a unique opportunity for the international community to exchange ideas and develop a common vision for a better future of the sick and the poor”

• Interview with Prof. Marc Van Montagu, President of the European Federation of Biotechnology
  22/01/2006 - “Europe has to be competitive in both fundamental science and applied science to become top on innovation”

• Interview With Prof. Charlie Bryce, Vice President of the European Federation of Biotechnology
  20/11/2005 - “One of the key benefits of EFB membership is the networking effectiveness”