BIOTECHNICA Promotes Dialogue on European Biotech Goals.* EU Biotech Days: EU Parliament and EU Commission outline European strategies for biotechnology HANNOVER, Germany -- Modern biotechnology plays a vital role in many areas of our lives, including healthcare, food production, manufacturing industry and environmental protection. Yet ethical issues such as the use and control of genetic data continue to generate heated debate. "Ignorance often leads to rejection. So it is very important to put the information out there and promote dialogue in order to help the public understand these complex issues better", says Stephan Kuhne, a member of the Board of Management at Deutsche Messe Deutsche Messe, or The German Mass, (Deutsche Messe und Ordnung des Gottesdiensts) was published by Martin Luther in 1526. It followed his Latin mass (1523). The German Mass was completely chanted, except for the sermon. AG, Hannover. The EU Biotech Days will take place at BIOTECHNICA 2008 on 7 and 8 October with the aim of showing where the European biotech industry is headed. Through this two-day initiative the European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community (EU) is hoping to highlight viable options for the future and promote a wider knowledge of rules and funding sources within the EU. The EU Biotech Days will be officially opened by Commissioner for Industry Gunter Verheugen. At the formal opening ceremony on the eve On the Eve (Накануне in Russian) is the third novel by famous Russian writer Ivan Turgenev, best known for his short stories and the novel Fathers and Sons. of BIOTECHNICA he will outline the EU's global stance on research and innovation. He will also talk about the role of biotechnology as a cutting-edge technology in tomorrow's markets. In a series of panel discussions on 7 October, senior members of the European Parliament European Parliament, a branch of the governing body of the European Union (EU). It convenes on a monthly basis in Strasbourg, France; most meetings of the separate parliamentary committees are held in Brussels, Belgium, and its Secretariat is located in Luxembourg. will debate controversial issues in the EU biotech arena with key representatives of the European biotechnology industry. One such issue is globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation , discussed here with reference to "green biotechnology" by Erika Mann Erika Julia Hedwig Mann (November 9, 1905 – August 27, 1969) was the eldest daughter of novelist Thomas Mann and Katia Mann. Early life She was born in Munich and had a privileged childhood. The Mann home was a gathering-place for intellectuals and artists. (SPD (Serial Presence Detect) The method used by DIMM memory modules to communicate their capacity and features to the computer. Data such as manufacturer, size, speed, voltage and row and column addresses are stored in an EEPROM chip on the module. ) and Dr. Leon Broers, a member of the Board of KWS KWS Kenya Wildlife Service KWS Kenny Wayne Shepherd (blues guitarist) KWS Kugelberg-Welander Syndrome KWS Keynesian Welfare State KWS Kaltwassersatz (German) KWS Knowledge Worker System Saat AG, Einbeck, a world market leader in the seed business. Chairing the discussion will be Dr. Jens Katzek, Managing Director of Bio Mitteldeutschland GmbH, Halle. In the second discussion session Rebecca Harms Rebecca Harms (born 7 December 1956 in Hambrock, Uelzen) is a German politician and Member of the European Parliament for Alliance '90/The Greens, part of the European Greens. Harms began her career as an apprentice landscape designer. , deputy parliamentary party leader of the Greens and Thomas Garneson, spokesman for Abengoa Bioenergy S.A., Seville, will debate the EU climate goals. Leading the discussion is Dr. Dirk Carrez, Director of Public Policy and Industrial Biotechnology at the European umbrella organization EuropaBio. The fragmented situation of the European stock market scene is the subject up for discussion by Dr. Christian Ehler, a German MEP MEP maximum expiratory pressure. MEP, n muscle energy procedure; diagnostic and therapeutic technique. Pulsed muscle energy techniques (MET) and integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) are two examples. (CDU CDU Christlich-Demokratische Union (German: Christian Democratic Party) CDU Clasificación Decimal Universal (Spanish) CDU Control & Display Unit CDU Control Display Unit ) and Managing Director of Biotech GmbH, and Prof. Dr. Olaf G. Wilhelm, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. and Chairman of the Board of Wilex AG, Munich, one of the stock market listed "showpiece show·piece n. Something exhibited, especially as an outstanding example of its kind. showpiece Noun 1. anything displayed or exhibited 2. enterprises" in Europe. This discussion will be chaired by Christoph Hardt, editor-in-chief of the Companies and Markets section of the business journal Handelsblatt (Dusseldorf). The safe and ethically responsible development of stem cell stem cell In living organisms, an undifferentiated cell that can produce other cells that eventually make up specialized tissues and organs. There are two major types of stem cells, embryonic and adult. research is the topic under discussion by Dr. Alojz Peterle (CDU) and Dr. Nico Forraz, Scientific Director of Cryo-Save Group NV in the Netherlands, which runs Europe's biggest stem cell bank. This debate is led by of one of Europe's most distinguished scientists, Dr. Detlev Ganten, Chairman of the Board of the Charite university medical centre in Berlin. On the second day of the show, 8 October 2008, the focus of the EU panel discussions shifts to lectures by leading members of the European Commission from the Directorate-General for Research and the Directorate-General for Enterprise and Industry. The speakers include Dr. Waldemar Kuett, Deputy Head of Private Office for the European Commissioner for Science and Research, Janez Potocnik, and Dr. Irene Sacristan-Sanchez, Deputy Director of the Pharmaceuticals Unit in the Directorate-General of EU Commissioner Gunter Verheugen. The Unit is responsible for the licensing and approval of European drugs and medicines. The presentations will address issues such as the importance of raw materials as drivers of innovation for alternative energy generation, as well as trends and prospects for biotechnology in the healthcare sector. In charge of the proceedings will be Dr. Christian Patermann, long-serving Director of the Biotechnology Unit in the Directorate-General for Research. The exhibition stand of the European Commission in Hall 9 (Stand E 42) is the central port of call for individual visitors seeking information. Here specialists from the Directorate-General for Research will offer advice and information - based on actual case histories - about funding aid for small and medium-sized companies, made available through the 7th Framework Program and the new focus themes for 2009. The conference sessions take place on 7 and 8 October from 10.00 a.m. to 4.00 p.m. in the Convention Center (CC) at the Hannover Exhibition Grounds, Hall 1 B. Admission is free of charge to all BIOTECHNICA ticket-holders. Prior registration is requested. Further information about the conference program and the terms and conditions of participation can be found online at www.biotechnica.de/con. About BIOTECHNICA BIOTECHNICA in Hanover is the leading event within the European biotech industry. It embraces every segment of biotechnology - from basic biotechnology and equipment, bio-informatics and services to the five major areas of application: pharmaceuticals/medicine, industry, food, agriculture, the chemical industry and the environment. BIOTECHNICA has been organized by Deutsche Messe AG at the Hanover Exhibition Grounds since 1985. Today, BIOTECHNICA events - BIOTECH CHINA in Asia and BIOTECHNICA AMERICA in the USA - are also held across the globe. |
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