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High level on-line event on "New genomic techniques - the way forward for safe and sustainable innovation in the agri-food sector" - 29 November 2021

The European Commission is organizing a high-level event to provide a forum for a transparent and constructive debate on how the EU could develop a regulatory framework on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques (targeted mutagenesis and cisgenesis) that combines high levels of safety while reaping the benefits of innovation. Three panels will discuss the contribution of new genomic techniques to sustainability, risk assessment as well as traceability/labelling of products resulting from new genomic techniques.

Link for program and registration.

New publication of managment board member antje dietz-pfeilstetter

In a recent paper published in Frontiers in Plant Science, the regulatory basis for an application of dsRNA-based plant protection products in the EU is presented in comparison with the USA.

The Joint Research Centre of the eu (JRC), recently published the Report "New Genomic Techniques: State-of-the-Art Review".

Further details can be found under News.

JRC Publications Repository: Current and future market applications of new genomic techniques

This report presents a review of market applications of new genomic techniques (NGTs). Further details can be found under News.

INVITATION TO THE WORKSHOP ON MOLECULAR BREEDING AND THE MEMBERS' MEETING

The Society for Plant Biotechnology and the Thünen Institute is organising an online workshop on molecular breeding on 06/07 September 2021. Further details can be found under News.

If you or your colleagues are interested and would like to contribute to the workshop actively, please register a contribution (talk or poster) by 20 June 2021 via the following link.

Enabling genome editing to make Europe’s agriculture more sustainable

The WGG (Wissenschaftlerkreis Grüne Gentechnik e.V, represented by Prof. Klaus Jany) together with the AFBV (Association Française des Biotechnologies Végétales) has published a position paper on the regulation of genome-edited plants in the European Scientist. The Society for Plant Biotechnology supports this proposal.

Genome Editing - How What Why A podcast that creates knowledge

Detailed informations you will find in the NEWS section.

Opinion of the Society on the NOTIFICATION PROCEDURE F2020/280F 'VITRO-MUTAGENESIS METHOD”