From Promise to Productivity: Smart Policy for Sustainable EU Growth Through Biobased Products and Industrial Biotechnology

15-Oct-2012 - EuropaBio warmly welcomes the European Commission’s new proposal on industrial policy for growth and economic recovery. Launched by Vice President Tajani, following extensive consultation and analysis, the Communication builds on the work of the Lead Market Initiative (LMI) and highlights ...

Exceptional level of biotechnology innovation in Europe means a tie for the Most Innovative EU Biotech SME 2012

21-Sep-2012 - In an exciting twist, two companies have been announced as winners of EuropaBio’s Most Innovative Biotech SME Award 2012. Commission Vice President Tajani who presented the award, during the event hosted by Dr. Kay Swinburne MEP at the European Parliament, named both Austrian healthcare biotech ...

Why we must produce more food with less water

World Water Day 2012: ‘Water and food security’

26-Mar-2012 - The world is thirsty because we are hungry,” notes the United Nations on World Water Day. The world’s population reached 7 billion in 2011, and it is predicted to rise to at least 9 billion by 2050. More people living on our planet will require a more efficient use of dwindling natural ...

New EIP: Support for bioeconomy key to productive and sustainable agriculture

05-Mar-2012 - The Commission’s new European Innovation Partnership (EIP) sets the focus on the Common Agricultural Policy’s Rural Development Pillar and on the bioeconomy for delivering productive and sustainable agriculture across Europe. “The world is set to change dramatically over the coming decades” ...

Commission’s Strategy Launch: EU moves to grow its own Bioeconomy

15-Feb-2012 - The eagerly anticipated EU strategy on the bioeconomy has been adopted by the European Commission. “This is a milestone moment for Europe and for Europeans” commented Lars Hansen, Chair of EuropaBio’s Industrial Biotech Council. “and, hopefully, it won’t go unnoticed, since it represents a giant ...

Developing countries lead the way in the global adoption of biotech crops

08-Feb-2012 - Globally, it is clear that since the first commercial planting in 1996, biotech crops have become an integral part of farming’s present and future, and developing countries are now leading the way. In 2011, developing countries adopted biotech crops at twice the rate of developed countries. ...

Horizon 2020: Biotechnology to play a major role in meeting European ‘Grand Challenges’

02-Dec-2011 - The European Commission’s Horizon 2020 launch named biotechnology as one of the six enabling technologies that can boost the European economy, ensuring that the EU remains sustainable, globally competitive and a centre for excellence in science. Horizon 2020 - the European Framework Programme for ...

Prosensa Therapeutics awarded top prize for biotechnology innovation in Europe winning EuropaBio's 2011 Most Innovative Biotech SME Award

10-Nov-2011 - At the EuropaBio event entitled "Biotechnology: what's in it for you", hosted at the European Parliament by Julie Girling, MEP, Prosensa Therapeutics was revealed as this year's winner of EuropaBio’s Most Innovative European Biotech SME Award.The winning SME fought off stiff competition from 26 ...

Bridging that Gap Between Research and Market

Europe is well positioned to spearhead the development of a bio-based economy but must invest in demonstration activities to gain a competitive edge, says new study

24-Oct-2011 - EuropaBio and nine of its partners launch a “Biorefinery Feasibility Study” at the European Forum for Industrial Biotechnology and the Biobased Economy (EFIB), in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Conducted by Dalberg Global Development Advisors, the study provides a blueprint for establishing ...

From strength to strength: the European Forum for Industrial Biotech and the Bio-based Economy (EFIB) meets in Amsterdam for its fourth and largest event ever

20-Oct-2011 - This week the European Forum for Industrial Biotech and the Bio-based Economy is set to provide a snapshot of what has been achieved in the field of industrial biotech and the bio-based economy over the past year and to highlight the most important opportunities and challenges in the pipeline.The ...