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PGBTP: Plant Genomics and Biotechnology Technology Platform
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Plants for the Future: Plant Genomics and Biotechnology Technology Platform
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Media Briefing
“Plants for the future – A European vision for plant biotechnology towards 2025”
Breydel Building (European Commission) Brussels, Belgium 24 June 2004 |
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At the start of the Press Conference three brief presentations were given by: |
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Philippe Busquin, European Commissioner for Research |
Feike Sijbesma, President of EuropaBio |
Andrzej Legocki (PL), President Academy of Sciences Poland |
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In addition to these 3 Signatories of the Vision Paper, more signatories were in the audience: Marc Zabeau, Chair of the European Plant Science Organisation, EPSO Mohamed H.A. Hassan, Executive Director of the Third World Academy of Sciences Pierre Pagesse, Presidium Member of COGECA, President of Limagrain (FR) Peter Folstar, Director of the Netherlands Genomics Initiative and coordinator of ERA-NET, (NL) Sten Moberg, President of the European Seed Association, CEO Svalöf Weibull Seed Group (SE) |
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Mohamed H.A. Hassan and Pierre Pagesse underlined the importance of the Technology Platform for developing countries and farmers in general. |
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Several members of the Vision Drafting Group (Genval Group) were in the audience to answer questions of journalists at the following Media lunch: Simon Barber (EuropaBio), Indridi Benediktsson (EC), Bernard Convent (Bayer Bioscience NV), Hans Kast (BASF Plant Science), Waldemar Kuett (EC), Markwart Kunz (Suedzucker), Karin Metzlaff (EPSO), Christian Patermann (EC), Vincent Pétiard (Nestlé Research Tours). |
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For
further information consult www.epsoweb.org/Catalog/TP/index.htm
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