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EPSO News, the EPSO Newsletter
 Issue 7 (June 2007)
   - Full content for EPSO members
   - First two pages for non-members

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EPSO session at ESOF2008 (21 July 08) "The Heat is on. Are crops and algae our future source of energy?"

EPSO workshop on Biofuels (London, UK) - Report from Mike Bevan (June 08)

EPSO - Strengthening European plant science - SEB bulletin (March 08)

Open Letter to EPSO representatives, supporting scientists and personal members (Jan 2008)

An invitation to join EPSO - GARNET Newsletter (Dec 2007)

Introducing EPSO - SOL newletter (Nov 2007)

EPSO position paper on bioenergy (21 Sept 2007) and two related talks at the Venice conference on energy (20/21 Sept 2007):
 - Michael Bevan's talk
 - Dianna Bowles' talk

Strategic research Agenda (June 2007)
   - Part I: Summary
   - Part II: SRA

A joint paper from EPSO and European Federation of Biotechnology, Section of Applied Biocatalysis (ESAB) "Investing in green and white biotech" Nature Biotechnology (July 2006)

EPSO publication "European Plant Science: A Field of Opportunities" Journal of Experimental Botany (June 2005)

EPSO brochure “Creating a future for plant research in Europe” (Nov 2004)

EPSO statement on Plant Science in Europe (Oct 2002)  

Open Letter to Politicians (July 2000)

EPSO response to the European Research Area:
"Securing the future of plant science in Europe - 10 year vision for plant science in Europe" (June 2000)

EPSO position paper
'Sustainable Future for Bioenergy and Renewable Products'  

Position paper: in English , in Italian
Press release: in English , in Italian

On 25 July 2007, EPSO published online a position paper entitled ‘Sustainable future for bioenergy and renewable products’ and opened an internal discussion on it, asking its members to comment and send their feedback.

After compilation and integration of the replies, the position paper was presented by Uli Schurr to the participants of the Venice Conference 'The Future of  Science - The Energy Challenge' during a press lunch on 21 September 2007.

Two related talks were delivered during the same conference:
 - Michael Bevan's talk
 - Dianna Bowles' talk
For a PPT version of these talks, please contact the speakers..

By publishing this paper, EPSO wants to take an active role in the current debate about bioenergy and the potential ways to address this societal challenge. It presents insights on how research activities can contribute to tackling issues such as: How plant science can contribute to achieving the 10% goal for biofuels by 2020? What can plants do and not do? How can EPSO contribute?

The paper was developed by an expert group comprising Mike Bevan (John Innes Centre Norwich, UK), Wilhelm Gruissem (ETH Zürich, CH), Hermann Hoefte (INRA, FR), Dirk Inze (VIB Gent, BE), Karin Metzlaff (EPSO, BE), Ulrich Schurr (Institute Phytosphere Jülich, DE – chair of the group), Mark Stitt (MPI Molecular Plant Physiology Golm, DE) and Björn Sundberg (Umeå Plant Science Centre, SE).