Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo R. Serrano, who also chairs the Department of Agriculture-Biotech Program steering committee, believes that modern farm technologies, particularly biotechnology, are the key to solving the country's food security problem. Go to source

The German government's active support of biotechnology investments is one of the country's leading advantages to international investors. The German government's strategy of fostering innovation in biotechnology and possible benefits of such support to foreign companies will be the focus of a presentation series at Bio-Europe 2008 on November 17, 2008 in Mannheim, Germany addressing ... Go to source

Students explore careers in biotechnology at an Albany State University forum. ALBANY — Whether it’s turning plants into energy, curing diseases, mapping DNA to prosecute offenders or finding the only solutions to global hunger, growing the region’s biotech sector starts with sparking an interest. Go to source

NEW DELHI: The Union Cabinet on Thursday gave its nod for the establishment of a UNESCO regional centre for training and education in Biotechnology at Faridabad on the outskirts of Delhi with a revised budget of Rs. 99.55 crore. The ... Go to source

ZURICH, Switzerland & CARLSBAD, Calif. & VIENNA, Austria----At the closing of BIO-Europe 2008 in Mannheim/Heidelberg which saw 2400 life science executives engage in an astounding 10,250 one-to-one meetings, EBD Group today announced that next year’s BIO-Europe partnering conference will pay a visit to Vienna, Austria. Go to source

Organisation: ETH Zurich
Summary: Applications are invited for a postdoctoral position in the research project “LiverX: Systems Biology of Hepatic Insulin Resistance” at the Competence Center for Systems Physiology and Metabolic Diseases (CC-SPMD) which is part of SystemsX.ch, the Swiss Initiative in Systems Biology.

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Organisation: European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL)
Summary: The Scientific Training Officer will manage and develop the Advanced Training Programme at EMBL. A special focus will be the implementation of new Laboratory Training Courses, also in collaboration with EMBL Corporate Partners. He / she will directly report to the EICAT Coordinating Manager.

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Organisation: EFSA
Summary: Experts sought to cover plant health and plant protection, GMOs, feedstuffs, animal health and welfare, toxicology, contaminants in the food chain, biological hazards including TSEs, dietetic products, allergies, novel foods and nutrition.

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Organisation: IRTA
Summary: A position is available for a young and dynamic researcher, with excellent previous performance and interested in basic and applied research to complement a team of molecular biologists and geneticists.

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