Biopharming a viable option for NZ
Using fruit for biopharming is a viable option for New Zealand, HortResearch scientist Dr Elspeth McRae said at the
Symposium on Biopharming today.Fruit was cheap to produce on a large scale and u... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3820
Prakash warns NZ not to forgo biopharming
A visiting biotechnologist says New Zealand, as an agricultural producer, cannot afford to miss out on the rapid
developments in bio-pharming - the extraction of valuable pharmaceutical and industrial... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3819
Government to introduce HSNO Amendment Bill
The Government will introduce a new omnibus amendment Bill, the HSNO & Other Acts Amendment Bill to Parliament on Tuesday 29 April according to sources in the Capital.Popularly known as the
"GMO B... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3818
SCONZ gnaws nails over legislation introduction
The Sustainability Council has reacted against predictions the Government will introduce new legislation on GM into
Parliament on Tuesday 29 April."Less than a fortnight after it issued a report s... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3817
Robust regulatory system required
New Zealand needs a robust regulatory system to encourage investment in biopharming, PPL Therapeutics spokesman George
Mitchell said in Wellington today.Speaking at the Symposium on Biopharming, M... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3816
Economic opportunity in biopharming
Biopharming is the big new biotech opportunity for New Zealand, Chairman of Biotenz and Co-Chair of the Biotechnology
Task Force Bill Falconer said at the Biopharming Symposium in Wellington today.... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3815
Huge advances in plant genomics
Huge advances made in the field of plant genomics have given scientists the ability to produce customized cancer drugs
and manage infectious diseases.Speaking at today’s Symposium on Biopharming i... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3814
UK coexistence results augur well for NZ
The results of a survey of farmers in the UK and an audit of the procedures used to ensure effective seapartion have
positive implications for New Zealand agriculture says Dr William Rolleston, Chairm... More... http://www.lifesciencesnetwork.com/news-detail.asp?newsID=3813