Top news of the week: 11.08.2020.

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Sustainability

On Aug 5, 2020
@JonEntine shared
Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows @camjenglish @kevinfolta https://t.co/mYx1C1R59p
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Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows

Podcast: Global population crash; Pesticide bans backfire; beef producing CRISPR male cows

CRISPR could enable farmers to produce more beef from fewer cattle, boosting farm sustainability. Lawsuits designed to get pesticides and GMO crops off

On Aug 5, 2020
@EuropaBio shared
RT @biotechweek: Our #biotechweek monthly newsletter is out 🎇 In this issue, catch last year's #biotech interviews with students & researchers; get some examples of the kinds of pics to send in for our #biotechfan 📸competition & more! Read it in full ➡️ https://t.co/cojnBpDC9D https://t.co/U2uL9Cm3Sq
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A flashback to 2019's #BiotechWeek interviews!

A flashback to 2019's #BiotechWeek interviews!

As you likely now know, this year, we’re hosting a #BiotechFan picture competition! Not bad for a few minutes’ work ;) Don’t waste any more time, join in the biotech fun! What do …

On Aug 10, 2020
@prometheusgreen shared
Viewpoint: While 'elitist academics' praise local food more efficient 'industrial farming' feeds us during a pandemic, "Locally Grown" is just not realistic. https://t.co/lC1OUJ3O9K
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Viewpoint: While ‘elitist academics’ praise local food ‘industrial farming’ feeds us during a pandemic

Viewpoint: While ‘elitist academics’ praise local food ‘industrial farming’ feeds us during a pandemic

ith the world COVID-19 pandemic in its sixth month, food activists are back to trumpeting locally grown, and even home grown, as a viable option for mass

On Aug 10, 2020
@EuropaBio shared
RT @agrochemie: Biotechnology, biobased materials and innovative hybrid techniques are rapidly making the fashion and textile industry more sustainable: webinar on 13/8 @EuropaBio #EFIB2020 #circularity #biobased #biotechnology #textile #fashion #industry #sustainability https://t.co/0TTvgq53vA
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Innovation drives the sustainable fashion industry forward

Innovation drives the sustainable fashion industry forward

Sustainability is a rising challenge in the textile industry. A growing number of stakeholders is offering alternative solutions.

On Aug 10, 2020
@CropLifeIntl shared
RT @Bayer4Crops: Liam Condon believes that agriculture has the potential to improve our world through new business models that reward #sustainability and have a strong focus on tailored solutions for #farmers alike. Learn more on about these solutions for a better world: https://t.co/0LBwgBVc7A
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Firming Up Farms With Science

Firming Up Farms With Science

Combining billions of data points with their own intuition, farmers will be able to produce high-quality harvests using less land, energy, water and synthetic fertilisers

On Aug 4, 2020
@EuropaBio shared
RT @MPN_Magazine: Partnership Proposal paves the way for a European partnership for health innovation. You can read the article in full here: https://t.co/AA78P3Og2q @medtecheurope @COCIR @EFPIA @EuropaBio @VaccinesEurope #Medtech #Partnership https://t.co/Tl3VJ0Boqw
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Partnership Proposal paves the way for a European partnership for health innovation

Partnership Proposal paves the way for a European partnership for health innovation

The announcement was welcomed by pharmaceutical and medical technology companies, COCIR, EFPIA, EuropaBio, MedTech Europe and Vaccines Europe.

On Aug 6, 2020
@SynBioBeta shared
DCVC is launching their next $350 million fund to tackle trillion-dollar problems with #biotechnology https://t.co/NeYcCEMHcz @2kstead @mattocko @DCVC @zackbogue @annafokina @DCVCBio #startups #vc #venturecapital #synbio
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Life sciences and Deep Tech: The next set of solutions to the next set of problems

Life sciences and Deep Tech: The next set of solutions to the next set of problems

Today we’re excited to announce the close of DCVC Bio II, a $350 million early stage fund raised entirely during the global pandemic and focused on Deep Tech-enabled life sciences companies ...

On Aug 7, 2020
@EuropaBio shared
Our weekly #biotech newsletter is out today 🎉🎉 Find out about the latest @EFIBconference #SustainabilityDialogues webinar; the Joint Statement on the Health Innovation Partnership Proposal; swimwear made from recycled plastic straws & more! ➡️ https://t.co/OnhdyBxGzl https://t.co/TpC8R6DnBA
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Join the journey to #EFIB2020 - The Sustainability Dialogues

Join the journey to #EFIB2020 - The Sustainability Dialogues

On 13 August, the third webinar of the EFIB Sustainability Dialogues will take place! The webinar 'Fashion & Textiles - How can innovation cycles be changed towards a more …