Biotech round the world: focus on Canada

Canada's biotech industry Competitive strengths and capabilities Key Canadian biotech clusters Canada as an investment destination     

Biotech round the world: Focus on Mexico

Trends in trade Trends in life sciences education and workforce Increasing numbers of life sciences publications and researchers Manufacturing of medical devices Pharmaceutical & clinical research Mexican Life Sciences Alliance The four main research regions in Mexico     

Biotech round the world: Iceland

Facts and figures deCode genetics – An expert of the human genome Two important research supporters Biotech Companies     

Biotech round the world: Kenya

Facts and figures Agriculture and green biotechnology in Kenya Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology Red biotechnology in Kenya     

Biotech round the world: Australia

Facts and Figures Regulation of research in Australia Green biotechnology Some Australian biotech companies     

Biotech round the world: Focus on Norway

Norwegian biotech – The Oslo Cancer Cluster Biotechnology in Oslo among top 20 More funds for biotech companies Hosting the new EMBL-affiliated Center Research funding in Norway: Key facts and figures A website for Norway biotech companies The Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board     

Biotechnology and world food supply.

Biotechnology, the use of molecular and cellular tools to genetically modify and improve food supply, will play an increasing and important role in the continuing struggle to produce sufficient food for an ever increasing world population. Many of the approaches will supplement and enhance conventional breeding and also address environmental concerns and help to stabilize food production. This review provides a perspective dealing specifically with crops and three areas of biotechnology, namely, genome analysis with molecular markers, cell- and tissue-culture procedures, and the rapid and precise incorporation of genes via transformation. One must remember that biotechnology is still in its infancy, and that approaches will be greatly improved and more efficiently utilized in the future for the betterment of mankind.     

西班牙生物科技及产业现状与特点

西班牙是欧洲生物技术研发投入增速最快的国家之一,2006年西班牙生物技术研发投资同比增长约30％。医药、农业、工业生物技术及产业是其发展的重点。目前,西班牙已经形成了由教育科学部、卫生和消费部、农业、渔业和食品部等多部门齐抓共管的管理和支撑服务体系。西班牙转基因作物商业化、胚胎干细胞研究政策比较宽松,但在培育风险投资、吸引外国企业进入等方面尚需进一步破题。