Support for Commission’s Proposal on New Genomic Techniques in Agriculture
“Farming and producing more sustainably is not a scientific problem – it’s a regulatory problem” Euroseeds reports that 20 large organizations in the agricultural and food industry express their support of the Commission’s proposal on New Genomic Techniques (NGTs), emphasizing its urgency due to challenges like climate change. The organizations advocate for transparency and freedom […]
EU Commission seeks to open debate on New Genomic Techniques
The EU Commission is to debate the legislation and use of NGT’s (techniques that alter the genome of an organism). This after a study shows their potential to contribute to sustainable food systems and a need to review current policies. The Commission will now start a wide and open consultation process to discuss the design […]
SLU Holding interview with Mariette Andersson, CEO of SolEdits
World-leading research in plant breeding made accessible in new company Mariette Andersson and her colleagues are world leaders in their area of research. Since 2014, the research group has successfully developed the new Nobel Prize-winning CRISPR technology into a powerful tool for plant breeding. Mariette, who is also CEO of the newly started company SolEdits […]
Nobel Prize-winning “gene scissors” the basis for an innovative start-up company in Sweden
SolEdits AB is a newly started company with the mission to make the CRISPR “gene scissors” available as a plant-breeding tool for all stakeholders in the potato industry. The company will improve the properties of commercially interesting potato varieties.
Saving EU’s Competitiveness: Why CRISPR is so Incredibly Necessary
Article by European Seed, read full article here:https://european-seed.com/2019/11/saving-eus-competitiveness-why-crispr-is-so-incredibly-necessary/
CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors wins the nobel prize
Read full article here: https://www.nobelprize.org/prizes/chemistry/2020/press-release/
INTA sows the first potatoes that do not oxidize
Read full article here: https://www.potatopro.com/news/2020/inta-sows-first-potatoes-do-not-oxidize