October 21, 2024

PRRI members participating in the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024

Members of PRRI participated from 21 October through 1 November 2024 as observers in the UN Biodiversity Conference 2024, in Cali, Colombia. The UN Biodiversity Conference […]
December 8, 2023

In Memoriam: Prof. Phil Dale

PRRI honorary member Prof. Emeritus Philip John Dale passed away on 6 December 2023. Prof. Dale served as PRRI’s first President from 2004 to 2006. PRRI […]
August 30, 2023

Marc Van Montagu’s 90th birthday

On 9 November 2023, Em. Prof. Marc Van Montagu, President of PRRI,  celebrated his 90th birthday. To celebrate his dedication and commitment to science and his […]
April 17, 2023

In Memoriam: Prof. Dr. Klaus Ammann

PRRI Steering Committee member Em. Prof. Dr. Klaus Amman passed away on 12 April 2023. Those who worked with Prof. Ammann during his time as director […]
December 9, 2022

Members of PRRI participate in the UN Biodiversity Conference 2022

Since 2005 PRRI has been actively involved in the Conferences of the Parties (‘COPs’) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), the Meetings of the Parties […]
June 11, 2021

In Memoriam: Dr. Behzad Ghareyazie

PRRI Steering Committee member Dr. Behzad Ghareyazie passed away on 6 June 2021. Dr. Ghareyazie joined PRRI in 2007 and has quickly gained the deep respect […]
May 7, 2021

Members of PRRI participate in the SBSTTA24 and SBI3

As part of the preparation for the UN Biodiversity Conference 2021, members of PRRI participated in the virtual meetings of: the Twenty-fourth meeting of the Subsidiary […]
October 10, 2020

The Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2020 for the development of the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors

Press release: Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna have discovered one of gene technology’s sharpest tools: the CRISPR/Cas9 genetic scissors. Using these, researchers can change the […]