April 19, 2019

European Parliament endorsed Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme

On 17 April 2019, the European Parliament endorsed Horizon Europe, the EU research and innovation programme for the next budget period from 2021 to 2027, with […]
January 26, 2019

Letter: Global challenges, Science & Research, Brexit

Open letter to the President of the European Commission and the Prime Minister of the UK: Dear Mr. Juncker and Mrs. May, I write on behalf […]
November 23, 2018

UN Biodiversity Conference 2018

From 17 to 29 November 2018, three concurrent meetings are held in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, referred to as the “UN Biodiversity Conference 2018” or “COPMOP2018”: the […]
July 20, 2018

Three proposals to ensure that the EU does not miss out on the opportunities offered by plant genome editing

Press Release: Over sixty organizations and scientific leaders address an open letter to Jean-­Claude Juncker. Over  sixty  organizations  (public  and  private  research  centers,  universities,  academies,  technical  institutes,  […]
February 7, 2018

Farmers innovate by tradition

TEDxRovigo –  Italian farmer Deborah Piova talks about agriculture, sustainability and innovation. Are we able to innovate our traditions? The history of agriculture is one of continuous […]
January 26, 2018

Standing up for Science EU workshops

Sense about Science is holding a Standing up for Science EU workshop at KoWi, Brussels (Rue du Trône 98, 1050 Ixelles) on Friday 16 March 2018. This FREE […]
January 18, 2018

According to Advocate General Bobek, organisms obtained by mutagenesis are, in principle, exempted from the obligations in the Genetically Modified Organisms Directive.

Court of Justice of the European Union PRESS RELEASE No 04/18, Luxembourg, 18 January 2018 Advocate General’s Opinion in Case C-528/16 The ‘GMO Directive’1 regulates the deliberate […]
October 13, 2017

Global Plant Council statement on the regulation of gene-edited plants

Executive Summary: The advent of gene editing as a plant breeding method presents important opportunities for making very precise changes in genomes to obtain desired traits or […]