We're excited to bring you the 4th Sustainable Bio-Innovation Symposium to be held in person, on 28 September 2023 in Pretoria.

Cost: Free (Registration is required)
Registration link: rb.gy/uvvny

#biotechnolgy #sustainability #innovation #genomeediting #CRISPR

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We are excited to announce the 4th Sustainable Bio-Innovation Symposium organised by Biosafety South Africa, this time focused on exploring the requirements needed to ensure sustainable GEd-based innovation in South Africa.

Registration details to follow soon!

The South African Cultivar and Technology Agency ( #SACTA ) recently held its annual information session during which the focus was on new developments & the organisation’s finances & operations. Read more here: agriorbit.com/sacta-webinar-…
#BFAP #GDM BiosafetySouthAfrica Corteva Agriscience Syngenta SouthAfrica

Happy #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience

Meet Noxolo Ndlovu - a PHD Candidate in Forestry at the MandelaUni George.

Watch as she shares about her contributions to the South African Bioeconomy and Bioeconomy SA Portal.

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Today marks 21 years since the Cartagena Protocol was adopted.

***JOB OPPORTUNITY***

The University of Pretoria - Forest Molecular Genetics Programme has a two year position (2021-2022) available for a talented Postdoctoral Fellow to work with Dr Steven Hussey on a National Research Foundation-funded project.

Visit: bit.ly/3oUJh1b

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations has published the Stock-taking report: food biotechnology communication materials in the world which is an international resource guide on GMO communication.

Read more here: bit.ly/3oFmZ41

.DEPARTMENT OF SCIENCE & INNOVATION unveils online hub to serve the South African bioeconomy, invites stakeholders to register on the portal. Bioeconomy SA Portal #bioeconomysaportal bit.ly/3mgFs4O

Scientists find a new tool to accelerate crop improvement with #CRISPR . Read details in #CropBiotechUpdate : bit.ly/3kv305F

Register on the portal as an individual or organisation here bit.ly/2Taa4Zr and follow the below steps.

#bioeconomysaportal

This portal stems from the National Department of Science and Innovation’s Bioeconomy Strategy that was launched in 2014 to promote and harness bio-innovation for economic growth and social development in South Africa.

The Bioeconomy SA Portal is a web-based platform that collects information from different sources and integrates it into a single, uniform and secure user interface.

Read more here: bit.ly/2TcUr3l

What is #CRISPR ? How does it work? Learn more about this plant breeding innovation and its applications in our Pocket K 'Plant Breeding Innovation: CRISPR-Cas9.' Download a FREE copy here: bit.ly/PK54CRISPR

LifeQ, a biotech startup, has developed an early warning and disease tracking solution to protect employees in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Read more here: bit.ly/2HLl0dw

With only 10 years left to achieve the #2030Agenda for #SustainableDevelopment , we need to mobilize and focus on the critical (❗) priorities for science.

What will those be?

Help us answer this question by filling the survey: council.science/science-fundin…

⏰Deadline: 2 October

The UK will launch the world's first Covid-19 human challenge trials: on.ft.com/3kHCuWl

#OneCGIAR Global Webinar Series on Genome Editing in Agriculture: Innovations for Sustainable Production and Food Systems

📅 Every Tues Sept 22 – Oct 20
🕒 7:30 AM – 9:50 AM CDT
▶️ bit.ly/32a3xmI

CGIAR CGIAR_EiB ICRISAT IRRI 🌾 IITA International Potato Center Alliance of Bioversity International and CIAT

The Grain Research Programme has been established to directly engage with grain stakeholders in an attempt to initiate research that will support the sector by identifying future challenges and exploring solutions. #NAMPOVirtual

farmersweekly.co.za/agri-news/sout…

Genomes of the three most troublesome agricultural weeds are now published. Read details in #CropBiotechUpdate : bit.ly/2QWx64G bit.ly/2QWx64G