Symposium on Public Education for Agricultural Biotechnologyin Sanya
December 19, 2012| |
Fully recognizing the significance of a favorable public environment for biotech development, Chinese scientists in biotech-related fields are seeking for a stronger and aligned voice on biotechnology. Hence, a Symposium on Public Education for Agricultural Biotechnology organized by the Chinese Society of Biotechnology (CSBT) and sponsored by China Biotechnology Information Center was held in Sanya, Hainan Province, China on Dec 6, 2012.
Thirty people, including regulators, scientists and researchers from government authorities, biotech research and safety assessment sectors and science associations, participated in the one-day meeting. Keynote speeches were delivered by Prof. Zhang Hongxiang from CSBT, Prof. He Zuhua from Chinese Society of Plant Physiology and Molecular Biology, Mr. Fan Jianqun from Huazhong Agricultural University, Dr. Zhang Wanggen from China National Seed Group Co., LTD. and Prof. Zhu Zhen, from Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology, CAAS. The attendees came into an initial agreement on establishing an Experts League for Agri-biotechnology Public Education to be led by CSBT. The organizing committee of the experts league will have a subsequent meeting to determine the working mechanism and discuss the public education activity plan.
For more information contact Prof. Zhong Hongxiang from CSBT and ChinaBIC at zhanghx@mail.las.ac.cn.
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