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IWRAAAAB 2025 Bridges Science and Policy for Animal Biotechnology

By Clement Dionglay and Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam
January 14, 2026

Experts gathered at the International Conference Centre in Ghent, Belgium, on November 6-7, 2025, for the Sixth International Workshop on Regulatory Approaches for Agricultural Applications of Animal Biotechnologies (IWRAAAAB 2025). The workshop was held alongside the International Society for Biosafety Research (ISBR) conference from November 2 to 6, 2025. Dr. Alison Van Eenennaam, an animal geneticist from the University of California, Davis, organized ISBR Parallel Session 4 on November 3, entitled Global Status of Animal Biotechnology Regulations. The session’s discussions include updates on animal biotechnology regulatory considerations in Europe, Asia-Oceania, Africa, and the Americas.

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