Biotech Updates

XVI International Plant Protection Congress

January 12, 2007

Every four years, the International Association for the Plant Protection Sciences (IAPPS) conducts its congress. The upcoming one will be held on 15-18 October 2007, Glasgow, Scotland, UK. This congress will cover a very wide subject area. In addition to the usual topics such as biological control and resistance, new sessions and specialized ones have been also added. Among the novel topics to be discussed include: biofuels and bioenergy, biosensors, biopharmaceuticals, post-harvest disease control, neonicotinoides, and semiochemicals.

More information at http://www.bcpc.org/ippc2007/