Biotech Updates

ISAAA Inc., in partnership with the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) and the Philippine Carabao Center (PCC), will hold the hybrid event Animal Biotechnology Symposium and Stakeholder Consultation on July 4, 2023, from 9:30 AM to 12:00 PM (GMT+8) in Eusebio Castillo Hall, PCC, Science City of Muñoz, Philippines. Registration is now open.

ISAAA Launches Animal Biotech Resource Page

ISAAA, in partnership with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech), released the Animal Biotechnology Resource. It serves as a public repository of information materials on animal biotechnology sourced from international workshops organized by ISAAA, USDA, Virginia Tech, and partners.

Targeted Mutagenesis by CRISPR Improves Grain Quality and Heat Resilience in Rice

Researchers at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA) showed that by suppressing the activity of a grain-specific vacuolar H+ translocating pyrophosphatase (VPP5), chalk content of the grain could be reduced.

ISAAA Inc. to Hold ASCA6 on September 11-15 in Indonesia

ISAAA Inc. will hold the 6th Asian Short Course on Agribiotech, Biosafety Regulation and Communication (ASCA6) in Bogor, Indonesia on September 11-15, 2023. Interested parties can now pre-register. ASCA is an annual training-workshop that aims to cater to participants who are interested to learn more about the following topics:

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Animal

Food & Feed

Cultivated Chicken from GOOD Meat and UPSIDE Foods Receive Full Approval from USDA

Environment

ISAAA and DA Biotech Release New Resources on Biotech in the Philippines

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The Philippines approved the canola event LBFLFK for food, feed, and processing.
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