Beijing, China
July 25, 2008
Source:
CropBiotech Update
On July 7, 2008, the
Chinese
Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) and
Bayer Group
co-hosted a conference with the theme on crop research
cooperation in Beijing, China.
Dr. Joachim Schneider, head of BioScience at Bayer, attended the
conference along with 27 other famous scientists. CAAS’s
vice-president, Tang Huajun, also attended along with
representatives from Institute of Plant Protection, China
National Rice Research Institute, Institute of Crop Science,
Institute of Cotton, and Institute of Oil Crops, subsidiaries of
CAAS.
During the conference, representatives from both sides discussed
the progress of breeding research on rice, cotton, soybean and
canola, GM crop biosafety, China’s agricultural strategy on
using foreign investment, and intellectual property protection.
The two sides further discussed their cooperation scheme and
exchanged ideas regarding signing a cooperation memorandum.
Read the article at
http://www.caas.net.cn/caas/ShowArticle.asp?Id=5299
For more information on biotechnology in China, contact
Zhang Hongxiang.
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