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What does EuropaBio do?
EuropaBio's primary focus
is representing biotechnology in the European Union, but because of the global character of
the business, we also represent our members in transatlantic and
worldwide fora.
We are actively engaged in dialogue with the European
Institutions and contribute to the creation of a coherent
legislation for the bioindustries. EuropaBio ensures a steady flow of
information about biotechnology to the European Parliament, the
European Commission and the Council of Ministers.
Through its member associations, EuropaBio fosters a standing
dialogue with policy makers and stakeholders at a national level and
cooperates with Member State governments, in particular as they
prepare for an EU Presidency term.
We are also devoted
to informing all stakeholders, from journalists to farmers to
patients about the benefits of biotechnology.
The benefits of
biotechnology
Biotechnology is one of the most exciting
new sectors to emerge in recent years, offering new ways to treat
and prevent disease and holding the promise of better and cleaner
industrial processes as well as enabling a more sustainable
agriculture to emerge.
In human health, the benefits of biotechnology are evident and
the prospects are bright. Solutions for diseases which so far have
been incurable will in great part be due to the revolution that
biotechnology brings.
In agriculture, biotechnology offers considerably higher yields
and provides alternatives to the use of pesticides. Genetically
modified fruit and vegetables can offer higher nutritional value,
better taste, longer conservation, all to the benefit of the
consumer.
To fight malnutrition in large parts of the developing world and
to feed an ever-growing population, biotechnology offers a safe,
abundant and high quality food supply through a sustainable use of
the world's resources.
Biotechnology is bringing cleaner and greener processes to the
manufacture of detergents and the cleaning up of environmental
waste. Other biotech applications hold the promise of one day
replacing carbon fuels with bio-fuels made from biomass.
New products and new applications emerge every day in
biotechnology and we are confident that our sector has a major
contribution to make in finding new solutions to old problems.
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