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Visions of Biotechnology - a Community Forum into 2020
Projecting to the year 2020, leading biotechnology
researchers will take you on a journey into the future potential, benefits,
risks and opportunities in a Community Forum 'Biotechnology 2020'.
A panel of experts spanning the biotechnology
field, from stem cells, agrifood, medicines, developing country technologies,
the environment and industrial processes will open their labs and industry
knowledge to a sneak peak of what the future may hold.
The evening will be an open discussion with brief
presentations and time for questions and discussion. There will also be a
community voting 'Digi-vote' system to gauge the audiences opinion.
MC will be Craig Cormick, Public Awareness
Manager, Biotechnology Australia and the evening will be chaired by Wayne
Hall, Director, Officer of Public Policy and Ethics, Institute for Molecular
Bioscience (IMB).
The speaker panel includes:
* What's
in the biotechnology pipeline? - Linda Blackall, Environmental Biotechnology
CRC
* Future
concerns - Jeremy Tager, Greenpeace
* Medical
advances - David Hume, IMB
* Developing
country perspectives - James Dale, Queensland University of Technology
* Social
concerns and risk perceptions - Janet Grice, University of Queensland
* New
products we might see - Greg Harper, CSIRO
ALL INVITED, FREE ENTRY
Media information: www.ausbiotech.org
/ www.ausbiotech2004.com
Paris Brooke, Communication Manager, mob: 0407 715
574
Suzana Trajanovska, Communication Officer, mob:
0414 464 495
About AusBiotech Ltd
AusBiotech is Australia's Biotechnology Industry
Organisation, which represents over 2,400 Members, covering the human health,
agricultural, medical device, environmental and industrial sectors in
biotechnology. Our Membership base covers biotechnology companies, ranging
from start-ups to mature multinationals, research institutes and universities,
specialist service professionals, individual and student Members from
Australia and globally.
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