A National Biotechnology Advisory Committee (NBAC) releases a position statement on “Genomic Sovereignty in South Africa”
Genomic sovereignty is the capacity of a people, a country or nation to own, to control both access to and use of, samples, data and knowledge concerning or emanating from genomic material. This definition pertains to genetic material of human, animal and plant origin.
NACI hosts a Biotechnology Lunch Seminar on the topic
Presenter: Professor Sagadevan, G. Mundree, Deputy Director, Centre for Tropical Crops and Bio-commodities, Queensland University of Technology’s (QUT), Australia
Date: 06 May 2011
Time: 12H30 – 14H00
Venue: Department of Science and Technology Auditorium (directions)
The National Biotechnology Advisory Committee’s (NBAC) national workshop entitled, Feeding the Biotechnology Pipeline was held on Thursday 30 September 2010 at the Irene Country Lodge, Irene.
The workshop was attended by stakeholders and representatives form the public and private organisations in the biotechnology sector. The aim of the workshop was to explore in particular the scope and nature of policy or system challenges experienced in the biotechnology sector, and this was presented in the following themes: Intellectual Property (IP) awareness, funding gaps, human capacity, and regulatory issues.
Kindly contact the NACI secretariat for any further information related to the workshop.
Click here for the full proceedings report of the workshop.
A National Biotechnology Advisory Committee (NBAC) releases a position statement on “Human Stem Cell Regulations”
An increasing number of current therapeutic applications and the future potential of cell-based therapy have moved stem cells centre stage in the hope that is provided by modern medicine. The spotlight is also on controversial issues such as regenerative medicine, the ethics of cloning, and the use of embryonic stem cells, to name but a few.