Symposium on Green Genetic Engineering
Applications of green genetic engineering and new genomic techniques (the gene scissors) are discussed in a highly emotional and controversial manner, particularly in Germany. Legal requirements hinder their scientific and economic applications in the European Union. The European Commission has recognised this and wishes to present a draft for the revision of the Genetic Engineering Act by November 2022. Our symposium falls precisely within this period. It will certainly be an exciting and informative event.
The symposium is organised by the GDCh together with DECHEMA and the Wissenschaftlerkreis Grüne Gentechnik e.V. The event will be chaired by Klaus-Dieter Jany, a member of the board of Senior Expert Chemists. The event will take place at DECHEMA in Frankfurt and will start at 13:00. Registration is required. Online registration is available from 1 September via the official GDCh website .
| Date | 3 November 2022; 13:00–18:00 |
| Venue | DECHEMA: Theodor-Heuss Allee 25, 60486 Frankfurt am Main |
| Prof. Dr Gabi. Krczal, RLP AgroScience GmbH, Neustadt an der Weinstraße | Does genome editing have a future in Europe? |
| Prof. Dr Matin Qaim, University of Bonn | The importance of green genetic engineering for sustainable agriculture and food security |
| Dr Dirk Backhaus, Bayer AG Division CropScience | New technologies in plant breeding – a contribution to a sustainable food system |
| Joachim Müller-Jung, FAZ-Frankfurt am Main | Too late, too quiet? On the role of risk communication in the genetic engineering controversy |
| Prof. Dr Hans-Georg Dederer, University of Passau | Regulation of genome-edited organisms at an impasse – ways out and wrong turns |
Download the “Green genetic engineering” flyer.
See also Nachr. Chem. 2022, 70 (10) 87.
