biotechnology

Argentina and China cooperate in biotechnology

Argentina and China are working on cooperation in biotechnology. To this end, the Argentine Ministry of Agro Industry through the undersecretary of bioindustry, Mariano Lechardoy, has led a mission to the People’s Republic of China to co-chair a meeting of the Working Group Chinese-Argentinian in Biotechnology, taking place until Thursday, July 28th.

Mexico is biotechnology applied to agriculture

Technicians, specialists and producers related to the agricultural sector in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) may benefit from the course “Biotechnology and its application in agriculture,” which will be available online starting in March with the aim of improving agricultural production the region and strengthen national capacitie

Ecuador: The microalgae potential under study

The Energy Research Corporation of Ecuador is dedicated to deepen the benefits of microalgae, with help from the University of the Americas (UDLA). Currently they are investigating the functionality of microalgae as a potential source of clean, alternative energy. The researchers aim to discover new applications future, not only of microalgae, but other plants that improve the quality of life of people.

European Week of biotechnology

Middle October was held the European #biotechweek Biotechnology Week, promoted by the European employers Europabio, which ASEBIO, the Spanish Association of Biotechnology Companies (ASEBIO) has carried out a special role.

About 2,600 fewer employees at Monsanto after suffering losses

The multinational biotechnology and seed the largest manufacturer in the world has announced it will eliminate about 2,600 jobs over the next two years, representing 12% of its workforce, to offset their losses from the decline in global prices commodity. Its benefits have fallen by 15.5% to 2,310 million.