Inf’OGM interviewed a Dutch seed company that has developed a cold-resistant “organic” maize and that feels threatened by KWS patents. She tells us the story of her company Nordic Maize breeding, of ...

Toulouse-based Micropep Technologies has just had one of its fungicidal micropeptides approved in the United States. The technology, developed and patented by this CNRS spin-off, is aiming for ...

Adopted on May 24, 2024, after nearly 25 years of negotiations, the WIPO Treaty on Intellectual Property, Genetic Resources, and Traditional Knowledge aims to regulate the use of natural and cultural ...

In Norway, the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) i has filed a trial application, in 2023, for genetically modified salmon (VIRGIN® salmon). These salmon, bred in cages in the open sea, would be ...

Mosquitoes carry pathogens that cause diseases such as malaria and dengue fever, and are therefore known as vector-borne diseases. As part of the fight against these mosquitoes, researchers at ...

Many patents in the field of “life sciences” contain fictitious examples, known as “prophetic”, of how the invention can be realised. Such imaginary examples enable applicants to increase the scope of ...

In 2023, German and Spanish customs notified the presence of transgenic rice on their territory. This GM rice is not allowed for importation into Europe. Commercial cultivation is currently very ...

When it comes to GMOs, french retailers say they are guided by two main principles: the application of the precautionary principle, and the traceability and consumer information. In France, this ...

Dans l’Union européenne, des start-ups sont sur les rangs pour fabriquer et produire ces protéines animales sans animaux. En France, Standing Ovation, Bon Vivant (nouvellement Verley) et Nutropy ...

For the past fifteen years, governments have been discussing “synthetic biology” on an international level. If to date, an “operational” definition exists, the outlines of this field remain hard to ...

A few months ago, Living Carbon, a US start-up, announced that it had developed and planted genetically modified poplar trees in 2023. These trees are said to absorb more quickly carbon dioxide, one ...

The European Commission’s postponement of its “ biotech law ” until the end of 2026 is raising questions. Presented as a future “ regulation “, this law must be coordinated with other legal acts still ...