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Canada to invest in plant to convert oil sand GHGs into biofuels, other products

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • Canada
  • -
  • May 16 2013

The Government of Canada has reportedly formed a joint venture through the National Research Council of Canada with Canadian Natural Resources Ltd

Strategic partnership formed to develop algae biofuels

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • November 15 2012

Sapphire Energy will reportedly partner with the Institute for Systems Biology to bring systems biology solutions to the development of algae biofuels, an effort that is expected to significantly increase oil yield and improve resistance to crop predators and environmental factors

European Commission study recommends changes to medical device and drug laws

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • European Union
  • -
  • May 17 2012

The European Commission has issued a report that analyzes the European Union’s (EU’s) REACH regulation, which addresses the registration, evaluation, authorization and restriction of chemical substances, and identifies overlap with other EU laws

EC scientific committee seeks input on nanosilver safety

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • May 3 2012

The European Commission’s (EC’s) Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) is seeking information on the health and environmental effects of nanosilver particles used in medical and consumer products

Taiwan, New Zealand enter green, biotech venture capital deal

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • New Zealand, Taiwan
  • -
  • March 15 2012

Taiwan and New Zealand have reportedly signed an investment agreement establishing a joint venture capital fund to benefit the green and biotech sectors in their countries

NRDC challenges EPA grant of conditional registration for nanosilver pesticide

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • February 2 2012

The Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) has filed a petition in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals seeking review of a U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) order granting a conditional registration for a nanosilver antimicrobial pesticide used in clothing, baby blankets, bed sheets, and other textiles

California initiates voter petition seeking mandatory labeling on biotech foods

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • January 19 2012

A group of environmentalists is reportedly seeking to qualify a voter initiative in California that would require special labels on foods containing genetically engineered (GE) ingredients

India’s biotechnology regulatory bill faces opposition

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • India
  • -
  • November 17 2011

According to a news source, the proposed Biotechnology Regulatory Authority of India Bill, 2011, was withdrawn from the Monsoon Session of Parliament after congressional members and others objected to placing the new regulatory agency under the authority of the Ministry of Science & Technology

Monsanto Co. wins patent infringement claims against GE soybean farmer

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • October 7 2011

The Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has determined that farmers who plant the progeny of genetically engineered (GE) soybean seeds protected by U.S. patents have infringed those patents even where the progeny are derived from commodity seed purchased from a grain elevator

Environmental interests seek to halt GE crop cultivation in wildlife refuges

  • Shook Hardy & Bacon LLP
  • -
  • USA
  • -
  • August 18 2011

Three environmental advocacy organizations have sued the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS), contending that the agency has permitted farmers to cultivate genetically engineered (GE) crops on national wildlife refuge land in violation of the National Environmental Policy Act, National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act and Administrative Procedure Act