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According to the Genetic Diagnostics Act, prenatal genetic tests are only permitted when relating to diseases that are an immediate threat to the embryo. 05.02.2010

Genetic diagnostics: Act governs use of genetic data

The Genetic Diagnostics Act, which defines strict limits for genetic examinations and is aimed at preventing misuse, has been in force since 1 February.

The new action plan is set to advance the use of renewable raw materials. 15.09.2009

Cabinet approves action plan on renewable raw materials

The federal government wants to encourage the use of renewable resources. A plan of action has now been agreed upon, above all aimed at biomass recycling.

Among others, medicinal products produced using human cells, genes or tissue are classified as advanced therapies. 18.08.2009

Advanced therapies: EU hopes to support small businesses

Advanced therapies, i.e. treatments that make use of human cells, genes and tissues, are generally thought to carry great potential. The EU has now drafted a regulation that is aimed at providing assistance to small companies that might otherwise shrink away from the requirements of centralised approval.

GlaxoSmithKline produces its vaccine against H1N1 flu in chicken eggs. 05.08.2009

Swine flu: Vaccine for Germany made in Dresden

Germany has placed an order for the vaccine against Swine flu with the British pharma company GlaxoSmithKline. The production of for the 50 million required doses takes place in Dresden.

The Federation and states are planning to spend an additional €18 billion on science up to 2019. 24.06.2009

Decided: 18 Billion Euros for Science

After months of back and forth, an 18-billion investment program for science is going ahead, representing record federation and state funding for education and research.

Federal Minister for Research Annette Schavan - shown here at the awards ceremony for the 2008 top cluster competition - has drawn a positive assessment of the High-Tech Strategy. 08.05.2009

Schavan: 18-billion investment program to come

The planned 18-billion investment program for German science is likely to be voted through before the coming national elections. Minister for Research Annette Schavan announced the plans during the congress for the High-tech Strategy on 6 May in Berlin.

During Germany’s Science Year 2009, Expedition Zukunft (Expedition Future) will be criss-crossing the country, stopping in 62 cities. And of course, biotechnology is also on board for the journey. 29.04.2009

Green Signal for the Science Train

Expedition Future has been launched. The 300 metre long “exhibition train” will be travelling across Germany in the coming months, to reveal and demonstrate what science has in store for us.

Trübe Aussichten für die Grüne Gentechnik in Deutschland. Bundeslandwirtschaftsministerin Ilse Aigner (CSU) hat den Anbau von  MON810-Mais von Monsanto untersagt. 14.04.2009

Cultivation of GM maize banned in Germany

The genetically modified maize MON810 is no longer permitted to be grown and traded in Germany. Federal Agricultural Minister Ilse Aigner (CSU) justified the ban on the grounds of the "danger to the environment," posed by the GM plant.

Human cell cultures are able to develop extremely well in the repositories of the German Culture Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ). 09.03.2009

A global bionetwork seated in Germany

For scientists the German Culture Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures (DSMZ) in Brunswick is a treasure trove: Here, they can order biological material from a catalogue. Now the DSMZ is the seat of an international network made up of a number of similar national and international collections.

Federal Research Minister Annette Schavan can look forward to a significantly increased budget for her department in 2009. 08.12.2008

BMBF budget: More than ten billion euros for 2009

The Budget Committee of the German Federal Government has approved the largest ever budget for the Federal Ministry of Research and Education: More than ten billion euros for 2009. From this, around 3.5 billion euros have been allocated to project funding, with a total of 430 million euros reserved for the life sciences.

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