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EPSO recommendation on the European Commission’s legal proposal for plants obtained by certain NGTs based on recent scientific data on plant genetic variation

08/07/2025

Our published analysis of natural variation within the breeders’ pool (Schulman et al. 2025 Plant Biotechnology Journal), motivates EPSO to suggest that both the size and number of insertions accepted as NGT1 (conventional-equivalent) should be increased over those currently proposed for Annex I. Moreover, given the great variations in gene family number and genome complexity […]

EPSO encourages more national consumer surveys on Genome Editing to better address climate, environmental, food / nutrition and health challenges and to contribute to bioeconomy

07/07/2025

To this end EPSO assembled a summary on national stakeholder and consumer surveys on Genome Editing. This includes: Norway, Sweden, Finland, Spain, Switzerland and Ireland. Read the full Summary of consumer surveys, 7.7.2025 Contacts: Jens Sundström, SLU Uppsala, EPSO Chair WG Agricultural Technologies Alan Schulman, LUKE / FI, EPSO Chair WG Agricultural Technologies Odd Arne […]

ISE and EPSO: European R&I networks call to closely connect the European Competitiveness Fund to an ambitious and self-standing FP10

03/07/2025

The Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE) – including EPSO – , LERU, The Guild, EASSH and UNICA urge for Framework Programme 10 (FP10) and the European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) to be developed as two clearly distinct EU instruments both legally and financially since they will aim for and fund different activities, mobilize different funding […]

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EPSO @epsoeurope ·
3 Jul

European R&I networks call to connect the European Competitiveness Fund to an ambitious and self-standing FP10. #FP10 and #ECF must be developed as 2 legally and financially clearly distinct EU instruments. http://bit.ly/4kozsop Sign the ISE open letter https://bit.ly/4kzL4pi

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EPSO @epsoeurope ·
30 Jun

📢 #Job opportunity for a postdoctoral researcher to work on machine learning-supported rapeseed genomics and breeding at Leibniz Institute of Plant Genetics and Crop Plant Research (IPK).
💡 More about this exciting opportunity and how to apply:

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EPSO @epsoeurope ·
24 Jun

🎯EPSO Contributions from plant research and innovation to EU circular regenerative and competitive #Bioeconomy – position paper from #PlantFactories, #Plants&Microbiomes and #Horticulture Working Groups. http://bit.ly/449vwSd. #PlantScience #SDG #HorizonEU

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EPSO @epsoeurope ·
23 Jun

📢 Reminder: 44th EPSO seminar for European Plant Scientists: 26th June 2024 at 15.00 CET discussing Harnessing plant-plant interactions both beneficial and allelopathic with Alexandre de Saint Germain, Christian Schöb, Caroline De Clerck. https://bit.ly/4kqIuBZ #PlantScience

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EPSO @epsoeurope ·
20 Jun

💡 EPSO statement on #PlantFactories 🌱 focusing on plant-based systems for the circular, regenerative and competitive production of biomolecules and raw materials for industrial purposes http://bit.ly/4lisylu. #PlantScience #SDG #HorizonEU #Bioeconomy

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