Sustainable Bio-innovation Symposium 2023
4th Sustainable Bio-Innovation Symposium
Biosafety South Africa held it's 4th Sustainable Bio-Innovation Symposium at the Diep in die Berg conference venue in Pretoria.
The symposium as conducted under the theme “Enabling Genome Editing Based Innovation in SA”. The event provided a platform for all stakeholders to discuss the prerequisites for a sustainable genome editing (GEd) innovation system in South Africa.
Click here for the programme: Download PDF
Click here for the meeting report: Download PDF
Watch the full symposium below, split into three sessions.
Speaker presentations
1- Kenyan GEd regulatory framework & activities – Roy Mugiira Download PDF
2- SA regulatory framework for GEd – Hennie Groenewald Download PDF
3- A risk-based argument for distinguishing between SDN1&2 and GMOs – Hennie Groenewald Download PDF
4- CRISPR for dummies – Manuela Campa Download PDF
5a- CRISPR-based GEd in microorganisms – Tiffany Smith Download PDF
5b- CRISPR-based GEd in microorganisms – Deanne du Plessis Download PDF
6a- CRISPR-based GEd in plants – Luke Kim Download PDF
6b- CRISPR-based GEd in plants – Lorcan Carlsen Download PDF
7- Concept to market for a GEd product – Dan Jenkins Download PDF
8- SA academic perspective – Dave Berger Download PDF
9- SA seed industry perspective – Magdeleen Cilliers Download PDF
10- SA bio-entrepreneur perspective – Mauritz Venter Download PDF
