GMO surge in Portugal

02.12.11 Lisbon – Genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are gaining ground in southwestern Europe. According to the European Association for Bioindustries (EuropaBio), Portuguese farmers planted nearly 60% more genetically modified maize... more

Portugal planted 60% more GMOs in 2011

07.10.11 Lisbon – In the southwest of Europe, GMOs are gaining ground. According to the European Association for BioIndustries EuropaBio, Portuguese farmers have grown nearly 60% more genetically modified (GM) maize this year compared to... more

Bleak outlook for western Iberia

11.08.11 Lisbon – According to a report published by business intelligence provider Espicom, the future for biopharma on the westernmost tip of Europe looks anything but sunny. Its analysts predict that by 2016, the pharmaceuticals market... more

Portugal: Closer ties with the Subcontinent

08.03.10 Lisbon – Portugal’s “Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia” (FCT) is to channel funding into collaborations between Portuguese and Indian life science companies and research within the networking pilot programme “New Indigo”... more

Co-existence rules work well

19.03.08 Porto – 164 farmers planted a total of 4,199 hectares of genetically modified maize in Portugal in 2007, according to a report issued by the Portuguese Ministry of Agriculture. That represents a 330% increase compared to 2006,... more