The EFB Task Group TGIR aimes at the promotion of international (global) interactions and cooperation between governments, industries and academics in the field of biotechnology. Specifically, TGIR formulates proposals to the European Commission and implements EC programmes to establish strategic relations.

Main activities of the Task Group are:
EFBIC - European Focus on Biotechnology in China
and
EAGLES - European Action on Global Life Sciences

EFBIC's purpose is to establish strategic relations in biotechnology between decision makers in Europe and China and facilitate collaborations in research, training and innovation among European and Chinese scientists.

EAGLES aims at responding to global challenges, to help the developing world deal with the risks, challenges and opportunities of life sciences technologies, and to facilitate the safe and efficient development and use of life sciences and biotechnology in developing countries. EAGLES wishes to design and implement projects to be carried out mostly by life scientists from developing countries that will stimulate and facilitate activities for the European life sciences to respond to the needs of developing countries.

The ASEM Workshop held 22-24 June 2002 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, was followed by the creation of the:
ASEM Platform on Food Safety (500 kB, pdf)
and the submission in FP6 of a successful project "SELAMAT" for research and cooperation in food safety between Europe and Asia. These projects are supported by the European Commission.

TGIR also has special expertise with South America, South Africa and Russia.

For further information on the activities of this Task Group please visit the Homepage or contact:

Prof. Dr. Brian Clark (chairman)
Department of Molecular and Structural Biology
University of Aarhus
Gustav Wieds Vej 10C
DK-8000 Aarhus C
Phone +45 - 8942 5055
Fax +45 - 8619 1959
E-mail: clark@biobase.dk

Dr. David Bennett (secretary)
Cambridge Biomedical Consultants
Oude Delft 60
NL-2611 CD Delft
Phone +31 - 15 212 7800
Fax +31 - 15 212 7111
E-mail: david.bennett@efbpublic.org

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