Outputs
Project Outcomes
Regulatory assessment
Technical report “Regulatory Options for New Genomic Techniques in the European Union” – Read More
In this document we have provided six options considering the potential regulatory design of such changes. These options also cover the widest spectrum of possibilities, ranging from working within the framework of the current legislation (Option 1) to streamlining NGT regulatory design with one of the other acts on risk regulation in the EU (Option 6). We included in the development of our six regulatory options for NGTs the following regulatory tools: (A) Authorisation; (B) Post-approval / Postmarket-requirements; (C) Labelling; (D) Traceability; (E) Implications as Incentives (EU / International / Liability / Economic Impact); and (F) Future Proof.
Access the NGT Policy Directions here
Read the Policy Brief based on an extensive report on NGT Policy Direstions here
Safety data requirements
More information coming soon.
Economic assessment
More information coming soon.
System Map
The system maps development has already started. The first step was taken on a workshop in March 2023.
The key results from this first effort are:
- There are many elements that are important to think about when introducing NGT-derived organisms in the European bioeconomy. These can be grouped in four subsystems: 1) Economic, 2) Ecological, 3) Social, and 4) Regulatory.
- Everything is connected. Elements influence each other within groups, as well as between subsystems. When one element changes, this will impact the whole system.
Read the report on the GeneBEcon´s First Systems Approach workshop [link]
Consumer and stakeholder perception
More information coming soon.
Advancing NGTs in R&I for microalgae and potato
More information coming soon.
Innovating the Production Processes
More information coming soon.
Scientific Articles
Purnhagen, K., Ambrogio, Y., Bartsch, D. et al. Options for regulating new genomic techniques for plants in the European Union. Nat. Plants (2023).
Van Nerom, S., Buyse, K., Van Immerseel, F., Robbens, J., Delezie, E.. Pulsed electric field (PEF) processing of microalga Chlorella vulgaris and its digestibility in broiler feed. Poultry Science (2024).
Press Release
- NGT Policy Directions | March 2024
- GeneBEcon Midterm Symposium | February 2024
- EU Parliament adopts legislative proposal for NGTs | February 2024
- Options for Regulating New Genomic Techniques for Plants in the European Union | December 2023
- EU Commission proposal on New Genomic Techniques published | July 2023
- New HORIZON EUROPE project on gene editing in plants | September 2022