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BIOTECH NOLOGY IN EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA PROSPECTS FOR CO -OPERATION

Bernardo Sorj Mark Cantley Karl Simpson Editors

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SORJ, B., CANTLEY, M., and SIMPSON, K., eds. Biotechnology in Europe and Latin America: prospects for co-operation [online]. Rio de Janeiro: Centro Edelstein de Pesquisas Sociais, 2010. pp. I- II. ISBN: 978-85-7582-036-6. Available from SciELO Books .

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SUMMARY

Preface ...... III 1.10. Spain ...... 107 Armando Albert Welcoming Speech ...... 1 Karl-Heinz Narjes 1.11. The United Kingdom ...... 113 Roy Smither Remarks ...... 7 Phili Viehoff SECTION TWO – Biotechnology in Latin America ...... 124 Comments ...... 125 Introduction ...... 9 Luis Ramiro Alfonsin Karl Simpson 2.0. Overview of Latin American Activities in Biotechnology ...... 129 Karl Simpson SECTION ONE – Biotechnology in Europe ...... 21

1.0. Overview of European Activities in Biotechnology ...... 22 2.1. Argentina ...... 136 José La Torre and Sara B. de Rietti Karl Simpson 1.1. Belgium ...... 29 2.2. Brazil ...... 145 Antonio Paes de Carvalho Adapted from speech made by Mr C. de Wispelaere

1.2. Denmark ...... 37 2.3. Mexico ...... 150 Rodolfo Quintero Ramirez and Rosa Luz Gonzalez Aguirre Bruno Hansen

1.3. France ...... 46 2.4. The Andean Countries ...... 171 B. Carlos Aguirre Daniel Thomas

1.4. The Federal Republic of Germany ...... 53 Health in the Third World: The Role of International Co-operation .... 205 Luiz Pereira da Silva Helmut Zeittrager 1.5. Greece ...... 68 Conclusions and Analysis ...... 211 Presentations by Drs Tzotzos and Dourtouglou Bernardo Sorj 1.6. The Republic of Ireland ...... 73 Brendan Finucane and Staff of BioResearch Ireland, Dublin 1.7. Italy ...... 81 Carmello Iacobello 1.8. The Netherlands ...... 90 Henk C. van der Plas 1.9. Portugal ...... 100 Julio Novais

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