1 5th SYMPOSIUM TARRAGONA 1 st / 4 th APRIL 2019 SYMPOSIUM PROGRAM Welcome Dear colleagues It is a pleasure to welcome you all to the 15th ISBR Symposium. Our program committee has worked tirelessly to put together Index an interesting and exciting scientific programme. Many volunteers have helped us to organise an array of parallel Welcome 03 sessions and workshops that cover many of the scientific topics Sponsors 04 currently under intense discussion in our scientific community. Symposium organization 06 We are also very honoured to have with us an outstanding group of keynote and plenary speakers. We hope that with Program overview 10 such a program you will all find plenty of opportunities to hear Venue overview 13 about the latest scientific developments in this field, to learn Scientific programme 15 new things and to interact with other scientists, widening your network and fostering new collaborations. Monday, April 1st 15 Tuesday, April 2nd 30 We have chosen the beautiful city of Tarragona to host this Wednesday, April 3rd 48 Symposium for many reasons. With the stunning Mediterranean Sea as the backdrop, the many historical Roman sites and its Thursday, April 4th 59 laid back nature, Tarragona provides a wonderful venue to General information 62 engage in the Symposium at the Palau Firal and then relax and enjoy its many offerings when the sessions are over. We warmly welcome you and sincerely hope that you enjoy this Symposium and have a pleasant stay in Tarragona. Dr. Ariel Alvarez Dr. Monica Garcia-Alonso ISBR President Symposium coordinator and local organiser 2 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 3 Sponsors Sponsors MAJOR SPONSORS OTHER SPONSORS I I C I FRIENDS OF ISBR 4 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 5 Symposium organization Symposium organization SYMPOSIUM COORDINATOR / LOCAL ORGANISER CAMILLA BEECH > Cambea Consulting Ltd MÒNICA GARCÍA-ALONSO > Estel Consult Ltd / ISBR JENNIFER ANDERSON > Corteva Agriscience™ Agriculture Division of SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM COMMITTEE DowDuPont MORVEN A. MCLEAN (Chair) > ILSI Research Foundation ISBR ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT VESNA AHERNE CARMEN VICIEN > ISBR > University of Buenos Aires VIBHA AHUJA COMMUNICATIONS SUPPORT > Biotech Consortium India Limited JILL KUEHNERT > Seed Stories HENNIE GROENEWALD > Biosafety South Africa HEIDI MITCHELL > Office of the Gene Technology Regulator JOERG ROMEIS > Agroscope 6 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 7 Symposium organization Symposium organization ISBR BOARD SPONSORSHIP COMMITTEE ARIEL ALVAREZ-MORALES (ISBR President) KAREN HOKANSON (Chair) > Center for Research and Advanced Studies – CINVESTAV > University of Minnesota RALF WILHELM ANDREW ROBERTS (ISBR Treasurer) > Julius Kühn-Institut > ILSI Research Foundation DONALD MACKENZIE JENNIFER ANDERSON > Donald Danforth Plant Science Center > Corteva Agriscience™ Agriculture Division of DowDuPont ANDREW ROBERTS JUSTIN MACDONALD > ILSI Research Foundation > Syngenta JOE SMITH (ISBR President Elect) DONALD MACKENZIE > Office Of The Gene Technology Regulator (Retired) > Donald Danforth Plant Science Center MONICA GARCIA-ALONSO DONNA RAMAEKER > Estel Consult Ltd. > Program for Biosafety Systems ALAN GRAY ANDRE ROSADO > Centre for Ecology and Hydrology (Retired) > International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) KAREN HOKANSON > University of Minnesota PATRICK RUDELSHEIM > Perseus BVBA JOACHIM SCHIEMANN > Julius Kühn-Institut (Retired) 8 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 9 10 Program overview Program Sunday 31 Monday 1 Auditorium Auditorium Auditorium Genius Medusa Time August August Eutyches Room Room Welcome Address from ISBR 09:00h President Plenary I 10:30h Break 11:00h Plenary I (cont`d) 13:00h Lunch 14:00h Parallel Session 1 Parallel Session 2 Parallel Session 3 Parallel Session 4 15:30h Break 16:00h Parallel Session 5 Parallel Session 6 Parallel Session 7 17:30h Pecha Kucha I 18:30h Poster Session I Welcome 19:30h Reception 20:30h Tuesday 2 Auditorium Galba Auditorium Genius Medusa Minerva Isis Time August Room Eutyches Room Room Room Room 09:00h Plenary II 10:30h Break Plenary II 11:00h (cont’d) 13:00h Lunch Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop 14:00h 1 2 3 4 5 6 overview Program 15:30h Break Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop Workshop 16:00h 1 (cont’d) 2 (cont’d) 3 (cont’d) 4 (cont’d) 5 (cont’d) 6 (cont’d) Pecha 17:30h Kucha II 18:30h Poster Session II President’s Reception 19:30h (by invitation only) 20:30h 11 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL Program overview Venue overview t er Pons d’Icar Carr AUDITORI AUGUST Break REGISTRATION DESK August ACCESS (cont’d) Plenary IV Plenary IV Auditorium Symposium Thursday 4 Closes (13:30h) ROOM GENIUS ACCESS 1 Room Medusa AUDITORI Parallel Session 11 Parallel Session 15 AUGUST ACCESS agas al Mor COFFEE er Gener Carr 0 Room ACCESS Genius Parallel Session 14 Parallel Session 10 ACCESS ROOM Break Break VIP Lunch POSTERS AREA Social Dinner ROOM ISIS Wednesday 3 Wednesday -1 ROOM MINERVA AUDITORI ROOM MEDUSA Eutyches Auditorium EUTYCHES Parallel Session 9 Parallel Session 13 LUNCH August (cont’d) AREA Plenary III Plenary III Auditorium -2 Parallel Session 8 Parallel Session 12 ROOM GALBA Time ROOM TRAJÀ 10:30h 11:00h 09:00h 13:00h 14:00h 15:30h 16:00h 17:30h 18:30h 19:30h 12 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 13 Monday 1st April 09:00-09:40 WELCOME ADDRESS AUDITORIUM AUGUST Welcome Address Ariel Alvarez, ISBR President Application and Interest on Agricultural Biotechnology in Spain Esther Esteban Rodrigo, INIA, Spain 09:40-13:00 PLENARY SESSION I AUDITORIUM AUGUST PL I: COMMUNICATIONS AND ENGAGEMENT WITH POLICY AND PUBLIC AUDIENCES Session Organizers: Hennie Groenewald, Biosafety South Africa, South Africa and Jennifer Anderson, Corteva Agriscience, USA 09:40-10:30 PL I - 1 KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Can Agriculture Save the Planet Before it Destroys it? Jack A. Bobo, Intrexon, Germantown, USA 11:00-11:30 PL I - 2 How Do You Want Agbiotech Science and Scientists to be Perceived? John Besley, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 15 Monday 1st April Monday 1st April 11:30-12:00 PL I - 3 Agribiotech Proponents: Guilty till Proven 14:00-15:30 PARALLEL SESSIONS Innocent. How Do We Get a Fair Chance? AUDITORIUM AUGUST Mahaletchumy Arujanan, Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia PS1: Scientific Assessment of the Food and Feed Safety of 12:00-12:30 PL I - 4 The Critical Role of C&E in a Developing Genetically Engineered Crops World, Biotech Policy Context Ben Durham, Bio-innovation Department of Science and Organizer: Jay S. Petrick, Bayer CropScience, USA Technology, Pretoria, South Africa 14:00-14:10 Opening Remarks 12:30-13:00 Moderated Panel Discussion 14:10-14:30 PS I - 1 Framework for Food Safety Assessment 13:00-14:00 Lunch of GM Crops: Codex and Historical Learnings Lisa Kelly, Food Standards Australia New Zealand, Canberra, Australia 14:30-14:50 PS I - 2 Compositional Assessment and Safety Assessment in the Light of Natural Variability Rod Herman, Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, USA 14:50-15:10 PS I - 3 Food and Feed Safety Assessment of Proteins Expressed in Genetically Engineered (GE) Crops Jay Petrick, Bayer Crop Science, Chesterfield, MO, USA 15:10-15:30 PS I - 4 Risk Assessment vs Precautionary Principle, Putting Hazard and Perception in their Proper Place for GE Crop Assessment Alison van Eenennaam, University of California-Davis, USA 16 15th ISBR Symposium 2019 TARRAGONA · 1st - 4th APRIL 17 Monday 1st April Monday 1st April AUDITORIUM EUTYCHES GENIUS ROOM PS2: New Breeding Technologies: Regulatory Hurdles PS3: Familiarity in the Context of Risk Assessment of for Existing Frameworks Transgenic Crops in the Americas Organizers: Thorben Sprink, Julius Kühn-Institut, Germany Organizers: Deise Capalbo, EMBRAPA Environment, Brazil and Detlef Bartsch, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Carmen Vicièn, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina and Food Safety (BVL), Berlin, Germany 14:00-14:10 Opening Remarks 14:00-14:10 Opening Remarks 14:10-14:30 PS III - 2 Familiarity in the Context of Problem 14:10-14:30 PS II - 1 New Breeding Technologies: Regulatory Formulation Hurdles for Existing Frameworks Clara Rubinstein, Bayer Crop Science Argentina, Buenos Detlef Bartsch, Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Aires, Argentina Safety (BVL), Berlin, Germany 14:30-14:50 PS III - 3 The Use of Familiarity and a History of Safe 14:30-14:50 PS II - 2 The CJEU Ruling on New Techniques of Use in the Decisions of the Brazilian National Biosafety Technical Mutagenesis - A Broad Hint to EU Law Makers? Commission Georg Leggewie, Federal Office of Consumer Protection Patricia Fernandes, UFES, Vitoria, Brasil and Food Safety (BVL), Berlin, Germany 14:50-15:10 PS III - 4 The Regulation of Agricultural Biotechnology 14:50-15:10 PS II - 3 Current Situation of NPBTs Regulation in and Science: A Canadian Perspective on the Conceptual Tools for Latin America Problem Formulation Agustina Whelan, Biotechnology Directorate, State Secretariat Philip Macdonald, Canadian Food Inspection Agency, Ottawa, of Foodstuff and Bioeconomy, Buenos Aires, Argentina Canada 15:10-15:30 PS II - 4 The Recent Regulatory Framework of 15:10-15:30 PS III - 5 Case Study: Transportability of Virus Resistant Genome Editing Organisms and Foods in Japan Transgenic Common Bean- Field Studies from Brazil to Argentina Yutaka Tabei, Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, National