The definitive report and only print publication to come from the World Life Sciences Forum -- the most important global event in the biosciences, backed by the United Nations and the expertise of 20 Nobel Laureates. The contributors are representatives from global companies in pharma/health, biotechnology, food and consulting/finance and numerous UN organizations such as WHO, FAO, UNESCO, UNEP, as well as NGOs and national authorities. Three volumes each discuss the most important areas in global development: human health, agriculture and nutrition, bioindustry and environment. The result is a cross-disciplinary and international insight packed with facts not available from any other source. It includes the official recommendations from the interactive discussion sessions held during the Forum. Of benefit to professionals and decision makers in diverse fields, and essential reading for stem cell researchers and stock brokers, drug manufacturers and politicians. In short: everyone who is professionally involved with human livelihood and well-being.
Author(s): The World Life Sciences Forum - BioVision
Series: The World Life Sciences Forum Biovision
Publisher: Wiley-VCH
Year: 2006
Language: English
Commentary: 52761
Pages: 506
Cover Page......Page 1
Read More About the Topic......Page 3
Title Page......Page 4
ISBN 352731489X......Page 5
The World Life Sciences Forum BioVision......Page 6
Preface......Page 7
Contents (with page links)......Page 9
Module I Is the Investment in New Therapies Paying Off ?......Page 13
Introduction......Page 15
Author Biography......Page 17
1 New Frontiers in Cancer Treatment......Page 19
Author Biography......Page 41
2 Eradication of Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Is it Possible and Cost-Beneficial?......Page 43
Author Biography......Page 55
3 Incentives in Policy Reforms Necessary to Stimulate Activity......Page 57
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 67
Module II Developing, Manufacturing and Using Vaccines: Which one is most Critical?......Page 71
Introduction......Page 73
Author Biography......Page 75
4 Developing Affordable Vaccines......Page 77
Author Biography......Page 85
5 Why “Affordable” Vaccines are Not Available to the Poorest Countries......Page 87
Author Biography......Page 101
6 Meeting the Challenges of Manufacture and Delivery of Affordable Vaccines......Page 103
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 115
Module III Bioethics: What is the Tradeoff Between Principles and People?......Page 119
Introduction......Page 121
Author Biography......Page 123
7 Are First-World Ethics Applicable to the Third World?......Page 125
Author Biography......Page 133
8 Does Biotechnology Serve Africa’s Needs?......Page 135
Author Biography......Page 147
9 New Vaccines with Global Impact: The Issue of Access......Page 149
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 161
Key Messages......Page 163
Author Biographies......Page 165
Synthesis and Recommendations......Page 171
Contents (with page links)......Page 174
Module I Agriculture: Livelihood, Politics and Sustainability......Page 178
Introduction......Page 180
Author Biography......Page 182
1 Agricultural Research to Improve Human Nutrition......Page 184
Author Biography......Page 198
2 How Can Agriculture and Trade Contribute to Sustainable Livelihoods for All?......Page 200
Author Biography......Page 206
3 Plant Biotechnology: A Contribution to Sustainable Agriculture......Page 208
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 216
Module II Access to Food for All......Page 220
Introduction......Page 222
Author Biography......Page 224
4 Four Theses on Agriculture, Nutrition and Sustainable Development......Page 226
Author Biography......Page 236
5 Is GMO Over-regulation Costing Lives?......Page 238
Author Biography......Page 252
6 How to Make the Global Food Marketplace Work Better......Page 254
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 282
Module III Feeding 9 Billion People by 2050......Page 286
Introduction......Page 288
Author Biography......Page 290
7 Feeding the Nine Billion: The Challenge to Science......Page 292
Author Biography......Page 308
8 Feeding the Nine Billion: The Challenge to Society......Page 310
Author Biography......Page 322
9 Feeding the Nine Billion: The Challenge to the Marketplace......Page 324
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 336
Key Messages......Page 340
Author Biographies......Page 342
Synthesis and Recommendations......Page 348
Contents (with page links)......Page 352
Module I Industrial Biotechnology: Hopes, Fears and Challenges......Page 356
Introduction......Page 358
Author Biography......Page 360
1 The Challenges for Biotechnology Posed by Human-driven Changes......Page 362
Author Biography......Page 376
2 Social Acceptance of New Bioprocesses......Page 378
Author Biography......Page 384
3 White Biotechnology: Science, Fiction and Reality......Page 386
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 396
Module II Climate and Health......Page 400
Introduction......Page 402
Author Biography......Page 404
4 Climate and Health: Predicting the Spread and Risk of Infectious Disease......Page 406
Author Biography......Page 418
5 Climate Change and Human Health: the Sharp End of SustainabilityŽ......Page 420
Author Biography......Page 432
6 White Biotechnology … For the Benefit of Climate and the Environment......Page 434
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 442
Module III New Energy Development......Page 446
Introduction......Page 448
Author Biography......Page 450
7 How Can the Environment Benefit from Bioindustry Innovations?......Page 452
Author Biography......Page 462
8 New Energy Development: Competing Priorities of Food Security and Biofuels......Page 464
Author Biography......Page 478
9 Environmental Genomics......Page 480
General Bibliography and Suggested Reading......Page 496
Key Messages......Page 498
Author Biographies......Page 500
Synthesis and Recommendations......Page 504
