Health for All - Agriculture and Nutrition - Bioindustry and Environment: Analyses and Recommendations

Hardcover  522 pp  ISBN 352731489X      £75.00

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.

BioVision, The World Life Sciences Forum, is an international platform for reflection, dialogue, debate and recommendations regarding the major challenges facing Life Sciences. BioVision's two defining features are

• Bringing together key players from three sectors: science, society and industry
• Simultaneously examining health, agriculture and nutrition, environment, and their interactions

The World Life Sciences Forum is held every year alternately in Lyon, France, and in Alexandria, Egypt. Chaired jointly by Mr. Raymond Barre (former Vice President of the European Commission and French Prime Minister) and Prof. Federico Mayor (President of the Fundación Cultura de Paz and former Head of UNESCO), the Forum is supported by numerous governments, the European Commission, the European Parliament, large international organizations including WHO, FAO, UNESCO, UNEP, UNICEF, and OECD, as well as a number of NGOs. The Forum also draws on the expertise of 20 Nobel Laureates, and has consistently fostered open debate and exchange between science, society at large, and industry on vital issues facing Life Sciences.

VOLUME 1: HEALTH FOR ALL?
Introduction by G. T. Keusch, Boston University; K. Chandra Gautam, UNICEF; G. R. Siber, Wyeth Research
Module I Is the Investment in New Therapies Paying off? contributions by Z. Chen, Chinese Genome Institute; C. A. De Quadros, Sabin Vaccine Institute; P. Corr, Pfizer
Module II Developing, Manufacturing and Using Vaccines: Which One is Most Critical? contributions by Sir G. Nossal, University of Melbourne; J. F. Martin, Global Fund for Children's Vaccines; J. Stephenne, GSK Biologicals
Module III Bioethics: What is the Tradeoff Between Principles and People? contributions by P. Kourilsky, Institut Pasteur; H. M. Coovadia, KwaZulu-Natal University; P. Paradiso, Wyeth

VOLUME 2: AGRICULTURE AND NUTRITION
Introduction by M. Gale, John Innes Centre; R. C. Offenheiser, Oxfam America; F. G. Bastiaens, Cargill
Module I Agriculture: Livelihood, Politics and Sustainability contributions by P. Pinstrup-Andersen, Danish Science Council; P. Bloomer, Oxfam International; B. Garthoff, Bayer CropScience
Module II Access to Food for All contributions by I. Potrykus, Swiss Institute of Technology; K. Ammann, Bern Botanical Garden; R. Rangel-Aldao, Empresas Polar
Module III Feeding 9 Billion People by 2050 contributions by P. Raven, Missouri Botanical Garden; F. Wambugu, Africa Harvest; R. Flavell, Ceres

VOLUME 3: BIOINDUSTRY AND ENVIRONMENT
Introduction by R. Colwell, Johns Hopkins University; M. Oborne, OECD; F. Sijbesma, DSM
Module I Industrial Biotechnology - Hopes, Fears, and Challenges contributions by K. Timmis, German Research Centre for Biotechnology; M. Godbout, Genome Canada; A. Hackenberger, BASF
Module II Climate and Health contributions by T. L. Yates, University of New Mexico; T. McMichael, Australian Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health; S. Riisgaard, Novozymes A/S
Module III New Engergy Development contributions by C. Venter, Center for the Advancement of Genomics; A. J. J. Rwendeire, UNIDO; J. J. Bienaime, Genencor