June 11th, 2026: Webinar

The last exit before NGT & GMM are getting out of control?

11 June 2026
14:00-15:30 CEST

The future of our biodiversity is at risk: Two proposals to lower environmental safety standards for genetically engineered organisms would allow far-reaching interventions in both plants and microorganisms. In this webinar, biosafety experts are calling on political decision-makers to carefully consider the entailing environmental risks.

Part I: Plants derived from new genomic techniques (NGT)

Andreas Bauer-Panskus, Testbiotech: What went wrong with EFSA’s opinions? Insight into a recent letter exchange between EFSA and Testbiotech

Presentation_Proposed regulation on NGT plants – How legal and scientific arguments got screwed up Herunterladen

Christoph Then, Testbiotech: A new dimension in NGTs – ‘Hypermorphing’, small changes, big impact

Presentation_NGT plants with stronger effects as caused by transgenes – But no mandatory risk assessment Herunterladen

Franziska Koller, Project Genetic Engineering and the Environment (FGU): An outlook: Potential impacts of NGT crops on pollinators in case of long-term and large-scale cultivation

Presentation_Potential impacts of NGT crops on pollinators in case of long-term and large-scale cultivation Herunterladen

Part II: Microorganisms derived from new genomic techniques

Matthias Juhas, Testbiotech: Risk assessment of NGT microbes – a case study

Presentation_Risk assessment of NGT microbes – a case study Herunterladen

Questions & discussion

Please register with mario.kuttruff@testbiotech.de