Biotechnology Links & General Resources

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Many Biotechnology Organizations & Centers list specific resources

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Bio Online
"A comprehensive Internet site for information and services related to biotechnology and pharmaceutical research, development, and manufacturing. The site combines resources of biotechnology companies, biotechnology centers, research and academic institutions, industry suppliers, government agencies, and non-profit special interest groups"

Biotechnology - WWW Virtual Library
"This directory covers biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, genetic engineering, medical device development, and related fields such as pharmacology and toxicology. It differs from Biosciences in that Biotechnology places more emphasis on product development and the delivery of products and services. This field will also include some helpful medical informatics and health care delivery references."
Sections include products and services, sources of information, education, pharmacology and toxicology, biosciences, research sites, publications, genetics research, and pharmaceutical development - Very complete with current information.

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Ag BioTech InfoNet
"...covers all aspects of the application of biotechnology and genetic engineering in agricultural production and food processing and marketing...Our focus is on scientific reports and findings and technical analysis, although the page also covers emerging issues of widespread interest, developments in the policy arena, and major media coverage."

AgBioS
 Agriculture & Biotechnology Strategies (Canada) Inc.
"Provides scientific and regulatory expertise in environmental risk assessment, integrated pest management, and agricultural biotechnology; Offers basic information about plants with novel traits, including genetically engineered crop species, and other general agricultural biotechnology related information."
AgBioS maintains a global database of plants with novel traits (PNTs) that have been commercialized.

AgBiotechNet
The online service for agricultural biotechnology
"The service provides easy access to information on subjects such as genetic engineering, in vitro culture, biosafety, intellectual property rights and other key issues in agricultural biotechnology."
"Currently for free we have conference proceedings, topics (giving access to news, reviews, book chapters, reports and abstracts for important issues), patents, links, a diary of events, full contents listing, details of new CABI books on biotech, and an agbiotech jobs page (free to both job posters and job seekers). By using a free trial, visitors can gain access to all of the site's content."

Agricultural Biotechnology in Europe (ABE)
"This web site is a gateway to sites in many European countries where ABE is active, as well as other websites with useful information about agricultural biotechnology."

BelgoBiotech (English, French, or Dutch)
"...the Association representing the main Belgian biotechnology companies, just created a new educational biotech web site with many animations and selected links...This site is a great place to begin when looking for biotech Glossary, Timeline, Basic Principles, and Applications. All are presented in an easy to navigate interactive site."

BioMedNet
"BioMedNet is the website for biological medical researchers. To date there are more than 1 million members of BioMedNet...Membership to BioMedNet is free, and members can search all of BioMedNet without charge. However, viewing full-text articles from publishers often requires payment or a subscription"
Free registration required.

Biotech Database - (dead link) "This prototype Database for products derived using Modern Biotechnology was developed to allow regulatory officials in the OECD Member Countries to share information regarding certain products or regulated articles that have been approved for commercialization, have obtained certain approvals that would allow commercialization of products, or are in the process of being approved for commercialization. It was developed at the request of the Expert Group on Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology and is in an early stage of development."

Biotechnology Information Center
One of ten information centers at the National Agricultural Library of the US Department of Agriculture - ARS providing access to a variety of information services and publications covering many aspects of agricultural biotechnology

BioView - (dead link)
"...a comprehensive biotechnology/pharmaceutical employment site with thousands of job listings in all disciplines, including research, development, regulatory affairs, clinical research, quality assurance/quality control, validation, and manufacturing/production. The site also contains a fully-searchable resume database where candidates can place their resumes for review by industry professionals, a BioJob Search Agent, career resources and links, company information and daily industry news delivered directly to your desktop."

Council for Responsible Genetics
A national nonprofit organization of scientists, public health advocates, and others which promotes a comprehensive public interest agenda for biotechnology

Food Biotechnology Communications Network
A coalition diverse organizations, companies and government ministries who are interested in food biotechnology in Canada.

i-bio Technology
"Welcome to i-bio, the easy way to access a wide range of information on UK biotechnology."
Sections include: Biotechnology ; Genetics ; Regulatory Atlas ; Genetically Modified ; Genetic Engineering ; Cloning ; Human Genome ; Stem Cell Research ; GM Foods ; Government Regulation.

Institute for Human Gene Therapy - (dead link)
This important site includes General Information; Seminars and Events; Training & Education; Basic Science; Clinical Trials and a well organized collection of gene therapy links - (dead link).
University of Pennsylvania, Dept. of Molecular and Cellular Engineering

International Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB)
An international organization established to promote the safe use of biotechnology world-wide and with special regard to the needs of the developing world.

International Forum for Genetic Engineering (Ifgene) - (dead link)
Formed to encourage a deeper dialogue about genetic engineering by giving special attention to the worldviews out of which people approach science, and the moral and spiritual implications of biotechnology.

National Biological Information Infrastructure (NBII)
"...The NBII links diverse, high-quality biological databases, information products, and analytical tools maintained by NBII partners and other contributors in government agencies, academic institutions, non-government organizations, and private industry."

National Center for Biotechnology Information
"NCBI's mission is to develop new information technologies to aid in the understanding of fundamental molecular and genetic processes that control health and disease. Its mandate includes four major tasks: Create automated systems for storing and analyzing knowledge about molecular biology, biochemistry, and genetics; Perform research into advanced methods of computer-based information processing for analyzing the structure and function of biologically important molecules; Facilitate the use of databases and software by biotechnology researchers and medical personnel; and Coordinate efforts to gather biotechnology information worldwide."

OECD - The Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology - (dead link)

  • BioTrack Online - (dead link)
    "...the Web site of OECDís Programme on the Harmonization of Regulatory Oversight in Biotechnology ... focuses on information related to the regulatory oversight of products of biotechnology which is used by governments, industry and other stakeholders."
  • Consensus Documents - (dead link)


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Science - Functional Genomics
"...is designed to serve as a convenient entry point to the rich world of genomics and, especially, post-genomics. It includes current news, a news archive, drawn mainly from Science and ScienceNOW, a collection of research papers and news broken into various categories of interest in the post-genomic world, a page gathering together Science's genome special issues, pointers to a wide variety of Web resources in genomics and post-genomics, and a special node of news and information on the biotechnology business."
From Science magazine

U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO)

Virtual College of Biotechnology
"The Virtual College of Biotechnology (VCB) is a collaboration between the University of Saskatchewan and Saskatchewan Industry and Resources - (http://www.ir.gov.sk.ca/)...The VCB promotes a wider understanding of biotechnology through the introduction of a seminar series, postgraduate diploma opportunities, and an increased emphasis on a wide range of associated social, commercial and ethical issues in research and in business management programs."
The site includes Career Info, Press Releases, Events, FAQS, and Industry Links.

- Opportunities in Biotechnology Careers



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