February 2017 - Industrial biology: the  technological, economic and societal issues of biotechnology
                Issue editor: Françoise  ROURE, 
                Conseil  général de l’économie (CGE) 
                and 
                Jean-Luc  PUJOL, 
                Haut  Conseil des biotechnologies (HCB)  
                 
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                Editorial: Carlos  MOEDAS, 
                European Commissioner of Research and Development 
                  
                Foreword: Jean-Luc  PUJOL, 
                Haut  Conseil des biotechnologies (HCB)  
                et 
                Françoise  ROURE, 
                Conseil  général de l’économie (CGE) 
                  
                 
                The scientific, technical and innovative potentials 
                  
                The knowledge necessary for industrial biology 
                Pierre Monsan,  
                president of the Fédération  Française de Biotechnologie & founding chairman of the board of  administration of Toulouse White Biotechnology 
  
                 Big data in oncology: From  basic research to applications in behalf of patients 
                Emmanuel Barillot,  
                  director of INSERM  laboratory 900 (Curie Institute),  
and  
Philippe Hupé,  
                assistant director of the bioinformatics platform  at Curie Institute
  
                Advanced metrology’s  contribution to the assessment of medical-biological tests and the improvement  of their reliability 
                Vincent Delatour,  
                expert in biomarkers, Laboratoire National de  Métrologie et d’Essais (LNE) 
  
                Standardizing engineering  techniques in biomedical research: Centers of biological resources 
                Bruno Clément,  
                  director of the INSERM  laboratory Nutrition, Metabolism and Cancer in Rennes & scientific director  of Infrastructure Nationale Biobanques;  
                  Paul Hofman,  
                  professor of pathology at the  Nice CHU;  
                  Mireille Desille,  
                  engineer at CRB-Santé, Rennes  CHU;  
                  and  
  Georges Dagher,  
  research director at INSERM  & coordinator of Infrastructure Nationale Biobanques 
  
                The contribution of  bioengineering to innovative applications: Materials of biological origin 
                François Ténégal,  
                  managing director of the  Institut Français des Matériaux Agro-Sourcés (IFMAS); 
                  and  
  Patricia Krawczak,  
  professor at Institut  Mines-Télécom (Mines Douai) & general secretary of the IFMAS Steering  Committee on Strategy 
  
                 New plant-breeding techniques:  A few words from the world’s fourth seed company (Limagrain) on innovation in  agriculture 
                Jean-Christophe Gouache,  
                director of International  Affairs at Limagrain 
  
                Personalized medicine: How  far? A research challenge for the pharmaceutical industry and its partners 
                Marc Bonnefoi,  
                vice-president of R&D,  Sanofi France 
  
                Hydrocarbons produced by  industrial biology: Global Bioenergies’ background and prospects 
                Marc Delcourt,  
                  managing director of Global  Bioenergies;  
                  and  
  Ronan Rocle,  
  business manager 
  
                Modeling biological systems: A  way to produce several forms of innovation 
                François Iris,  
                  scientific director, founder  and chairman of BMSystems;  
                  and  
  Manuel Gea,  
  managing director,  vice-president R&D and co-founder of BMSystems 
 
                The economic surge 
                  
                Understanding value chains in industrial biotechnology 
                Jim Philp,  
                  conseiller Biotechnologies à DSTI/OCDE,  
                  Alain Schieb,  
                  président de BACKCASTING SAS et consultant auprès  de l’OCDE,  
                  and  
  Mohamed Majdi Chelly,  
  ingénieur d’études à  ENGIE Cofely France 
  
                Industrial bioeconomics at the  regional level: The biorefinery at Bazancourt-Pomacle, a springboard for a  territorial strategy 
                Maryline Thénot,  
                  professor, head of the Finance  Department, chair of Industrial Bioeconomics at NEOMA Business School;  
                  and  
  Honorine Katir,  
  research engineer, chair of  Industrial Bioeconomics at NEOMA Business School 
  
                Intellectual property and the  maturity of innovations in industrial biology 
                Nathalie Mantrand-Foussadier,  
                senior consultant on chemistry  and biotechnology, Questel Consulting 
  
                The map of industrial biology  in France: Medical biotechnology 
                Gaëtan Poncelin de Raucourt,  
                chief engineer from École des  Mines, head of the Health Industry Bureau (Direction générale des Entreprises,  Ministry of the Economy and Finance) 
  
                The value of education and an  education in values: Industrial biotechnology 
                Vanessa Proux,  
                  managing director, Pôle de  Compétitivité Medicen Paris Region and chair of Commission Formation;  
                  and  
  Fabien Milanovic,  
  PhD in sociology from René  Descartes University 
                  
                Role of Nutritional Therapy in Healthcare Innovation: The Need for  Reshaping Regulatory Paradigms 
                Manfred Ruthsatz,  
                PhD, Nestlé Health Science,  Global Head of Regulatory Advocacy 
  
                Including microbiota in  corporate strategies for research and innovation: The lessons drawn from  MetaGenoPolis, a preindustrial demonstration project 
                Joël Doré,  
                  PhD, research director at INRA  and scientific director at MetaGenoPolis;  
                  and  
  David Petiteau,  
  in charge of developing  research through partnerships on Microbiome Programs at INRA 
 
                Toward a responsible industrial biology: Ethical and societal questions  and controversies 
                  
                The scope and limits of new  plant-breeding techniques 
                Nils Braun  
                in change of biosecurity and  safety, Haut Conseil des biotechnologies (Paris) 
  
                Microorganisms in the soil:  Biological tools for reaching the objectives of sustainable development 
                Jean-Marc Châtaigner,  
                  managing director of IRD;  
                  and  
  Robin Duponnois,  
  director of the Laboratory of  Tropical & Mediterranean Symbioses 
  
                New biotechniques: Ethical  questions and the socioeconomic consequences on agriculture and biodiversity 
                Guy Kastler,  
                Confédération paysanne, a founding member of the  network Semences paysannes
                  
                The misuse and malicious uses of the new biotechnologies 
                BrigGen (ret’d) Ioannis (John)  Galatas,  
                MD, MA, MC (Army), Manager,  CBRN Knowledge Center @ International CBRNE Institute (BE) 
  
                Genome-editing: A breakthrough  technology 
                Hervé Chneiweiss,  
                neurologist, chairman of the  Ethics Committee at INSERM 
 
                Miscellany 
  
Additive manufacturing: Where  are we? 
Pascal Morand,  
  president of the Fédération de la Couture, du  Prêt-à-Porter, des Couturiers et des Créateurs de Mode, member of the Academy  of Technologies;  
  Joël Rosenberg,  
  head of innovation (Direction de la Stratégie,  Ministry of Defense);  
  and  
  Dominique Turcq,  
  founding president of Boostzone Institute 
  
  
  
  
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