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3. Biotechnology applications
In addition to human and animal health, biotechnologies are playing an increasingly important role in the food, agriculture and environment sectors. They are also finding outlets in other industrial applications.
The presentation of concrete examples, backed up by an account of the processes behind the development of both technologies and scientific knowledge, will enable readers to grasp the diversity of uses for micro-organisms, while inviting them to read on.
3.1 Biotechnologies for health
Today, 80% of biotech companies are positioned in the health sector, whether human or animal, with three types of application: prevention, diagnosis and treatment.
The uses of micro-organisms for the production of goods...
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In 2005, global biotech sales amounted to just over 63 billion US dollars for some 4,500 companies.
In Europe, the main biotech innovators are the UK, Germany, France, Sweden, Switzerland and Denmark. European companies, numbering 1,600, employ around 40,000 people and are concentrated in 18 countries. They generate global sales of 11.5 billion US dollars, or 16% of the biotech market, 5 times less...
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http://www.europabio.org/ (European association promoting innovation in biotechnologies and bio-industries)
http://www.france-biotech.org/ (French association of biotechnology companies and their partners)
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