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The solution is in the biology

Applications of biotechnology are all around us, from using living cells to create human body parts to developing less toxic materials for the environment such as bioplastic. What are the new advances in biotechnology that will improve lives and transform industries? (This session is linked to the ongoing work of the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Serbia) Speaker 1: H.E. Ms Jelena Begovic, Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia (Invited) Speaker 2: Alasdair Thong (Founding Partner, Selvedge Venture)

Applications of biotechnology are all around us, from using living cells to create human body parts to developing less toxic materials for the environment such as bioplastic.

What are the new advances in biotechnology that will improve lives and transform industries?

This session is linked to the ongoing work of the World Economic Forum Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution Serbia.

Speakers

H.E. Ms Jelena Begovic, Minister of Science, Technological Development and Innovation of Serbia

Alasdair Thong, Founding Partner, Selvedge Venture

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