title: About life sciences, their applications and their benefits for the economy, the environment and society.
authors.affiliation: President European Federation of Biotechnology; Institute of Plant Biotechnology for Developing Countries, Ghent University, Belgium. marc.vanmontagu@ugent.be
authors.forename: Marc
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Van Montagu
mesh_terms: D000383:Agriculture; D001690:Biological Science Disciplines; D001709:Biotechnology; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004777:Environment; D005060:Europe; D012958:Societies, Scientific