Combating endemic diseases of farmed animals
Date: 8 November 2011, 10.30am - 5.00pm
Venue: 61-65 Great Queen Street, London
Come and hear from world-leading scientists working to address the food security challenge.
This event, aimed at business and other research-user communities, is an opportunity to hear about the outcomes and potential impacts of an £11.5M animal disease initiative, jointly funded by BBSRC, Scottish Government and Defra.
Guest Speaker: Lord Ewen Cameron of Dillington, Chair of Strategy Advisory Board, Global Food Security Programme.
About CEDFAS
The initiative, Combating Endemic Diseases of Farmed Animals for Sustainability (CEDFAS), has deployed cutting edge science to deal with the diseases causing the most harm to farmed animals in the UK.
Launched in 2006, 10 projects were awarded to scientists from 15 institutions across the UK.
How to register
Spaces are limited. To register, please contact Sobia Aslam (details below) by 17 October 2011.
Further information
Further information, including programme, can be found in the CEDFAS flyer (see downloads).
Contact
Sobia Aslam
bbsrc.csu@bbsrc.ac.uk
tel: 01793 413252
fax: 01793 413234
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