Genius - Revision history

Claire Robinson: /* Funding and clients */

2011-06-05T19:04:29Z

Funding and clients

Claire Robinson at 20:29, 2 May 2011

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Jonathan Matthews at 22:44, 24 January 2011

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Claire Robinson: /* Other projects */

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Other projects

Claire Robinson: /* Other projects */

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Other projects

Claire Robinson: /* GMO Safety */

2011-01-23T19:31:09Z

GMO Safety

Jonathan Matthews at 18:22, 23 January 2011

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Jonathan Matthews at 18:16, 23 January 2011

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Jonathan Matthews at 18:15, 23 January 2011

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Jonathan Matthews at 17:08, 23 January 2011

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 Genius has a wide range of clients from the German and European business sector and governments.<ref>[http://genius.de/referenzen-kunden.php Kunden Projekte Netzwerk], Genius website, accessed 28 Aug 2009</ref>
-Clients as at January 2011 include among other biotechnology and agrochemical companies [[BASF]] AG, [[BASF]] Plant Science, [[Bayer]] AG, [[DuPont]], and [[Syngenta]]; pharma firms [[Novartis]] and [[Pfizer]] Animal Health; the public-private plant breeding organisation [[InnoPlanta]] e.V.; and the public-private partnership [[Science4Life]], as well as the German Ministry for education and research (BMBF), the German Ministry for food, agriculture and consumer protection (BVL), the [[European Commission]], and the [[European Food Safety Authority]] ([[EFSA]]).<ref>[http://www.genius.de/en/page/clients Clients], Genius website, accessed 28 Aug 2009</ref>
+Clients as at January 2011 include among other biotechnology and agrochemical companies [[BASF]] AG, [[BASF]] Plant Science, [[Bayer]] AG, [[DuPont]], and [[Syngenta]]; pharma firms [[Novartis]] and [[Pfizer]] Animal Health; the public-private plant breeding organisation [[InnoPlanta]] e.V.; and the public-private partnership [[Science4Life]], as well as the German Ministry for education and research (BMBF), the German Federal Office for Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL), the [[European Commission]], and the [[European Food Safety Authority]] ([[EFSA]]).<ref>[http://www.genius.de/en/page/clients Clients], Genius website, accessed 28 Aug 2009</ref>
 An older website of Genius (last updated 2006) lists the [[American Soybean Association]] and [[EuropaBio]] as clients.<ref>[http://www.lifesciences.de/en/reference/customers.php Reference], Genius website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref>

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 Genius was founded in 1998.<ref>[http://www.lifesciences.de/en/company/profile.php Company], Genius website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref> It was a spin-off of the Technical University Darmstadt (Technische Universität Darmstadt). Shareholders are [[Kristina Sinemus]], Klaus Minol, and Hans Günter Gassen. Kristina Sinemus is CEO, Klaus Minol Scientific Head.
-According to its co-owner and CEO, "The question is not whether societies want new technologies - there is simply an economic requirement for them." Consequently, in order to overcome any economically-counterproductive hostility to a particular technology, "public understanding" needs to be "methodically enforced."<ref>[http://www.salon.com/technology/how_the_world_works/2007/09/11/the_public_and_biotechnology/index.html Transgenic public relations], Transgenic public relations: Why is it so hard?, Andrew Leonard, Salon.com, September 2007</ref>
+According to its co-owner and CEO Sinemus, "The question is not whether societies want new technologies - there is simply an economic requirement for them." Consequently, in order to overcome any economically-counterproductive hostility to a particular technology, "public understanding" needs to be "methodically enforced."<ref>[http://www.salon.com/technology/how_the_world_works/2007/09/11/the_public_and_biotechnology/index.html Transgenic public relations], Transgenic public relations: Why is it so hard?, Andrew Leonard, Salon.com, September 2007</ref>
 Genius claims to provide "marketing, communication and scientific consulting services for its customers from companies, associations and public institutions." It claims to have "many years of experience in communicating controversial aspects of technology" and makes particular reference to nanotechnology and biotechnology. It is said to be "active at the European level through a closely-knitted network of EU agencies. It also has a cooperation partner in the USA."<ref>[http://www.biocom.de/fileadmin/user_upload/PDF/vbu_pdfs/Genius_2007_4.pdf Company Profile], German Biotechs 2007, 9th Guide to German Biotech Companies, pp. 212-213</ref>

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 *Dr. [[Kristina Sinemus]] (Head of Project Network)<ref>[http://www.gmo-safety.eu/legal-notice.html Legal notice], GMO Safety website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref> - she is also the CEO of Genius.<ref>[http://www.lifesciences.de/en/company/team.php Company], Genius website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref>
 *Dr. [[Klaus Minol]] (Assistant Project Management)<ref>[http://www.gmo-safety.eu/legal-notice.html Legal notice], GMO Safety website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref> - he is also the Scientific Manager of Genius.<ref>[http://www.lifesciences.de/en/company/team.php Company], Genius website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref>
-*[[Gabriele Völcker]], Dr. [[Barbara Löchte]], Dr. [[Alexander Stein]] - all listed as employees of Genius.<ref>[http://www.gmo-safety.eu/legal-notice.html Legal notice], GMO Safety website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref> Stein did his PhD at the University of Hohenheim. His thesis title was "Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification?" His supervisor was the controversial pro-GM scientist [[Matin Qaim]].<ref>[http://www.ajstein.de/cv/Stein_CV.pdf Alexander J Stein, curriculum vitae], acc 21 Jan 2011</ref>
+*[[Gabriele Völcker]], Dr. [[Barbara Löchte]], Dr. [[Alexander Stein]] - all listed as employees of Genius.<ref>[http://www.gmo-safety.eu/legal-notice.html Legal notice], GMO Safety website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref> Stein did his PhD at the University of Hohenheim. His thesis title was "Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification?" His supervisor was the controversial pro-GM scientist [[Matin Qaim]].<ref>[http://www.ajstein.de/cv/Stein_CV.pdf Alexander J Stein, curriculum vitae], acc 21 Jan 2011</ref> <ref>[http://www.gmwatch.org/latest-listing/1-news-items/1465 Response to latest Qaim and Zilberman "fairytale"], acc 24 Jan 2011</ref>
 GMO Safety publishes the results of BMBF projects and additional information on genetic engineering. It is very also active on Twitter where its Profile states that it is "managed by independent editors", without any reference being made to Genius. <ref>[http://twitter.com/GMO_Safety GMO Safety Twitter home page], Twitter Profile, acc 22 Jan 2011</ref>

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 ===Other projects===
-[[Kristina Sinemus]] and Klaus Minol represent Genius in the EU project on GM crop "co-existence" with non-GM crops, [[CO-EXTRA]], as members of the management board, executive committee, as head of a working group and as editorial office.
+Klaus Minol and Kristina Sinemus, in their positions with Genius, are editorial officers and on the editorial board of [[CO-EXTRA]], an EU Commission project on GM crop "co-existence" with non-GM crops. The CO-EXTRA website is created "with the financial support of the European Union within the European Commission’s Sixth Framework Programme".<ref>[http://www.coextra.eu/about.html Contacts], CO-EXTRA website, acc 23 Jan 2011</ref>
 [[Kristina Sinemus]] represents Genius in the EU project, Technology Platform Plants for the Future.

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 ===Other projects===
-[[Kristina Sinemus]] and Klaus Minol represent Genius in the EU project CO-EXTRA as members of the management board, executive committee, as head of a working group and as editorial office.
+[[Kristina Sinemus]] and Klaus Minol represent Genius in the EU project on GM crop "co-existence" with non-GM crops, [[CO-EXTRA]], as members of the management board, executive committee, as head of a working group and as editorial office.
 [[Kristina Sinemus]] represents Genius in the EU project, Technology Platform Plants for the Future.

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 *[[Gabriele Völcker]], Dr. [[Barbara Löchte]], Dr. [[Alexander Stein]] - all listed as employees of Genius.<ref>[http://www.gmo-safety.eu/legal-notice.html Legal notice], GMO Safety website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref> Stein did his PhD at the University of Hohenheim. His thesis title was "Micronutrient malnutrition and the impact of modern plant breeding on public health in India: How cost-effective is biofortification?" His supervisor was the controversial pro-GM scientist [[Matin Qaim]].<ref>[http://www.ajstein.de/cv/Stein_CV.pdf Alexander J Stein, curriculum vitae], acc 21 Jan 2011</ref>
-GMO Safety publishes the results of BMBF projects and additional information on genetic engineering. It is very also active on Twitter where its Profile states that it is "managed by independent editors", without any reference being made to Genius. <ref>[http://twitter.com/GMO_Safety], Twitter Profile, acc 22 Jan 2011</ref>
+GMO Safety publishes the results of BMBF projects and additional information on genetic engineering. It is very also active on Twitter where its Profile states that it is "managed by independent editors", without any reference being made to Genius. <ref>[http://twitter.com/GMO_Safety GMO Safety Twitter home page], Twitter Profile, acc 22 Jan 2011</ref>
 GMO Safety is supported by the EU project [[BIOSAFENET]], which in turn is headed by [[Joachim Schiemann]]. BIOSAFENET announced in one of its conference advertising leaflets that it had given its "Active cooperation in the development and editing of GMO‐Safety, a comprehensive information platform for political representatives, stakeholders and the general public. GMO‐Safety, a project sponsored by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), offers multimedia material prepared by journalists on the goals and results of biosafety research."<ref>BIOSAFENET, [http://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&cd=8&ved=0CEsQFjAH&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.abtrnetwork.com%2Fimages%2FBIOSAFENET_Conference_June_29_2009.pdf&ei=JLU4TYC6K9K5hAf9tbWKCg&usg=AFQjCNFtYuege2ndDDHjDRfebziFPydypQ&sig2=zPulCekNgI9m1e46oNRdLQ How to strengthen the voice of biosafety research in the public debate on GM plants.], BIOSAFENET final conference, 29 June 2009, Julius Kühn‐Institut, Berlin, Germany, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref>

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 ==Staff==
-This list is from the older Genius website, last updated 2006:<ref>[http://www.lifesciences.de/en/company/team.php Company], Genius website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref>
+Genius has a staff of about 20. This list is from the older Genius website, last updated 2006:<ref>[http://www.lifesciences.de/en/company/team.php Company], Genius website, acc 20 Jan 2011</ref>
 *Dr [[Kristina Sinemus]] - CEO. Also Head of Project Network at [[GMO Safety]]

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 Kristina Sinemus is member of the website committee of [[International Society for Biosafety Research]] ([[ISBR]]).
-The company Genius is member of BIO Germany and of the European biotech lobby group [[EFB]].
+The company Genius is member of BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organisation) Germany and of the pan-European biotech lobby group [[EFB]].
 ==Funding and clients==