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  • 05-03-2026

    Update of the taxonomy of the fungal classifications lists of COGEM

    The taxonomy of fungi is constantly changing due to new scientific insights and techn...

  • 28-07-2023

    Pathogens of nematodes

    COGEM is often asked to classify micro-organisms in one of the four pathogenicity cla...

  • 08-12-2025

    Grey Areas in the Regulation of Green and Red Biotechnology. Towards robust legislation for rapid technological change

    Technological developments in biotechnology and genetic modification are advancing ra...

  • 19-09-2025

    Introgression from cultivated plants into their wild relatives

    The outcrossing of genetically modified (GM) plants to wild relatives, and the subseq...

  • 26-08-2024

    Advances in the application of GM phages in research, development and industry

    COGEM has commissioned a literature review to gain insight into the developments of g...

  • 10-07-2024

    Considering endogenous retroviruses present in mammalian species in environmental risk assessment

    COGEM had a literature study carried out to gain more insight in the possible environ...

  • 11-06-2024

    Marketing Patterns of Genetically Modified Food in Dutch Grocery Stores

    The Russian invasion of Ukraine created severe uncertainties for global food markets....

  • 31-01-2023

    Detection of replication competent virus formation during production and use of lenti- and gammaretroviral vectors

    COGEM commissioned research on the tests and methods that can be used to demonstrate ...

  • 18-09-2023

    Establishment and proliferation potential of cyanobacteria; properties that can inform the risk assessment

    COGEM is often asked to assess whether GM cyanobacteria could pose a risk when they w...

  • 23-12-2022

    Viral replicon systems and their biosafety aspects –Inventory and description of viral replicon systems and characteristics relevant for risk assessment

    Much attention is being paid to the development and application of viral replicons, b...