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  • 09-07-2026

    Impact of Misidentified Cell Lines in Dutch Institutions (IFCELL-NL)

    The COGEM commissioned a study on the current situation in the Netherlands regarding ...

  • 08-05-2026

    Recombination between HIV and lentiviral vectors: An experimental study on recombination between HIV and HIV-derived lentiviral vectors

    The COGEM commissioned a study to determine whether new viruses can emerge from gene therapies using HIV-derived vectors in people with HIV.

  • 29-04-2026

    Presence and biology of astigmatid mite species in biological control products with predatory mites on the Dutch market

    In 2025, the COGEM issued advice on containment measures for the use of biological co...

  • 17-03-2026

    Research Report ‘Can new gene therapies result in unintended germline modification? Unveiling the frontiers: current insights and limits of testing’

    The Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO) and the Netherlands...

  • 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...