ABSTRACT:
This session will present
Basecamp Research’s Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) approach to addressing Digital Sequence Information (DSI) through its Biodiversity Collaborations that serve as the foundation of its Biodiscovery (Bioprospecting) Research and Development.
Mr. Leif P. Christoffersen will provide an overview of Basecamp Research as a Biotechnology Company based in the UK, as well as provide an overview of Basecamp Research’s Biodiversity Collaborations. He will also explain Basecamp Research’s position as it relates to DSI and the Nagoya Protocol.
Based on his vast experience engaged in Biodiscovery (Bioprospecting) programs and projects since the early 1990s,
Mr. Marthinus Horak will provide an overview of Biodiscovery (Bioprospecting) experience in South Africa and explain the experience to date in South Africa with addressing DSI as it relates to ABS legal frameworks.
Building on his experience leading
CENIBiot and associated Biodiscovery (Bioprospecting) projects,
Mr. Randall Loaiza Montoya will provide a similar overview and information as it relates to Costa Rica.
Time permitting, the presenters may also provide some of their thoughts on equitable benefit sharing. Why is it so challenging and what could be considered to broaden the benefit options.
Questions will be addressed at the conclusion of these three presentations.
