Sources of further information and advice

FDA’s guidance concerning demonstration of comparability of human biologic products, including therapeutic biotechnology - derived products:
http://www.fda.gov/gdlns/comptest.pdf

European Medicines Evaluation Agency’s note for guidance on comparability of medicinal products containing biotechnology - derived proteins as active substances:
http://www.emea.eu.int/pdfs/human/bwp/320700en.pdf

European Parliament and Council of the European Union (2001) Directive 2001/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 March on the deliberate release into the environment of genetically modified organisms and repealing Council Directive 90/220/EEC. Off. J. Eur. Commun. L106/1. Online magazine of Biotechnology Industry analysis:
http://www.recap.com/mainweb.nsf

Biotech Rumor Mill, a bulletin board run by Bio find on which people swap stories about what is being sold to whom and why, what companies are not what they used to be, what other people are earning, etc.
http://www.biofind.com/rumor

Site to search for GM crops by trait, by producer and by test site, offering a link to a wide number of useful sources in the debate, in the legal documents and the patent applications:
http://www.genewatch.com