EU scientific workshop on bee health and sustainable pollination
The European Commission and the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) are running a scientific workshop on bee health and pollination future research on 10 March 2016 in Parma.
25 experts including bee scientists, EU-financed research project coordinators, and representatives of international and European agencies involved in bee health will look at a selection of EU-supported research projects in the field of bee health and pollination as well as other related initiatives, in particular the on-going work of the EFSA bee Task Force and the MUST-B project.
The objective is to identify key priority areas for research in the short, medium and long term. Workshop discussions will in particular help to define needs for funding under Horizon 2020. They should also support the on-going work of EFSA on bee health and enhance collaboration thus avoiding duplication of resources and work in EU.
A specific platform on bee health including a section on research needs has been set up. You can follow developments around this workshop using #Efsa4Bees.