Biotechnology Section

The section

• is responsible for the implementation of the Biodiversity Convention in the area of genetic resources;
• is responsible for the development and implementation of environmental regulations in the area of biotechnology and gene technology;
• deals with issues associated with the safe, sustainable use of biotechnology and gene technology including the issue of bioethics;
• functions as national focal point for all international activities in the area of environmental biosafety, in particular for the OECD and the Convention on Biodiversity;
• is responsible for the development and implementation of the Environment Protection Law in the area of pathogens and non-native organisms.

Topics:

Topic Biotechnology

Personnel

Anne-Gabrielle Wust Saucy
Position: head of section
Responsibilities: planification and management, National Focal Point to the Cartagena Protocol
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Basil Gerber
Position: deputy head of section
Responsibilities: Monitoring of alien mosquitoes, notifications and authorisations ContainO
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Franziska Bosshard
Responsibilities: National Focal Point to the Nagoya Protocol, implementation and notifications NagO
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Anne-Laure Fragnière
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Bernadette Guenot
Responsibilities: Notifications and authorisations ContainO and RO, Curriculum Biosafety
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Min Hahn
Responsibilities: Implementation and notifications NagO, authorisations RO
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Andrea Johner
Responsibilities: Federal Coordination Center for Biotechnology, Ecogen
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Christoph Lüthi
Responsibilities: Implementation and notifications CartO, regulation of new genetic modification techniques
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Graziella Mazza
Responsibilities: Notifications and authorisations ContainO, enforcement aids ContainO
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Chantal Planchamp
Responsibilities: Notifications and authorisations ContainO, biocides and plant protection products with organisms
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Ursula Rumpel
Responsibilities: Federal Coordination Center for Biotechnology
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Jan Zünd
Responsibilities: GMO monitoring, Federal Coordination Center for Biotechnology
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E-mail: [e-mail]

Last modification 11.07.2022