Biology news of the week – 6 October 2026
EU Biotech Act, €10 billion for biotech, FP10, gene-edited plants, the UN biodiversity summit COP17, the Nobel Prize and the Ig Nobel Prizes: a short weekly selection.
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Biology Week 2026 in the United Kingdom
Our British member, the Royal Society of Biology, celebrates Biology Week from 8 to 18 October 2026, with hundreds of events across the UK, many of them online.
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Italy – BIOLOGI-CA 2026 in Cosenza On 2–3 October 2026 the Order of Biologists of Calabria, FNOB and the Italian
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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2026 honours optogenetics
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honours the discovery of light-activated ion channels and the development of optogenetics: Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth.
Read MoreIg Nobel Prizes 2026 awarded in Zurich
The Ig Nobel Prizes were awarded in Zurich for the first time outside the United States.
Read MoreMember states submit draft nature restoration plans
Member states submitted their draft national restoration plans on 1 September.
Read MoreInternational Biology Olympiad in Vilnius: first time in Lithuania
The 37th International Biology Olympiad closed in Vilnius with 185 medals for students from 78 countries.
Read MoreEU research programme FP10: Parliament and Council take positions
The European Parliament and the Council have taken their positions on the next EU research programme.
Read MoreABIOL celebrates 50 years
The Association des Biologistes Luxembourgeois celebrated its 50th anniversary on 19 June 2026.
Read MoreEuropean Biotech Act: draft report in the Parliament
The Parliament’s rapporteurs presented their draft report on the European Biotech Act.
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