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The growing market for herbal-based products has made a rural community in Palawan, the country’s last ecological frontier, take advantage of the entrepreneurial spirit.

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All the talk about global warming has made people more aware of the environment and issues related to its conservation. While efforts focus mainly on climate change, the issue of clean water is an important factor that is too often sidelined.

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The search for cures for various types of cancer has led pioneers to look more closely at some common plants.

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Agriculture and medicine have been the most rapid growth areas of biotechnology for the past 20 years, but recent preference for preventive, rather than curative, measures toward health has given space for a wellness industry to boom.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1770639 [AuthorName] => the Go Negosyo team [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 55696 [Title] => Pinoy entrepreneurs lead biotech in agri [Summary] =>

While global environmental concerns have led to a food-vs-fuel debate on land use, two Filipino entrepreneurs have found ways to respond to both needs from different angles.

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The potential of biotechnology
There are many problems that face businesses when they try to compete on a global scale. The biggest of these is that our advantages are easily imitated (command of the English language, for one). As a result, businesses are forced to compete on price by sacrificing wages to keep costs low. Put together low salary and a high inflation rate, and you’ll understand why our best and brightest are fleeing abroad at the rate of 2,700 people per day.
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ANNUAL PHILIPPINE BIOTECHNOLOGY VENTURE SUMMIT
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The growing market for herbal-based products has made a rural community in Palawan, the country’s last ecological frontier, take advantage of the entrepreneurial spirit.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-17 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1770639 [AuthorName] => the Go Negosyo team [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [1] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 56365 [Title] => Biotech for the environment [Summary] =>

All the talk about global warming has made people more aware of the environment and issues related to its conservation. While efforts focus mainly on climate change, the issue of clean water is an important factor that is too often sidelined.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-16 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1770639 [AuthorName] => the Go Negosyo team [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 56099 [Title] => Tapping biotechnology vs cancer [Summary] =>

The search for cures for various types of cancer has led pioneers to look more closely at some common plants.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-15 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1770639 [AuthorName] => the Go Negosyo team [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 55918 [Title] => Green opportunities in health and wellness [Summary] =>

Agriculture and medicine have been the most rapid growth areas of biotechnology for the past 20 years, but recent preference for preventive, rather than curative, measures toward health has given space for a wellness industry to boom.

[DatePublished] => 2008-04-14 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 1 [AuthorID] => 1770639 [AuthorName] => the Go Negosyo team [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 55696 [Title] => Pinoy entrepreneurs lead biotech in agri [Summary] =>

While global environmental concerns have led to a food-vs-fuel debate on land use, two Filipino entrepreneurs have found ways to respond to both needs from different angles.

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The potential of biotechnology
There are many problems that face businesses when they try to compete on a global scale. The biggest of these is that our advantages are easily imitated (command of the English language, for one). As a result, businesses are forced to compete on price by sacrificing wages to keep costs low. Put together low salary and a high inflation rate, and you’ll understand why our best and brightest are fleeing abroad at the rate of 2,700 people per day.
[DatePublished] => 2006-01-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133272 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1479952 [AuthorName] => Ma. Antonia O.G. Arroyo, MPhil Cantab [SectionName] => Science and Environment [SectionUrl] => science-and-environment [URL] => ) ) )
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