Genetically Engineered (GE) crops are regulated articles of commerce.  The regulation of GE crops starts at the earliest stages of laboratory transformation and follows the GE crop through field testing and validation, product development, and post-commercial cultivation in countries where the crop will be grown.  Multinational commercial seed companies are organized and resourced to successfully meet the challenges associated with GE crops.  In particular, they possess the necessary human skill sets to successfully orchestrate these complex regulatory operations.  Conversely, Public Private Partnerships (PPP), which are largely driven by research institutions, are not generally organized to successfully implement regulatory operations and are not staffed with regulatory professionals to guide the process.  Described here are examples of regulatory challenges encountered by PPP and models for meeting their regulatory needs.

Regulatory structure to support public private partnerships

248th National Meeting (2014)

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