HANOVER, Germany--(BUSINESS WIRE)--BIOTECHNICA 2008 is offering for the first time a German-Russian biotechnology workshop. The aim of the new platform is to foster scientific exchange and convey information on the research landscapes of the two countries. Together with the Association of German Biotech Companies (VBU), the East-West Science Center of the University of Kassel (OWWZ) is organizing the new forum as part of the Central European Biotechnology Fair.