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Synthetic biology and society: legal and political challenges

21 april 2022 09:30 till 12:30 | Seminarium
illustration of policy and law. Photo.

Welcome to a workshop organised by the Theme Synthetic Biology (Synbio@LU) at the Pufendorf Institute for Advanced Studies at Lund University.

The Pufendorf IAS Theme Synthetic Biology has a focus on analyzing the potential of synthetic biology for mitigating climate crisis by developing biological systems for production of energy, chemicals, materials, and food. Research and innovation in synthetic biology promptly gives rise to questions on biosafety, biosecurity, intellectual property, but also to questions on governance and public acceptance of emerging technologies. The aim of the workshop is to have an open discussion to highlight political and legal issues related to large-scale implementation and acceptance of synthetic biology and engineering of microorganisms.

In this workshop participants will share their specific research and findings by reference to the following broader themes:

  1. Consideration of divergent values in governance processes regarding the development of new policies and legislation
  2. Normative choices concerning selection and relative weight of societal values
  3. Developing or adapting regulatory and governance frameworks and tools to implement policy in all phases of innovation and technology implementation

The workshop will be held online and directed to researchers and students. It is also open to interested members of the public.

Registration

Register here before April 20.

Program: 

09:30–09:40 Welcome speech
Ana Nordberg (Faculty of Law, Lund University & Synbio@LU, Pufendorf IAS )
Maria Hedlund (Dep. Political Science, Lund University & Synbio@LU, Pufendorf IAS )

09:40–10:00 Robert Smith, University of Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Title: Crisis, urgency and scarcity in European funding of synthetic biology

Questions & discussion 

10:10–10:30 Eleanor Hadley Kershaw, University of Nottingham, UK
Title: Responsible innovation, sustainability, and scale in synthetic biology for carbon recycling

Questions & discussion 

10:40–11:00 Break 

11:00–11:20 Dennis Eriksson, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences, Norway
Title: Legal and policy approaches in the EU to different gene technologies

Questions & discussion  

11:30–11:50 Bart Wernaart, Fontys University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands
Title: Moral Design Strategy 

Questions & discussion  

12:00–12:30 Closing discussion 
Moderators: Ana Nordberg and Maria Hedlund 

 

Om evenemanget

Plats:

Online (zoom)

Kontakt:

rajni [dot] hatti-kaul [at] biotek [dot] lu [dot] se