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Opportunities and Challenges in the Emerging Field of Synthetic Biology: A Symposium

July 9 - 10, 2009

Past

Regional focus

Global

Topics

On July 9-10, 2009, under the auspices of the National Academies (CSTL, BLS, STEP, and NAE), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Royal Society, an international symposium was held in Washington, DC to bring together the scientific, engineering, legal, and policy communities along with members of the public to explore the opportunities and challenges posed by the emerging field of synthetic biology. The symposium featured invited presentations and discussions on the myriad of legal, policy, and ethical questions that synthetic biology raises in the global enterprise.

The overarching goals of the meeting were to help foster this new community of professionals, to frame the language of the discussion and the issues, to identify issues and areas for future study, and to educate the public and policy-makers about this emerging field.

Materials

  • Synthesis Report - Synthetic Biology Symposium
  • Planning Meeting Agenda - October 22-25, 2008
  • Transcript - Day 2, July 10, 2009

Location

Keck Center

500 5th St NW

Washington DC 20001, USA

Disclaimer

It is essential to the National Academies mission of providing evidence-based advice that participants in any of our meetings or events avoid political or partisan statements or commentary and maintain a culture of mutual respect. The statements and presentations during our meetings or events are solely those of the individual participants and do not necessarily represent the views of other participants or the National Academy of Sciences, which is a non-partisan, tax exempt organization that includes under its Charter the National Academy of Engineering and National Academy of Medicine, and that operates the National Research Council.

Organizers

Major units and sub-units

Policy and Global Affairs

Lead

Committee on Science, Technology, and Law

Lead

U.S. Science and Innovation Policy

Lead

Contact

Contact us

Dominic LoBuglio
(202) 334-2402
dlobuglio@nas.edu

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