- Risk Governance of Synthetic Biology - Project Overview
- Expert Workshop
Within the auspices of IRGC’s synthetic biology project, a multi-stakeholder expert workshop entitled "Risk Governance of Synthetic Biology" was organised in Geneva on 26 and 27 October 2009. It gathered participants from a variety of sectors, including government, intergovernmental organisations, academia, NGO and industry.
The revised and updated Concept Note was presented as a basis for discussion, followed by a session on the current research in the field. The first day concluded with group discussions on three different perspectives: opportunities, risks and perceptions associated with synthetic biology.
The second day was devoted to governance issues, including a panel presenting the current governance context. This was followed by break-out sessions exploring which risk governance deficits (for more information, visit our Risk Governance Deficits section) are likely to influence the development and acceptability of synthetic biology.
The workshop concluded with an open session to bring forward recommendations for the effective risk governance of synthetic biology.
Workshop deliberations were an important component for the development of an IRGC Policy Brief [PDF].
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