Policy Forum

Policy forum

The Policy Forum contributes to fostering an open international, transatlantic dialogue of political actors with the research community, sectors of industry and actors within civil society. It addresses questions of regulation, intellectual property rights and international cooperation. The forum is chaired by Wolf-Michael Catenhusen.

Latest News

27/07/2016Save the date: Public panel debate on 'Synbio, genome editing, biohacking' in Berlin, 29.9.2016
20/04/2016TAB report on Synbio - English summary now available

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Events

04/06/2017 - 08/06/2017 Mexico
14th Int. Symposium on the Biosafety of Genetically Modified Organisms (ISBGMO 2017)
15/02/2017 - 9:00 - 16:00 Germany
Workshop: Synbio and biological diversity (in German)

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Doomsday Clock edges closer to midnight as risks of emerging tech go unchecked
Blog
13/03/2015

This year the Doomsday Clock was set at three minutes to midnight, two minutes closer to catastrophe than in 2014.

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What's gone wrong with democracy
Blog
14/04/2014

The concept of responsible research and innovation ultimately depends on democratic principles, such as inclusiveness and pluralism, participative approaches or transparency in political decisions.

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