Regenerative Medicine in 21st Century: Managing Uncertainty at the Global Level Conference

9-10 June 2010
The Pyle Center, Wisconsin, Madison, USA

Report on meeting

Overview

Coordinated by the Regenerative Medicine in Europe Project at the University of York, UK and the Robert F. & Jean E. Holtz Center for Science and Technology Studies at the University of Wisconsin, this conference brings together multidisciplinary experts addressing significant economic, political, ethical and governance concerns related to the development of clinical and commercial applications for regenerative medicine technologies. The conference covers key topics from an international perspective, including presentations on investment trends, regulatory issues, and clinical trials, as well as emerging concerns about oversight and ethics from Europe, the US, Canada, China, and Australia. Topics include:

  • Developments in cell banking: laboratory practices, distribution, & biobanking law
  • Investment patterns and changes in research funding
  • Comparative international frameworks for regulating stem cell research and trials
  • Stem cell “tourism” and direct-to-consumer marketing of stem cell therapies
  • Ethics and practical problems of informed consent and embryo donation
  • Tissue sources for adult and embryonic stem cell research: emerging ethical concerns

Presenters

  • Itziar Alkorta (Professor) - University of the Basque Country, Spain
  • Gilles Bousquet (Dean) - Dean of International Studies & Director of the International Institute, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Kathrin Braun (Dr) - University of Hannover, Germany
  • Alta Charo (JD) - Warren P. Knowles Professor of Law & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Paulanne Chelf - Senior Intellectual Property Manager, Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
  • Haidan Chen - Zhejiang University
  • Erik Forsberg (Dr) - Executive Director of WiCell Research Institute
  • Herbert Gottweis (Professor) - University of Vienna
  • Christian Haddad - University of Vienna
  • Derek Hei (Dr) - Director of the Waisman Clinical Biomanufacturing Facility & PI of the former US National Stem Cell Bank
  • Stuart Hogarth - Kings College London
  • Linda Hogle (Professor) - Medical History & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Suzanne Holland (Professor) - University of Washington/University of Puget Sound
  • Judy Houck (Associate Professor) - Gender & Women's Studies, Medical History & Bioethics
  • Beth Kewell (Dr) - The York Management School, University of York
  • Daniel Kleinman (Professor) - Robert E. & Jean F. Holtz Center for Science & Technology Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Gyorgy Kovacs (Professor) - CEU, Hungary
  • Graham Lewis (Dr) - SATSU, University of York
  • Michael Morrison (Dr) - SATSU, University of York
  • Ubaka Ogbogu - (Associate Professor) - Associate Director of Research & Education, Consortium on Law and Values in Health, Environment & the Life Sciences and Joint Degree Program in Law, Health & the Life Sciences
  • Pilar N. Ossorio (JD) - Associate Professor of Law & Bioethics - University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Brian Salter (Professor) - Kings College London
  • Dietram Scheufele (Professor) - Department of Life Sciences Communication, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Robert Streiffer (Associate Professor) - Philosophy & Medical History & Bioethics, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Catherine Waldby (Professor) - Department of Sociology & Social Policy, University of Sydney
  • Andrew Webster (Professor) - Director of SATSU, University of York