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| 2020health.org |
Telephone: 07973 312 358 Web: http://www.2020health.org Email: Julia@2020health.org |
| 2020health.org is a grass- roots think tank for Health and Social Care. 2020health wants to change the way healthcare is delivered by promoting genuine partnership between patients, professionals, government and business to achieve the highest quality, most productivity and best outcomes in care. | |
| Advanced Research Centre for Comparative Bioethics (ARCCB) Warnborough University, Warnborough House, 8 Vernon Place, Canterbury, CT1 3WH |
Telephone: 01227 762 108 Web: http://www.warnborough.ac.uk Email: arccb@warnborough.edu |
| ARCCB encourages joint ventures and interaction globally between academics, researchers, universities, corporations, industry, decision makers and consumers through workshops, seminars and networking. Research areas include Christian ethics, Moral and applied ethics, Comparative ecumenical, inter-faith and religious ethics, Bio-law, Bioethics, Medical ethics, Nursing ethics, Professional ethics, Moral psychology, Moral philosophy, Catholic bioethics. | |
| BEEP - Bioethic Education Project http://www.beep.ac.uk |
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| A teaching resource developed to highlight the moral, ethical, social, economic, environmental and technological implications and applications of biology. | |
| BioethicsWeb/Intute 183 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
Telephone: 020 7611 8513 Web: http://bioethicsweb.ac.uk Email: bioethicsweb@wellcome.ac.uk |
| BioethicsWeb has become part of a new online subject resource called Intute. It brings together high quality, evaluated Internet resoueces from the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. It works closely with The Ethox Centre, a centre for ethics and communication skills in health care practice, at the University of Oxford. | |
| Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council |
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| The BBSRC is the UK's principal funder of basic and strategic biological research. It supports research and research training in universities and research centres throughout the UK and promotes knowledge transfer from research to applications in business, industry and policy and public engagement in the biosciences. | |
| British Society for Human Genetics (BSHG) Clinical Genetics Unit, Birmingham Womens Hospital, Birmingham, B15 2TG |
Telephone: 0121 627 2634 Web: http://www.bshg.org.uk Email: bshg@bshg.org.uk |
| The BSHG is an independent body representing UK human genetics professionals, working in all areas from cutting edge research to the delivery of genetics services to the UK population. | |
| Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park Cambridge GKP, Public Health Genetics Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN |
Telephone: 01223 740 200 Web: http://www.cgkp.org.uk/index.php Email: cgkp@srl.cam.ac.uk |
| One of six in England and Wales, the Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park is funded by the Genetics Knowledge Challenge Fund (established the Department of Health and the Department of Trade and Industry in 2002). It aims to: create and support a network of individuals and organisations in and around Cambridge with active interests in human genetics and to transform information from scientific studies on genetics into knowledge through critical appraisal, and by placing it in its ethical, legal and social context; to stimulate the transition from research into clinical and commercial benefits; to provide national leadership in public health genetics and contribute to development of genetics policy for health and health services. | |
| Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society Cardiff Law School, Law Building, Cardiff University, Museum Avenue, Cardiff, CF10, 3XJ |
Telephone: 029 2087 6102 Web: http://www.ccels.cardiff.ac.uk Email: ccels@cardiff.ac.uk |
| Launched in January 2003, CCELS is a new ethics web resource, based at the Cardiff Centre for Ethics, Law and Society, in collaboration with the University of Wales. It is a virtual centre connecting researchers and practitioners in medicine, science, the social sciences and the humanities and linking them to policy makers. Research areas include bioethics, ethics & society, business and professional ethics. | |
| Centre for Applied Bioethics School of Biosciences, University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Loughborough, Leicestershire, LE12 5RD |
Telephone: 0115 951 6303 Web: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/bioethics Email: ben.mepham@nottingham.ac.uk |
| Research focuses on: the use of transgenic animals in agriculture, medicine, industry and biomedical research; dairy production systems in relations to animal welfare, food safety and environmental sustainability; marketing practices of food manufacturers. | |
| Centre for Bioethics and Philosophy of Medicine http://www.ucl.ac.uk/acme/bioethics_aims/aimsbio.htm |
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| The Centre acts as a focus for study of biomedical ethics within the Medical School. It develops the teaching of Ethics and Law within the medical curriculum. Furthermore, it seeks to arrange conferences, workshops, seminars and public lectures along with setting up research projects. | |
| Centre for Bioscience and Society http://www.ucl.ac.uk/cbas/intro.htm |
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| The Centre promotes multi-disciplinary inquiry into a broad range of social issues linked to the contemporary life sciences. Research areas include social implications of research in aging and life extension, immunisation and vaccination, biological warfare, genetic testing and screening pharmacogenomics and pharmacogenetics. It is a virtual centre. | |
| Centre for Economic & Social Aspects of Genomics ESRC Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics (Cesagen), 6 Museum Place, Cardiff, CF10 3BG |
Telephone: 029 2087 0024 Web: www.cesagen.lancs.ac.uk/ Email: evansm6@cardiff.ac.uk |
| Cesagen is a collaboration between the Universities of Cardiff and Lancaster. It was established in 2002 as part of the ESRC Genomics Network. Cesagen works with natural scientists while conducting multidisciplinary research into the economic and social factors that shape genomic science. | |
| Centre for Ethics in Medicine http://www.bris.ac.uk/depts/ethics/CEM/ |
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| The Centre for Ethics in Medicine opened in June 1998. The functions of the Centre are: undergraduate and postgraduate teaching of Medical Ethics, interdisciplinary research, enhancement of public information, resource collection in ethics in medicine and consultancy to government and voluntary agencies. | |
| Centre for Medical Genetics and Policy Centre for Medical Genetics and Policy, Cambridge Genetics Knowledge Park, Strangeways Research Laboratory, Worts Causeway, Cambridge, CB1 8RN |
Telephone: 01223 740 200 Web: http://www.cmgp.org.uk Email: cmgp@srl.cam.ac.uk |
| CMGP seeks to promote research and teaching in the field of medical genetics as well as seeking to provide a forum for informed debate among genetic scientists, epidemiologists, public health professionals, policy makers and scholars working in law, ethics, philosophy, history, social sciences and management. | |
| Centre for Medical Genetics and Policy http://www.cmgp.org.uk |
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| The University of Cambridge Centre for Medical Genetics and Policy, part of the Faculty of Clinical Medicine, is a virtual organisation that provides a focus for all disciplines with a shared interest in genetics. It brings together those interested in the clinical, ethical and social aspects of medical genetics to promote teaching and research in the field of policy development for medical genetics. | |
| Centre for Professional Ethics Centre for Professional Ethics, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, PR1 2HE |
Telephone: 01772 892 549 Web: http://www.uclan.ac.uk/health/schools/school_of_nursing/professional_ethics.php Email: jmlucas@uclan.ac.uk |
| The Centre is an internationally known research institution at the University of Central Lancashire in Preston. Since its establishment in 1993, it has gained a reputation for excellence in applied philosophy, particularly in bioethics and global ethics. In the areas of health & ethics, staff are amongst the most well-known in the country, which is reflected in the amount of consultancy work and external funding the Centre has been able to attract. | |
| Centre for Research into Innovation, Culture and Technology http://www.brunel.ac.uk/depts/crict/ |
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| CRICT carries out research into the social and cultural dimensions of science and technology, with a particular focus on the dynamic relations between new technologies, new knowledge and social, cultural and organizational change. Research areas include stem cell research, assisted reproduction, intellectual property and end of life issues. | |
| Centre for Social Ethics and Policy http://www.law.manchester.ac.uk/research/csep.htm |
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| The Law School hosts the University of Manchester's Centre for Social Ethics and Policy. The Centre was founded and jointly directed by Margaret Brazier and John Harris. | |
| Centre for the Study of Bioscience, Biomedicine, Biotechnology and Society (BIOS) London School of Economics, Houghton Street, London, WC2A 2AE |
Telephone: 020 7955 7533 Web: http://www.lse.ac.uk/collections/BIOS/ Email: bios@lse.ac.uk |
| The aim of BIOS is to understand the likely implications of developments in the biosciences, biomedicine, and biotechnolgy for different societies, for national governments and for geopolitics, for economics and bioeconomics, for local and global justice and equity, for human life and personhood, and for the social and human sciences, over the twenty first century. | |
| Centre for the Study of Global Ethics University of Birmingham, 13 Pritchatts Road, Birmingham, B15 2QU |
Telephone: 0121 414 8442 Web: http://www.globalethics.bham.ac.uk Email: d.I.dickenson@bham.ac.uk |
| The Centre for the Study of Global Ethics is the first of its kind in the UK, and has been formally operational since September 2001. Global ethics involves examining the wide range of ethical issues highlighted in the context of globalisation, including the increasing number of dilemmas within bioethics that cross national boundaries and transcend domestic regulation: issues such as exploitation of Third World research populations, effect of patenting regimes on vulnerable populations, and genetic justice. | |
| Centre of Medical Law and Ethics (CMLE) Kings College, London, Strand, London, WC2R 2LS |
Telephone: 020 7848 2382 Web: http://www.kcl.ac.uk/depsta/law/research/cmle Email: cmle.enq@kcl.ac.uk |
| The Centre was set up in 1978 to provide opportunities for teaching, study, research and discussion of law and ethics as they relate to medicine and health care. | |
| Christian Medical Fellowship http://www.cmf.org.uk |
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| The CMF seeks to fulfil four main aims. Firstly, discipleship - to unite Christian doctors and medical students in Christ, and to encourage them to deepen their faith, live like Christ. Secondly, evangelism, to encourage Christian doctors and medical students to be witnesses for Christ among all those they meet. Thirdly, mission - to mobilise and support all Christian doctors, medical students, and other healthcare professionals. Finally, proclamation - to promote Christian values, especially in bioethics and healthcare, among doctors and medical students, in the church and in society. | |
| Department of Medical Genetics http://www.abdn.ac.uk/medgen |
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| The Department of Medical Genetics is a sub-department of the Department of Medicine and Therapeutics. Staff are employed by both the university and the National Health Service. This close association between research and diagnostics staff results in exciting approaches to a number of diverse inherited disorders. The Molecular Genetics Diagnostic Service is also associated with the university Department of Medical Genetics, where genetic testing is carried out | |
| ESRC Centre for Genomics in Society (EGENIS) University of Exeter, Genomics Office, Amory Building, Rennes Drive, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4RJ |
Telephone: 01392 262 053 Web: http://www.ex.ac.uk/egenis/about.htm Email: egenis@ex.ac.uk |
| EGENIS is the ESRC centre for genomics in society: an ESRC funded centre for the study of the meaning and social implications of contemporary genomic science. Egenis is part of the ESRC Genomics Network, which also includes Innogen (Edinburgh) and Cesagen (Cardiff and Lancaster). Every application of genomics, from GM crops to human cloning, raises novel but highly contentious societal issues, and Egenis will carry out inter-disciplinary core research in the field. | |
| ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics Innogen at Edinburgh, Institute for the Study of Science, Technology and Innovation (ISSTI), The University of Edinburgh, Old Surgeons' Hall, High School Yards, Edinburgh, EH1 1LZ; Innogen at The Open University, Technology Faculty, Development Policy Practice Group, Open University, Walton Hall, Milton Keynes, MK7 6AA |
Telephone: ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics at Edinburgh: +44 131 650 9113 Innogen at The Open University: +44 1908 652103 Web: http://www.innogen.ac.uk Email: innogen@ed.ac.uk; innogen@open.ac.uk |
| Innogen is the ESRC Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics. Formed in October 2002, it is part of the ESRC Genomics Network studying the evolution of genomics and life sciences and their far-reaching social and economic implications. | |
| ESRC Genomics Policy and Research Forum The University of Edinburgh, College of Humanities and Social Science , St John's Land Holyrood Road , Edinburgh, EH8 8AQ |
Telephone: 0131 651 4747 Web: http://www.genomicsforum.ac.uk/ Email: Genomics.Forum@ed.ac.uk |
| Ethox Centre Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Oxford, Gibson Building/Block 21, Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, OX2 6HE |
Telephone: 01865 287 887 / [F] 01865 287 884 Web: http://www.ethox.ac.uk Email: admin@ethox.ac.uk |
| The Oxford Centre for Ethics & Communication in Health Care Practice (Ethox) is a multidisciplinary academic centre founded in 1998. The approach of Ethox is to carry out first-class academic research and teaching alongside close involvement with health services that contributes to national and international debates in scholarship and policy making. | |
| European Association of Centres of Medical Ethics Egenis Office, Byrne House, St German's Road, Exeter, Devon, EX4 4PJ |
Telephone: (0)1392 269140 Web: http://www.centres.ex.ac.uk/egenis/contact.htm Email: egenis@ex.ac.uk |
| See Ethox Centre for details | |
| European Bioethics Research http://www.bioethics.org.uk |
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| The EBR is an international, non profit organization based in Edinburgh. It seeks to encourage and promotes research and discussion in bioethics amongst academics. | |
| Genetics Interest Group Unit 4d, Leroy House, 436 Essex Road, London, N1 3QP |
Telephone: 0207 704 3141 Web: http://www.gig.org.uk Email: post@gig.org.uk |
| The Genetic Interest Group (GIG) is a national alliance of organisations with a membership of over 120 charities which support children, families and individuals affected by genetic disorders / genetic diseases. Its primary goal is to promote awareness and understanding of genetic disorders so that high quality services for people affected by genetic conditions are developed and made available to all who need them. | |
| Human Genetics Commission |
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| The Human Genetics Commission is the UK Government's advisory body on new developments in human genetics. Advice given to the Government is with a particular focus on the social, ethical and legal issues. The Commission is chaired by Baroness Helena Kennedy QC and is made up of 24 members including experts in genetics, ethics, law and consumer affairs. | |
| Institute for the Study of Genetics, Biorisks and Society (IGBiS) University of Nottingham, University Park, Nottingham, NG7 2RD |
Telephone: 0115 846 7173 Web: http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/igbis Email: igbis@nottingham.ac.uk |
| IGBiS is an interdisciplinary research centre created to study the social, legal, ethical and cultural implications of developments in biological sciences and technologies. It has a core staff funded by a programme grant from the Leverhulme Trust working in partnership with the Schools of English Studies, History and Art History, Law, Psychology, Politics, and Sociology and Social Policy, and the Department of Philosophy. IGBiS has received significant funding from the Wellcome Trust and the ESRC. | |
| Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics http://www.imlab.ac.uk |
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| The Institute of Medicine, Law and Bioethics (IMLAB) is a unique collaborative venture between several key universities, namely the University of Liverpool, Manchester, Keale, Lancaster and Central Lancashire. There is a director appointed for the IMLAB in each of these university centres. Its purpose is to bring together a wide range of research interests in the fields of medicine, law and bioethics and providing an inter-disciplinary focus for research and education on the interface between medical ethics and the law. | |
| Life Knowledge Park International Centre for Life, Central Parkway, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 3BZ |
Telephone: 0191 241 8678 Web: http://www.life.org.uk/ngkp Email: lesley.dodd@ncl.ac.uk |
| Life Knowledge Park's research is centred on the theme of genomic instability. Bringing together scientists from disciplines including human genetics, ageing and health, and cancer research, in the 'Knowledge Crucible', the Park works on research projects to establish genetic markers of ageing and disease. Research areas include human embryonic stem cells, ethical aspects of DNA and embryo donation. The Park is a collaboration between Newcastle University, the Newcastle upon Tyne NHS Hospitals Trust and the International Centre for Life. | |
| Linacre Centre http://www.linacre.org |
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| The Linacre Centre is the only Catholic bioethics centre in the UK and Ireland and is under the Trusteeship of the Catholic Trust for England and Wales. It is affiliated to Ave Maria School of Law, Ann Arbor, Michigan where Luke Gormally, the Centre's Senior Research Fellow, holds the post of Research Professor. | |
| London IDEAS Genetics Knowledge Park Institute of Child Health, University College London, 30 Guildford Street, London, WC1N 1EH |
Telephone: 020 7905 2221 Web: http://www.londonideas.org/internet Email: a.hunter@ich.ucl.ac.uk |
| As well as the ethical and social issues outlined below, London IDEAS is involved in applied research in multifactorial genetic conditions, especially cardiovascular, ethical issues in genetics research, behavioural impact of receiving genetic information, ethics of practicing clinical genetics. | |
| Medical Ethics Unit Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine, ICSM Charing Cross Campus, Reynolds Building, London, W6 8RP |
Telephone: 020 7594 3389 Web: http://www1.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/about/divisions/ephpc/ Email: r.ashcroft@ic.ac.uk |
| The Medical Ethics Unit is part of the Centre for Primary Care and Social Medicine at Imperial College. It aims to provide internationally recognised research and teaching in medical ethics, bioethics and philosophy of medicine. Research grants have been obtained from a range of funders, including the Wellcome Trust, the Leverhulme Trust, the European Commission, and the UK NHS Executive. Research includes philosophical medical ethics, ethics in reproductive medicine, genetics, philosophy of medicine. | |
| Northwest Genetics Knowledge Park (NOWGEN) 7th Floor, St Mary's Hospital, Hathersage Road, Manchester |
Telephone: 0161 276 6147 Web: http://www.nowgen.org.uk/index.php Email: info@nowgen.org.uk |
| Nowgen is a partnership between Central Manchester & Manchester Children’s University Hospitals NHS Trust, Lancaster University and the Universities of Liverpool and Manchester. The Nowgen network aims to catalyse the sharing of genetic knowledge, to deliver benefits of improved healthcare, education and commercial return. | |
| Oxford Centre for Ethics and Philosophy of Law http://www.univ.ox.ac.uk/cepl/ |
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| Founded in 2002, the centre exists to encourage and support advanced work in moral and legal philosophy. The main activity at present is the organisation and hosting of lectures and seminars, workshops and conferences involving visiting academics. | |
| Oxford Future of Humanity Institute The Future of Humanity Institute Faculty Of Philosophy University of Oxford Suite 8, Littlegate House 16/17 St Ebbe's Street Oxford, OX1 1PT |
Telephone: 01865 286279 Web: http://www.fhi.ox.ac.uk Email: fhi@philosophy.ox.ac.uk |
| The Oxford Future of Humanity Institute focuses on big picture questions for humanity. The Institute studies how anticipated technological developments may affect the human condition in fundamental ways, and how we can better understand, evaluate, and respond to radical change. The Institute's current work streams include Human Enhancement, Global catastrophic risk, Methodology, and Rationality. | |
| Oxford Genetics Knowledge Park Oxford University & Oxford Radcliffe Hospital Trust, Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Roosevelt Drive, Oxford, OX3 7BN |
Telephone: 01865 287 631 Web: http://www.oxfordgkp.org Email: janduff@well.ox.ac.uk |
| The Oxford GKP is a partnership between Oxford University and the Oxford Radcliffe Hospital Trust. Our programme comprises four core Work Packages (WPs); WP1 Sudden Cardiac Death Syndromes WP2 Heart Disease WP3 Cancer and Learning Disability WP4 Genetics and Society. These Work Packages are multi-disciplinary and will evaluate not only the clinical utility and technical feasibility of offering genetic tests for the diseases being studied, but also the ethical, legal, psychological, sociological and economic implications of doing so. This will enable us to make recommendations about whether genetic tests for these conditions should be made available in the UK. | |
| Policy, Ethics and Life Sciences Research Centre (PEALS) University of Newcastle, Bioscience Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP |
Telephone: 0191 241 8614 Web: http://www.ncl.ac.uk/peals Email: peals@ncl.ac.uk |
| PEALS was established in 1999 as a partnership between the universities of Newcastle and Durham and the International Centre for Life. The aim of the centre is to research, inform and improve policy, professional practice and public participation in the life sciences. PEALS promotes research and debate on the social and ethical aspects of genetics and other life sciences. | |
| Professional Ethics at Keele (PEAK) Keele University, School of Law, Keele Hall, Keele University, Staffordshire, ST5 5BH |
Telephone: 01782 584 084 Web: http://www.keele.ac.uk/depts/ep/peak Email: ethics@keele.ac.uk |
| Research areas include commercial exploitation of the human body, resource allocation, ethics of social welfare, health care and clinical ethics. | |
| Roslin Institute http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX022192.html |
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| The Biomedical Ethics programme aims to: build the knowledge base in biomedical ethics, develop research capacity in this field and encourage the application of research in biomedical ethics. The Biomedical Ethics Programme encourages research integrating philosophical analysis with the examination of empirical evidence relating to an ethical, social, legal or public policy issue raised by biomedical science. Research areas include ethical, legal and social aspects of biomedicine. | |
| Science and Technology Studies Unit (SATSU) University of York, Department of Sociology, York, YO10 5DD |
Telephone: 01090 433 064 Web: http://www.york.ac.uk/org/satsu Email: ajw25@york.ac.uk |
| SATSU was established in 1988. and focuses on science and technology explored through a sociological perspective. It has a long history of working on biotechnology, bioscience and genetics. It was recently designated a Marie Curie Training site by the European Commission to explore three areas: The Sociology of human genetic risk, the risk and the politics of nonhuman transgenics and cloning, and the social shaping of industrial activity and innovation in genomics. | |
| Scottish Council on Human Bioethics http://www.schb.org.uk |
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| Independent, non-partisan, non-religious Scottish charity composed of doctors, lawyers, psychologists, ethicists and other professionals from disciplines associated with medical ethics. Prepares briefing materials for Parliament and the Press on a range of bioethical issues. | |
| Sheffield Institute of Biotechnological Law and Ethics (SIBLE) Department of Law, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, S10 1FL |
Telephone: 0114 222 6869 Web: http://www.sheff.ac.uk/%7esible/ Email: sible@sheffield.ac.uk |
| SIBLE is an inter-faculty institute of the University of Sheffield, created as a response to the legal and ethical problems generated by developments in technology. It aims to encourage and carry out research, particularly interdisciplinary research, on ethical and legal issues. Research issues include privacy, intellectual property, biosafety, agrobiotechnology. | |
| SPRU - Science & Technology Policy Research University of Sussex, Freeman Centre, Brighton, East Sussex, BN1 9QE |
Telephone: 01273 686 758 Web: http://www.sussex.ac.uk/spru Email: m.e.winder@sussex.ac.uk |
| SPRU is one of the world leaders in policy research on science, technology and innovation (STI) and its wider economic, social and environmental implications. Its mission is to deepen understanding of the place of science, technology and innovation in the global economy for the benefit of government, business and society. | |
| Wales Genetics Knowledge Park Cardiff University, The Medicentre, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4UJ |
Telephone: 029 2068 2140 Web: http://www.walesgenepark.co.uk Email: lenchnj@cf.ac.uk |
| The Wales Gene Park has four key areas of activity: basic biomedical research, the provision to the NHS of novel diagnostic and clinical services, knowledge dissemination and education concerning genetics (including training of healthcare professionals and research and debate on social, legal and ethical issues) and the successful commercialisation of novel innovations arising from such activities. | |
| Wellcome Trust Gibbs Building, 215 Euston Road, London, NW1 2BE |
Telephone: 020 7611 8888 / [F] 020 7611 8545 Web: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk Email: contact@wellcome.ac.uk |
| The Wellcome Trust's mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. | |
| Wellcome Trust Biomedical Ethics Section http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/doc_WTX022192.html |
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| The Biomedical Ethics programme aims to: build the knowledge base in biomedical ethics, develop research capacity in this field and encourage the application of research in biomedical ethics. The Biomedical Ethics Programme encourages research integrating philosophical analysis with the examination of empirical evidence relating to an ethical, social, legal or public policy issue raised by biomedical science. Research areas include ethical, legal and social aspects of biomedicine. | |