Should Genes be Patented?
| Start date | 24-Apr-09 |
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| End date | n/a |
| Venue | Melbourne Business School |
| Address |
Coles Theatre 200 Leicester Street Carlton, VIC Australia ![[ Gmaps marker icon ]](/i/gmap_marker_default.gif "Click to view the map")
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| Status | Closed |
| RSVP | 20-Apr-09 |
| Cost | Free |
| Contact | Jean Molloy |
| Registration | Closed |
The Intellectual Property Research Institute of Australia and the Centre for Ideas and the Economy will be organizing a public discussion on the topic "Should Genes be Patented?" This is an issue that has drawn heated debate across the world in recent years. It is also currently the subject of an Australian Government Senate Enquiry. Whether genetic inventions are patentable may have a tremendous impact on scientific and technological progress, as well as on the provision of healthcare.
The purpose of this event is to provide a forum for leading academics, government officials, business leaders and scientists from around Australia to discuss the issue of gene patenting.
CHAIR and MODERATOR:
- Professor Joshua Gans, Professor of Management, Melbourne Business School and Director of CITE
SPEAKERS:
Introduction by:
- Dr Chris Dent, Senior Research Fellow, IPRIA
- Dr Kwanghui Lim, Senior Lecturer in Strategic Management, Melbourne Business School and Associate Director (MBS), IPRIA
PANEL MEMBERS:
- Dr Gillian Mitchell, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne
- Professor Gregory Mandel, Temple University Law School, USA
- Associate Professor Dianne Nicol, University of Tasmania, Faculty of Law
- Professor Dan Peled, Haifa University, Israel
DATE: Friday 24 April 2009
TIME: 9.30am -11.30am (Registration and Refreshments from 9.00am)
VENUE: Coles Theatre, Melbourne Business School, 200 Leicester Street, Carlton
Download event flyer here
Speakers' Bios are available here
SEMINAR CONTACT:
Jean Molloy, IPRIA, Alan Gilbert Building, The University of Melbourne, VIC 3010
Tel: (03) 8344 2153 Fax: (03) 8344 2111
The Submissions by Gillian Mitchell et al, Dianne Nicol & Jane Nielsen and the joint IPRIA/CITE submission are now available on the Senate Inquiry website here
