Current projects
Novel neurotechnologies: intervening in the brain
Technologies and devices that intervene in the brain are being developed to help treat diseases such as stroke, dementia, obesity and depression. This, and the possible use of such technologies for non-medical purposes, is becoming a subject of debate.
This Working Party will explore the ethical, social and legal issues arising from the development and impact of these 'novel neurotechnologies'.
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The collection, linking, use and exploitation of biological and health data: ethical issues
Developments that facilitate the collection, linking, use and exploitation of data relating to individual people have become increasingly important to biomedical research, healthcare, and other aspects of contemporary life.
This Working Party is exploring the ethical issues relating to these developments.
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- agriculture
- alcohol
- animals in research
- autonomy
- behaviour
- biobanks
- biodata
- biofuels
- bioinformation
- biotechnology
- carers
- clinical practice
- clinical research
- consent
- dementia
- developing countries
- DNA
- e-health
- forensics
- gamete donation
- genetic screening
- genetic testing
- germline therapies
- global health
- GM crops
- human rights
- human tissue
- incentives
- infectious disease
- intellectual property
- mental health
- mitochondrial donation
- nanotechnology
- neonatal medicine
- neurotechnology
- obesity
- organ donation
- patenting DNA
- patient confidentiality
- personalised healthcare
- pharmacogenetics
- plant genetics
- premature babies
- privacy
- public health
- solidarity
- stem cells
- synthetic biology
- xenotransplantation
