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Lecturer/Position/Organization: Debra JH Mathews, PhD, MA Assistant Director for Science Programs, Phoebe R Berman Bioethics Institute, Johns Hopkins University Session/Theme: Stem Cell Science and Polices/In the USA Title of the presentation: Interstate Collaboration in Stem Cell Research Text: (recommended/maximum length: 1 page) Embryonic stem cells (ESCs) are immensely promising for both basic science and clinical

Lecturer/Position/Organization: Carl Djerassi, Professor of Chemistry emeritus, Stanford University Session/Theme: Science/Society and Politics Title of the presentation: Can research be forbidden The answer to the question posed in my title is a categorical “No!�? It would be equivalent to prohibiting human curiosity, which is patently impossible, because in the final analysis, it is human curiosity

Lecturer/Position/Organization: Prof. Fabio Marazzi, University of Bergamo Session/Theme: Science and Law Title of the presentation: The evolution of intellectual property landscape The aim of science is a quest for knowledge, that has to be disseminated, shared, capitalised and Used Intellectual property is the results and outcomes of research: “Intellectual” as it is a creative output;

Lecturer/Position/Organization: Piergiorgio Strata Professor of Neurophysiology, Rita Levi Montalcini center for brain Repair, Dpt Neuroscience University of Turin, Italy Session/Theme: Science, Technology and Economy Title of the presentation: Freedom in the access to science career Among the many aspects of freedom in research one concerns the lack of free access to a scientific carrier which