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Table 5 Findings and recommendations concerning anticipatory governance of SynBio innovation

From: Challenges for the European governance of synthetic biology for human health

Type of anticipatory governance

Recommendation

SynBio road-mapping for global health

Organize an open process of community engagement of imaginative thinking for researchers, industry, funding agencies, international health and innovation policymaking organisations, NGOs and representatives of end-users in the field of global public health. Goals would be to outline technical priorities, but also integrating them with research agendas and policy options, to ensure that such an infrastructure would be open, accessible and beneficial for all constructive interests in SynBio, thus stimulating pre-competitive cooperation in the field.

Real-time TA

Engage researchers and a wider circle of relevant stakeholders in an interactive process of imaginative deliberation, considering options, needs, conditions and alternatives for future applications envisaged in particular projects.

Scenarios supporting future imagination

Develop ‘techno-moral’ scenarios as a tool to stimulate imagination, reflection and debate in the context of real time TA, education and public engagement activities.

Experiments with different approaches to intellectual property

Seek to support initiatives from the research community and other parties considering alternative IP regimes and reward structures in SynBio and other fields (e.g. the Health Impact Fund).