Dear Colleagues,
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<br>We are pleased to invite submissions for our panel* “Pharmaceutical and
<br>diagnostic futures: innovation, governance and practice” *at this year's
<br>EASST/4S conference in Prague, August 2020.
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<br>The development, marketing and use of new pharmaceutical and diagnostic
<br>products is playing an increasing role in shaping healthcare across the
<br>globe. Major changes are underway that may represent a fundamental
<br>transition in the sector, driven by the search for new sources of value,
<br>emerging technologies and systemic shifts in healthcare provision. Novel
<br>targeted and biological products are increasingly tied to new diagnostic
<br>tests facilitating the development of personalised medicine. A wave of
<br>ultra-expensive speciality and orphan medicines are posing major challenges
<br>for both access and existing regulatory frameworks and reconfiguring
<br>relations between patients and industry. The dynamics of
<br>pharmaceuticalisation and diagnostic innovation are extending the reach of
<br>Western medicine and international bioscience companies into new markets
<br>and the Global South, raising important social and ethical questions. This
<br>Open Panel invites papers related to pharmaceutical and diagnostic studies.
<br>We welcome papers on: the political economy of the global bio/pharma and
<br>diagnostics industry, new and alternative forms of knowledge production,
<br>the development of novel biological and speciality products, the changing
<br>role of patients in innovation and regulation, the challenge to existing
<br>forms of governance and Health Technology Assessment, medicines for
<br>neglected and rare conditions, and situating pharmaceutical and diagnostic
<br>innovation within broader health system transitions. In particular, we are
<br>keen to encourage submissions from critical, feminist, post-colonial and
<br>Global South perspectives. The Panel aims to help build a global network of
<br>STS scholars working in this area and develop collaborative research on the
<br>major changes underway in this key sector.
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<br>*Session organisers:*
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<br>Paul Martin, University of Sheffield
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<br>Stuart Hogarth, University of Cambridge
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<br>Fred Steward, Policy Studies Institute
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<br>*Contact:* Paul Martin (paul.martin@sheffield.ac.uk)
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<br>The submission portal is open until 29th February 2020 and accessible via
<br>the conference website: https://www.easst4s2020prague.org/
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