Hi Everyone,
Just a gentle reminder that we cordially invite all to join us in a roundtable
discussing socially responsible funding policy with a special emphasis on the
medical sciences. The roundtable will take place at 10:00am EST (3:00pm GMT)
on Saturday November 14th, 2020. The session will be a total of 3 hours.
The COVID-19 crisis has again emphasized the importance of science for a
well-functioning global society. In particular, we now turn to life sciences
for answers that could influence the whole human race, from our very survival
to details about the development and management of resources. Thus,
responsible life science policy is of global relevance. This raises new
questions, such as how best to distribute a future vaccine, or what agents can
be counted as blameworthy in cases of failure. This international, online
workshop brings together experts to discuss one of the many new questions
prompted by the current crisis, specifically, how are we to fund pandemic
science? Is this best left to each country, or are multinational standards to
be preferred? What role should be played by private companies, as opposed to
national funding agencies? What kinds of healthcare inequalities follow from
inequalities in funding?
Speakers:
Ivor Ralph Edwards (Uppsala Monitoring Center)
Manuela Fernndez Pinto (Universidad de los Andes)
Rade Injac (Sandoz)
Sergio Sismondo (Queens University)
Jacob Stegenga (University of Cambridge)
Matthew Wallace (International Development Research Centre)
This event is hosted by Centre for Philosophy of Science, University of
Geneva, the Forum for Advancing Science and Education
through Philosophy, and the Carl Fredrich
von Weizscker Center, University of
Tbingen.
Here is the link to the zoom meeting: https://zoom.us/j/99879702359
For more details, please see: https://forumadvise.wordpress.com/events/
If anyone has any questions or concerns, please feel free to contact me
directly.
Best wishes,
Vlasta Sikimi
Jamie Shaw
Mike Stuart
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