Program
ICEEL 2022
Mon, 26 September 2022 (all times are CEST)
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09:00 - 09:20 |
OpeningRenzo Pegoraro, Pontifical Academy for Life, VA Welcome Vincenzo Paglia, Pontifical Academy for Life, VA Welcome note Ralf Stutzki, NCCR MSE, CH Ethics and Engineering Life, introduction and overview Daniel Müller, NCCR MSE, ETH Zurich, CH Engineering Molecular Systems, introduction and overview |
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09:20 - 10:10 |
Ethics and Gene-based Engineering chair: Renzo PegoraroLaura Palazzani, LUMSA, IT Gene-editing: ethical and legal challenges Luk Vandenberghe, Harvard Medical School, USA Gene-based therapy: delivering on the promise? |
| 10:10 - 10:40 | Coffee break |
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10:40 - 11:30 |
Ethics and Cell-based Engineering chair: Daniel Müller Marie-Jo Thiel, University of Strasbourg, FR Engineering cellular systems: modify, repair, but not at all costs. Which ethical benchmarks? Martin Fussenegger, ETH Zürich, CH Cell-based therapies of the future |
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11:30 - 12:20 |
Ethics and Organoid-based Engineering chair: Daniel MüllerNienke de Graeff, Leiden University Medical Center, NL Exploring the ethics of gastruloids Hans Clevers, Roche Pharma, CH Stem cell-derived organoids model human disease |
| 12:20 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
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14:00 - 14:40 |
Young Researchers Session chair: Carlo CasaloneOliver Siontas, ETH Zürich, CH I know that I know nothing Jacob Shwartz-Lucas, Invincible Wellbeing, USA Eliminating unnecessary suffering: technical options for preventing negative experience across species Luisa Infante, University "Magna Graecia" of Catanzaro, IT The ethics of clinical applications of genome editing |
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14:40 - 15:30 |
COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned chair: Ana BorovečkiMontse Esquerda Aresté, Ramon Llull University, ES Medicine changes fast. Medicine changes in the instant: healthcare professionals and COVID-19 Emanuele Cozzi, University of Padua, IT COVID-19 and vaccines: what did we learn? |
| 15:30 - 15:45 | Coffee break |
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15:45 - 16:35 |
Regulation & Communication chair: Alberto TozziFederico de Montalvo Jääskeläinen, Comillas Pontifical University, ES Engineering life and legal regulation: from principles to ex post evaluation Marco Cattaneo, National Geographic, IT The challenge of communicating bioengineering in a harsh debate |
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16:35 - 17:45 |
Religious Views on Engineering Life Panel moderators: Ralf Stutzki & Renzo PegoraroEmmanuel Agius, Christianity; University of Malta, MT Andrea Genazzani, Judaism; University of Pisa, IT Guido Giordano, Buddhism; Roma Tre University, IT Ilhan Ilkilic, Islam; Istanbul University, TR |
| 17:45 | End of online streaming Day 1 |
| 18:20 - 19:00 | Michel Comte, Artist and photographer, CH Engineering Life and Us – an ArtSci project |
Tue, 27 September 2022 (all times are CEST)
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09:15 - 10:30 |
Engineering Living Systems & Bioethical Principles chair: Marie-Jo ThielHenk ten Have, Duquesne University, USA The conundrum of translational ethics - engineering gaps between theories and practices Botond Roska, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, CH Vision restoration Alberto E Tozzi, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IT Ethical implications of digital twins |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee break |
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11:00 - 11:50 |
Global Perspectives chair: Henk ten HaveKevin FitzGerald, Creighton University, USA Unity in diversity: how development of biotechnology can serve the needs of all Ana Borovečki, University of Zagreb, HR Global bioethics and the new possibilities for engineering life |
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11:50 - 12:30 |
Young Researchers Session chair: Carlo Casalone Lucía Campagnolo Martínez-Calcerrada, Comillas Pontifical University, ES Distinction between enhancement and healing Pawel Kordowitzki, Nicolaus Copernicus University, PL The ticking biological clock of oocytes-implications for procreation and society Diego Puricelli, Pontifical Gregorian University, IT Emanuela Midolo, National Research Council, IT Ethical, legal, and anthropological aspects of new biotechnologies in human reproduction: the case of synthetic gametes and artificial womb |
| 12:30 - 14:00 | Lunch break |
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14:00 - 16:00 |
Focus Panel chair: Kevin FitzGerald & Ana Borovečki Governance Jacques Simpore, University of Ouagadougou, BF Ethical requirement for global governance and oversight of gene editing Patients' view Jack Janssen, Dutch Najjar Foundation, NL User experiences without scientific basis Communication Jen Copestake, Salt + Light Television, IT The media’s role in education and equality of access to emerging medical technology Medicine Hendrik Scholl, Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, CH Gene therapy: clinical perspective Corporation Tim Hunt, Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, USA Opportunities and challenges in gene and cell therapy |
| 16:00 | End of online streaming Day 2 |
| 16:00 - 16:30 | Coffee break |
| 16:30 - 18:30 | Ethics Statement SessionRound table (speakers only) |
