Commercialization and Society and its Policy and Strategic Implications

GE³LS is an acronym for the ethical, environmental, economic, legal and social issues related to genomics research. Genome Prairie’s GE³LS proposal is headed by investigators from the University of Alberta, the University of Calgary and the University of Saskatchewan. The overall theme for the proposal is commercialization and society and its policy and strategic implications. The proposal is mapping the development of controversial biotechnology applications from initial research to commercialization and is examining the factors that contribute to public controversy. The researchers also analyze the nature and source of socio-political concerns associated with the commercialization of genomic technologies and attempt to improve the understanding of how the transmission of information affects consumer behavior relative to genomic technology. Finally, they study the way intellectual property is created, managed and commercially exploited. Click here for the Web page.