6th Annual World Life Sciences Conference

1 Jun - 2 Jun 2018

Session information

Roundtables - Topic six Gene editing and CRISPR Cas9

Committee(s)

Intellectual Property and Entertainment Law Committee (Lead)
Life Sciences Subcommittee (Lead)

Description

Gene-editing technologies, such as CRISPR-Cas9, are all the rage. But what are they? What are the potential benefits and risks? How are these technologies being regulated and commercialised? What are the patent issues? We will discuss these questions and more.

Session / Workshop Chair(s)

Kevin Esvelt MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Alex Spiegler Arent Fox Schiff LLP, New York, New York, USA