PROPEUR
PLANT AND ANIMAL GENOMES IN RELATION TO BIODIVERSITY
Theme 3, Workshop 2 – Paris, 5-6 May 2006
Friday 5th May
Introductory session
9.30-9.35
Welcome address
Judge Christian Byk, Secretary-General, International Association Law, Ethics and Science
9.35-9.55
Introduction to PropEur Project
Dr Heather Widdows, Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham
9.55-10.35
Update on first plant and animal genome workshop
Prof. Göran Hermeren, Department of Medical Ethics, Lund University
Session 1: The State of the Art
10.35-11.15 What are the present challenges to biodiversity in relation with plant and animal genome?
Prof. François Gros, Perpetual Secretary, French Academy of Sciences, Paris
11.15-11.35 Break
11.35-12.15 Country Report - Transposing and implementing Directive 98/44/EC: a long and difficult way: The French
story
Judge Christian Byk, Court of Appeal, Paris
12.15-12.45 Country Report - The impact of national and international debate on the moratorium on the release of
GMO into the environment: The Debate in Germany
Prof. Jurgen Simon, University of Luneburg
12.45-13.15 Discussion
Model 1. Patents, reform perspectives
14.20-15.00 Models of property governance in plant and animal genomes: Commodifcation and patenting
Dr. Caroline Mullen, Centre for the Study of Global Ethics, University of Birmingham
15.00-15.40 The patentability of biotechnological invention: the European Commission’s second 16c report
Paul Van den Bulck, Attorney at law, Ulys law firm, Brussels
15.40-16.00 Break
16.00-17.00 Law policy approaches: round-table discussion
Prof. Jean-Christophe Galloux, University Paris II / Prof. Geertrui van Overwalle, IPR Institute, University of
Leuven / Dr Anthony Taubman, WIPO, Geneva
17.00-17.30 Discussion
Saturday 6th May
Model 2. Commodification/ Market Model
9.30-10.10
The European Union strategy on Biotechnology: after the 2005 EC report
Dr David Coles, consultant, Enhance International Limited, Wageningen
10.10-10.50 The patenting of plant and animal genomes
Dr Paul Oldham, Centre for Economic and Social Aspects of Genomics, Lancaster University
10.50-11.30 Economic Development and Bio-piracy
Mr Chris Hamilton, Bios Centre, London School of Economics
11.30-11.50 Break
11.50-13.00 Final discussion and closing remarks
Prof. Donna Dickenson, Director, Birbeck Institute for the Humanities