April 25, 2006

human tissue legislation – what does it mean for professionals and the public?

Speakers:
Baroness Hayman, Chair, HTA
Adrian McNeil, Chief Executive, HTA
Prof W. John Armitage, Director of Tissue Banking, University of Bristol
Prof James Ironside, Professor of Clinical Neuropathology and HTA member, University of Edinburgh

The new Human Tissue Authority (HTA) opens for business, and issues its first ever licence today. Key members of the Authority and clinical professionals briefed the media on the development of the legislation, the scope of the Authority’s regulatory powers and the effect on research, medicine, patients and the public.