select search filters
briefings
roundups & rapid reactions
Fiona fox's blog
Speakers:
Prof Austin Smith, Director, Wellcome Trust Centre for Stem Cell Research
Prof Oliver Bruestle, Professor of Reconstructive Neurobiology, University of Bonn
Prof Pete Coffey, Director, London Project to Cure Blindness
Prof Sir Ian Wilmut, Chairman, Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Prof Robin Lovell-Badge, Head of Developmental Genetics, National Institute for Medical Research
A group of leading stem cell scientists raised the alarm over a European Court of Justice case they say could block all development of embryonic-stem-cell-based therapies in Europe, following a statement from the Advocate General making recommendations that would amount to a ban on patents for embryonic stem cell related technologies.