Do Good Things Really Come in Small Packages? Nanotechnology, Law and Policy: How our Legal System Handles Emerging Technologies
Thursday, June 25, 2009 6 PM - 8 PM
Registration:
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Nanotechnology is revolutionizing fields as diverse as health care, energy and the environment. How should law and policy shape the way the public might benefit from advances in this new technology and how does our legal system guard against risks to public health and safety posed by such scientific advances?
Moderator:
EDWARD CHENG, Associate Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School
Speakers:
GREGORY MANDEL, Professor of Law, Temple University's Beasley School of Law; JOHN WEINER, Associate Director for Policy in FDA's Office of Combination Products, FDA; DAN ABRAHAMS, PhD, Director, Morningside/Lamont Licensing at Columbia University's Science and Technology Ventures; former VP and Chief Technologist, GE's Technology Licensing Group; ERIC M. KRAUS, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold LLP
Light refreshments will be provided.