Organizations

Pugwash Conferences

“The mission of the Pugwash Conferences on Science and World Affairs is to bring scientific insight and reason to bear on threats to human security arising from science and technology in general, and above all from the catastrophic threat posed to humanity by nuclear and other weapons of mass destruction…Through meetings and projects that bring together scientists, scholars and individuals experienced in government, diplomacy and the military, Pugwash focuses on those problems that lie at the intersection of science and world affairs.”

Website:
http://www.pugwash.org/reports/cbw/cbwlist.htm
Phone:
Italy: +39 (0) 06 687 2606
US: (202) 478-3440
Address:
Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei via della Lungara, 10 1-00165 Rome, Italy
11 Dupont Circle NW Suite 900, Washington, DC 20036, USA

Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited

“Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited (Ranbaxy), India’s largest pharmaceutical company, is an integrated, research based, international pharmaceutical company, producing a wide range of quality, affordable generic medicines, trusted by healthcare professionals and patients across geographies.”

Website:
http://www.ranbaxy.com/
Phone:
+ 91 - 124- 5135000
Address:
Corporate Office | Plot 90, Sector 32 | Gurgaon -122001 (Haryana), INDIA

RAND Corporation

“The RAND Corporation is a nonprofit institution that helps improve policy and decisionmaking through research and analysis. For nearly 60 years, decisionmakers in the public and private sectors have turned to the RAND Corporation for objective analysis and effective solutions that address the challenges facing the nation and the world. These challenges include such critical social and economic issues as education, poverty, crime, and the environment, as well as a range of national security issues. RAND researchers and analysts continue to be on the cutting edge of their fields, working with decisionmakers in both the public and private sectors to find solutions to today’s difficult, sensitive, and important problems. The high caliber of our researchers is well-known, as evidenced by the many Nobel Laureates who have been affiliated with RAND, either as employees, consultants, or in an advisory capacity.”

Website:
http://rand.org/
Phone:
(310) 393-0411
Address:
1776 Main Street, Santa Monica, CA 90401-3208 USA

Resources for Research Ethics Education

Biosecurity and the concept of dual-use research have important implications for the responsible conduct of research in the life sciences. A good illustration of this point is the statement on responsible publication issued in 2003 by editors and authors of some premiere scientific journals. Their statement affirmed a collective responsibility to review papers submitted to their journals for dual-use concerns and to avoid publishing those which pose a significant threat to public health or national security (PNAS 2003). In addition, some scientific societies like the American Society for Microbiology have also made statements or amended their codes of conduct to reflect biosecurity concerns (ASM 2005).

Website:
http://research-ethics.net/topics/biosecurity/
Address:
9500 Gilman Drive | UC San Diego | La Jolla, CA 92093-0612

RISTEX

Research Institute of Science and Technology for Society (RISTEX) is a part of Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) that primarily functions as a funding agency with a think tank-like capacity.

RISTEX engages in activities like those in the figure below with the view to promoting R&D that seeks solutions to specific social issues.

I. Identifying social issues: Identify social issues or that can be expected to occur in the future and invite relevant experts and stakeholders to survey and investigate the respective issues then to narrow down specific issues.
II. Establishing R&D focus areas: Based on the results I, establish the R&D focus areas where RISTEX activities can contribute to solution of issues based on the results.
III. Promoting R&D: Under the Area Directors, who manages with responsibility for R&D focus areas, establish R&D programs that have clearly defined R&D goals, issue calls for R&D project proposals and promote adopted R&D projects. Participation of stakeholders at every stage of establishing topics, implementing R&D, and conducting evaluations so that the results of R&D will contribute to the resolution of actual social issues.
IV. Presenting prototypes for return R&D results to society
V. Assisting the application of results to wider areas to be applied and to be established in society

Website:
http://www.ristex.jp/EN/index.html
Phone:
+81-3-5214-0130
Address:
Kojimachi Square Bldg, 5th floor | 3Nibancho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 102-0084, JAPAN
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