Organizations

The Royal Society of New Zealand

The Royal Society of New Zealand is an independent, national academy of sciences, and a federation of scientific and technological societies. It works for the advancement of science and technology in New Zealand and around the world. The Royal Society of New Zealand has developed the, “The Royal Society of New Zealand Code of Professional Standards and Ethics,” which is obligatory for its members and voluntary for all other scientists and technologists in New Zealand.

Website:
http://www.rsnz.org/
Phone:
+ 64 4 - 472 7421
Address:
PO Box 598 | Wellington 6140 | New Zealand

Code of Ethics: Code of Professional Standards and Ethics in Science, Technology, and the Humanities

Issued by the Council of the Royal Society on 25 November 2010.

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The Swiss Academy of Sciences (SCNAT)

SCNAT monitors the development of new technologies, such as synthetic biology, and analyzes the opportunities and risks. They also promote scientific integrity and develop binding ethical guidelines with researchers.

Website:
http://www.scnat.ch/index.en.php
Phone:
+41 31 310 40 20
Address:
Schwarztorstrasse 9 | 3007 Bern | Switzerland

The Wellcome Trust

The Wellcome Trust is an independent charity whose mission is to foster and promote research with the aim of improving human and animal health. It is the United Kingdom’s largest non-governmental source of funds for biomedical research. The Trust has recognized that there is potential for the harmful misuse of biomedical research and has therefore developed a, “position statement on bioterrorism and biomedical research.”

Website: http://www.wellcome.ac.uk/

Phone: +44 (0)20 7611 8888

Address: Gibbs Building | 215 Euston Road | London, NW1 2BE, UK

Code of Ethics: Position Statement on Bioterrorism and Biomedical Research

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Third World Academy of Sciences (TWAS)

TWAS is the academy of science for the developing world. TWAS has supported scientific research in 100 countries in the South through a variety of work programs while working in collaboration with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), International Council for Science (ICSU), International Foundation for Science (IFS) and International Science Programme (ISP).

Website:
http://www.twas.org/
Phone:
+39 040 2240 - 327
Address:
ICTP Campus, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste, Italy

Toronto University

Joint Centre for Bioethics
The centre strives to provide leadership in bioethics research, education, and clinical activities. Though focusing on bioethics for medicine practitioners, their research and experience in policy and codes of conduct are useful while examining dual-use issues in life sciences research.

Website:
http://www.jointcentreforbioethics.ca/index.shtml
Phone:
+ 1 (416) 978-2709
Address:
University of Toronto, 155 College Street, Suite 754, Toronto, ON M5T 1P8, Canada
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