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01-08-2019 | Discussion Note

Responsible Bioentrepreneurs

Authors: Karsten Bolz, Christine Volkmann

Abstract

The principles of responsible bioentrepreneurship are a call for multiple stakeholders to engage in a manifold discourse driving a solution-oriented innovation process.

As a bioentrepreneur, one can understand ‘researchers hoping to commercialize their research, and […] those working for and with young life science companies’ [1].

Responsible Innovation and Responsible Research and Innovation (RRI) are often used as synonyms in the literature. RRI was originally defined as ‘[…] a transparent, interactive process by which societal actors and innovators become mutually responsive to each other with a view to the (ethical) acceptability, sustainability and societal desirability of the innovation process and its marketable products (in order to allow a proper embedding of scientific and technological advances in our society).’ [14].

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Title: Responsible Bioentrepreneurs
Authors: Karsten Bolz
Christine Volkmann
Publication date: 01-08-2019
Publisher: Springer Netherlands
Published in: NanoEthics
Print ISSN: 1871-4757
Electronic ISSN: 1871-4765
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11569-019-00342-7

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