Biofuels, Biodiversity, and Responsible Innovation

Jason Delborne, Associate Professor of Science, Policy, and Society, Center on Genetic Engineering and Society, North Carolina State University

Drawing on the case of genetically engineered trees, this talk will explore the complex tensions that surround the pursuit of responsible innovationdefined as the steering of innovation toward socially beneficial outcomesin the field of biotechnology, in areas such as risk and liability, intellectual property and ownership and commercial and institutional alignments. This talk is part of a larger series, Energy and Society: Communities of Energy in Transition.

Tempe, AZ, Coor 5536 ASU Tempe Campus | RSVP required to [email protected] by 10/31/2014 | More information