Faculty Director Gary Marchant attended an OECD workshop on neurotechnology in Shanghai, China on September 6-7. The workshop, titled “Minding Neurotechnology: delivering responsible innovation for health and well-being“, was convened in collaboration with the China National Center for Biotechnology Development.
The workshop provided a forum for exploring legal and ethical challenges raised by the advancement of brain science and the integration of cutting edge neurotechnologies. According to the OECD, health technologies like neuroprosthetics, neuromodulation, neurorehabilitation, and neurosensing could form a market worth billions by 2022. Additionally, neurotechnologies have the potential to impact fields like education, information technology, and communications.
Marchant presented on Challenges in the governance of emerging technology and lead into a session on frameworks and practices for responsible neurotechnology innovation in the private sector.