{"id":3740,"date":"2016-09-29T15:56:41","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T13:56:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/insights\/actualites\/actualite\/the-ethics-platform\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T13:52:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:52:48","slug":"the-ethics-platform","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/en\/insights\/blog\/news\/the-ethics-platform\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ethics Platform"},"content":{"rendered":"<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-5659\" src=\"https:\/\/www.toulouse-white-biotechnology.com\/app\/uploads\/2016\/09\/ethique-300x300-2.jpg\" alt=\"ethique\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\">This TWB platform intervenes as part of the ethical and societal accompaniment of TWB\u2019s research projects.<\/strong>\n\n<p>At the dawn of the XXI<\/p>\n\n<sup>st<\/sup>\n\n<p>century, the study of microorganisms constitutes a major research axis\u00a0in the knowledge of the finest functionalities of life. Biological system engineers now model the nanometric architecture of microbial strains<\/p>\n\n<strong>in order to impose new directions to\u00a0their metabolism<\/strong>\n\n<p>.\r\n\r\nTWB Ethics Platform is a<\/p>\n\n<strong>service dedicated to the accompaniment of research works carried out by the <em>consortium<\/em> through the humanities and social sciences<\/strong>\n\n<p>. Indeed, the increasing modification of life\u2019s properties raises<\/p>\n\n<strong>multiple ethical issues<\/strong>\n\n<p>that need to be analyzed more closely. The specific approach of the Ethics Platform is to participate directly in these projects by putting the debates on a laboratory bench.\r\n\r\nThe Ethics Platform is run by an \u201con-board philosopher\u201d\u00a0whose service was made available by the Graduate School for Ethics in Science and Health of the Catholic Institute of Toulouse. Present part-time at the TWB premises, he proposes to address ethical issues by considering both theoretical (for instance, philosophy of nature, philosophy of life) and practical (for instance, societal impact of the research projects) aspects.\r\nTo that end:<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li>Conferences on the philosophical approach to nature and life are proposed during academic encounters, to which TWB researchers contribute. The intent is to give everyone the tools necessary to take account of the ethical reflection.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>These conferences are relayed on TWB\u2019s site itself through \u201cethical caf\u00e9s\u201d intended to promote exchanges with all the personnel.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>More specific encounters, organized with the teams working on a particular project, help to refine the ethical reflection based on a concrete case.<\/li>\r\n\t<li>The works coordinated by the Ethics Platform are presented twice a year at the Ethics and Sustainable Development Committee<sup>1<\/sup> of TWB composed of prominent figures of the academic and industrial world.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>This field experience in the laboratory makes it<\/p>\n\n<strong> possible to offer the expertise to TWB partner organizations:<\/strong>\n\n<p>[bloc_simple]<\/p>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li><strong>Academic conferences on the ethical issues of bio-nanotechnologies.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Participation in Workshops and Research Seminars.<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Teachings in Ethics of Science and Technologies (Masters, Engineering Schools).<\/strong><\/li>\r\n\t<li><strong>Continuous training\u00a0session \u201cEthics of biotechnologies\u201d\u00a0(inter or intra-company, via INSA Toulouse &#8211; France).<\/strong><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n<p>[\/bloc_simple]<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Publications:<\/h2>\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n\t<li><em>Des machines vivantes en Biologie de Synth\u00e8se?<\/em> VRIN, coll. Sciences, Histoire, Philosophie, pp. 57-82, 2014<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em>L\u2019\u00e9thique des sciences entre enseignement et recherche<\/em> : exemple de la biologie de synth\u00e8se\r\nLes Etudes Hospitali\u00e8res, pp. 85-100, 2014<\/li>\r\n\t<li><em>Nano-biotechnologies et rapport \u00e0 la vie<\/em>. Les Etudes Hospitali\u00e8res, pp. 99-115, 2013<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\n\n<em>Contact: Vincent GREGOIRE-DELORY, Manager of the TWB Ethics platform, (<a href=\"mailto:vincent.gregoire-delory@ict-toulouse.fr\">vincent.gregoire-delory@ict-toulouse.fr<\/a>)<\/em>\n\n<hr>\n\n<p>[bloc_note]<\/p>\n\n<sup>1<\/sup>\n\n<p>Members of the CEDD of TWB on 1st September 2016: BENSAUDE-VINCENT Bernadette (Philosopher and Historian, Paris-I Sorbonne University), CAMBON-THOMSEN Anne (Doctor, Research Supervisor CNRS); BOIZARD Herv\u00e9 (Sustainable Development INRA), BOUDET Alain-Michel (Plant Biology, Member of the Academy of Sciences and of the Academy of Technologies), MAGNIN Thierry (Rector of the Catholic University of Lyon, member of the Academy of Technologies), Fran\u00e7ois MONNET (Director of Research &amp; Innovation, Solvay).\r\n\r\n[\/bloc_note]<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This TWB platform intervenes as part of the ethical and societal accompaniment of TWB\u2019s research projects. 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