UK Organisations
Academy of Medical Sciences
Academy of Medical Royal Colleges
Agriculture and Environment Biotechnology Commission (AEBC)
The AEBC was wound up in April 2005. It advised on biotechnology issues affecting agriculture and the environment
www.aebc.gov.uk
The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI)
The Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)
British Medical Association (BMA)
Central Office for Research Ethics Committees (COREC) (superseeded by NRES)
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Department of Health
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion
Food Standards Agency
Responsible for food safety, including GM food
www.food.gov.uk
Genetics Knowledge Parks
- London www.londonideas.org
- Cambridge www.cgkp.org.uk
- Oxford www.oxfordgkp.org (under construction)
- Cardiff www.walesgenepark.co.uk
- North west www.nowgen.org.uk
- Newcastle www.centreforlife.co.uk/ngkp
General Medical Council (GMC)
The Healthcare Commission
Promotes improvement in the quality of the NHS and independent healthcare
www.healthcarecommission.org.uk
Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA)
A statutory body which regulates, licenses and collects data on fertility treatments such as IVF and donor insemination, as well as human embryo research, in the UK.
www.hfea.gov.uk
Human Genetics Commission (HGC)
The HGC advises on genetic technologies and their impact on people and health care
www.hgc.gov.uk
Human Tissue Authority
The Medical Research Council (MRC)
National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence
Provides national guidance on promoting good health and preventing and treating ill health
www.nice.org.uk
National Research Ethics Service (NRES) (superseeds COREC)
The Royal College of General Practitioners
The Royal College of Nursing
The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
The Royal College of Pathologists
The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
The Royal College of Physicians
The Royal Society
The Royal Society of Medicine
Science Learning Centres
www.sciencelearningcentres.org.uk
Scottish Council on Human Bioethics
Sense about Science
Society of Pharmaceutical Medicine
The Wellcome Trust
Runs a biomedical ethics programme, including funding grants for social, ethics, legal and public policy research with a focus on neuroscience, mental health and genetics
www.wellcome.ac.uk/en/1/mismiseth.html
Last Updated Thu, 31 January 2008