Biotechnology and Medicine Education Trust (Biotechmet)

THE OBJECTS OF BIOTECHMET ARE TO ADVANCE EDUCATION FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT BY FOSTERING A GREATER UNDERSTANDING AMONG THE GENERAL PUBLIC, MEDICAL AUDIENCES AND OTHER KEY STAKEHOLDERS, ABOUT WHAT BIOTECHNOLOGY IS, WHERE IT HAS COME FROM AND ITS ROLE IN MEDICINE, INCLUDING THE RISKS AND BENEFITS, BY SUCH MEANS AS THE TRUSTEES MAY FROM TIME TO TIME DECIDE. THE OBJECTIVE IS TO PROVIDE TRUSTED AND RELIABLE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES FOR PEOPLE AT VARIOUS AGE LEVELS AND WITH DIFFERING LEVELS OF KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERTISE TO FACILITATE BETTER UNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT• THE MULTIPLE TOOLS IN BIOTECHNOLOGY• WHO IS INVOLVED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION TO MEDICINE, INCLUDING THE CONTRIBUTION MADE BY WOMEN, ETHNIC MINORITIES AND PEOPLE OUTSIDE NORTH AMERICA AND WESTERN EUROPE• THE COMPLEXITIES BEHIND BIOTECHNOLOGY INNOVATION AND ITS APPLICATION TO MEDICINE• THE IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ON MEDICAL RESEARCH, PRACTICE AND TREATMENT • WHAT RISKS AND BENEFITS BIOTECHNOLOGY BRINGS TO MEDICINE• HOW THE FIELD IS FUNDED AND REGULATED• THE IMPACT OF BIOTECHNOLOGY ON THE WORK OF CLINICIANS AND PATIENTS' HEALTH OUTCOMES • THE FUTURE DIRECTION OF BIOTECHNOLOGY IN MEDICINE