Between opportunity and risk. Regulation, expectations and innovation policies for stem cells in Argentina
Authors
Gabriela Bortz, Federico Vasen, Achim RosemannFiles
Key Information
Journal
Published in Vol. 28 No. 54 (2017) of Ciencia, Docencia y Tecnología.
Ciencia, Docencia y Tecnología is a refereed, multidisciplinary open access scientific journal that aims to contribute to the development of scientific knowledge in Argentina and Latin America. Since 1990 it has been edited and funded by the National University of Entre Ríos and publishes original research articles in Spanish and Portuguese by national and international researchers. Until 2020, CDyT was published in May and November. As of Num. 62 may-ago (2021), it adopts the continuous publication mode, publishing three issues in April, August and December.
About the JournalAbstract
In Argentina, scientists and Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) public officials identify stem cells as a strategic priority. This policy definition is translated into a growing state effort to promote capacity building in this technology through programs, funding and debates to generate a specific regulatory framework.
This work aims to explore how state support for research and development (R&D) in stem cells is locally built. With this purpose, we explore the tension between investment in capacity building and the construction of expectations on income revenues, hopes for potential therapeutic applications, and potential risks. We will show how the attempts to generate a specific regulation, driven by actors linked to STI policy seeks to mediate between risk and expectations shaping research and locally developed products for positioning the country as an international benchmark in this emerging technology.
