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Engineering biology: call for evidence
This call for evidence is being carried out by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT).
DSIT are seeking views and evidence to assist the government identify the key areas where it can best support engineering biology in the UK.
To inform the development of the UK engineering biology policy the engineering biology research and business community and wider interested parties are invited to share their views on the following areas:
- the knowledge pipeline
- the innovation ecosystem
- skills
- the value chain
- technology adoption
- the regulatory environment
This call for evidence will be open for contribution until 29 September 2023.
Please get in touch with Linda Bedenik if you're interested to get involved.
Linda Bedenik
What does your role at BIA involve?
Linda leads on intellectual property (IP), engineering biology (EngBio), R&D and innovation policy and animal research. She provides the secretariat to BIA's two advisory committees - Intellectual Property (IPAC) and Engineering Biology (EBAC) as well as the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Life Sciences.
Previous experience & achievements
Prior to joining BIA, Linda worked as a Policy Analyst at a non-profit looking into university-business collaboration and knowledge exchange in the UK and as a researcher at a public policy-focused think tank identifying challenges to state-level public service delivery and rural health in India. Linda has an MA in Global Political Economy from the University of Sussex.
If you could invite any scientist or entrepreneur to dinner, who would it be and why?
Santos-Dumont and the Wright Brothers – to have them settle the debate over who flew first.
