Sökning: "UmanGenomics"

Hittade 2 avhandlingar innehållade ordet UmanGenomics.

  1. 1. Guldgruvan som försvann? : En mediestudie av konflikten kring UmanGenomics och Medicinska biobanken 2001-2006

    Författare :Erik Lindenius; Christer Nordlund; Anna Olofsson; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; UmanGenomics; Medicial Biobank Umeå; Umeå University; media-mediated controversy; local newspapers; national press; university records; rhetorics; arenas; accusations; metaphor; Media and communication studies; Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap; media and communication studies;

    Sammanfattning : Between 2002 and 2006, an ongoing conflict surrounding Umeå-based biotech company UmanGenomics and the Medical Biobank at Umeå University played out in the media. The conflict involved researchers, business leaders, politicians, the university board, journalists and the general public. LÄS MER

  3. 2. Biobanks and informed consent : An anthropological contribution to medical ethics

    Författare :Klaus Hoeyer; Paul Martin; Umeå universitet; []
    Nyckelord :Medical ethics; empirical ethics; social anthropology; policy; informed consent; stored human tissue; etik; Ethics;

    Sammanfattning : Background: 1985 saw the beginnings of a population-based biobank in Västerbotten County, Sweden. In 1999, a start-up genomics company, UmanGenomics, obtained ‘all commercial rights’ to the biobank. The company introduced an ethics policy, which was well received in prestigious journals, focusing on public oversight and informed consent. LÄS MER