CENTER FOR SCIENCE AND PUBLIC POLICY

Biotechnology

The Keystone Center serves as the 3rd-party, neutral facilitator for biotechnology advisory panels, and regional and national forums that give stakeholders from the widest range of perspectives the opportunity to consider carefully the development and commercialization of biotechnology-based products.

Projects include:

Monsanto Biotechnology Advisory Council (2001 - present)
The Keystone Center facilitates Monsanto’s external advisory board on biotechnology. The advisory council members include a diverse group of public opinion leaders from around the world, providing strategic input to the Monsanto Corporation on biotechnology issues. The advisory council works directly with Monsanto’s CEO and senior management.
Contact:	Sarah Alexander

DuPont Biotechnology Advisory Panel (1999 - present)
Panelists from Africa, Brazil, France, India, and the United States offer diverse perspectives and opinions to guide DuPont's thinking on the development and commercialization of biotechnology-based products.
Final report:	http://www.keystone.org/about-us/publications
External website:	http://www2.dupont.com/Biotechnology/en_US/advisory/
Contact:	Janesse Brewer

Issues Raised by Biotechnology: A Keystone Biotechnology Discussion Paper (1998)
The purpose of this paper is to provide readers with general information on biotechnology that will assist them in public policy discussions on this important subject. It is written for the general reader, not for those with technical or scientific expertise.
Final report:	Please call 970-513-5835 and ask for report #34.
Contact:	Mike Hughes

Regional Workshops on Biotechnology for Public Interest Leaders – The Keystone Environmental, Citizen, State and Local Leadership Initiative (1998)
This series of reports document four regional workshops on biotechnology conducted by The Keystone Center under its Environmental, Citizen, State and Local Leadership Initiative. The Initiative was designed not to develop consensus among leaders, but to disseminate information and encourage discussion regarding the future development of biotechnology. Initiative projects aided leaders in their efforts to foster constructive and informed public participation in biotechnology decision making.
Final report:	Please call 970-513-5835 and ask for report #24, 26, 30, 35, and/or 36 .
Contact:	Mike Hughes

Keystone National Biotechnology Forum (1989)
The Keystone National Biotechnology Forum was established to provide a neutral, facilitated forum where people from diverse interests came together to discuss the issues pertaining to biotechnology, with a focus on the federal regulatory environment, public participation and education, and research activities.
Final report:	Please call 970-513-5835 and ask for report #31.
Contact:	Mike Hughes

An Analysis of the Federal Framework for Regulating Planned Introductions of Engineered Organisms (1989)
Final report:	Please call 970-513-5835 and ask for report #29.
Contact:	Mike Hughes