Science Policy Briefings and Position Papers in Biomedical Sciences

The Biomedical Sciences Unit has published the following Science Policy Briefings and Position Papers:

TitlePublicationAffiliation
Strategic Report - The Human Brain - From Cells to Society. Towards better mental health in Europe11/2012All standing committees
SPB No47 - Open Access in Biomedical Research 09/2012MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB No46 - Medical Research Education in Europe09/2012MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB No45 - Implementation of Medical Research in Clinical Practice 09/2012MED (formerly EMRC)
ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Proposal for a revision of the 'Clinical Trials Directive' (2001/20/EC) 12/2011MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°43 - Health Research Classification Systems - Current Approaches and Future Recommendations11/2011MED (formerly EMRC)
ESF Position on European Biobanks and sample repositories - relevance to Personalised Medicine 05/2011
ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes (2010/63/EU)02/2011MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB No40 - Male Reproductive Health - Its impacts in relation to general wellbeing and low European fertility rates 09/2010MED (formerly EMRC)

ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Implications of the EMF Directive 2004/40/EC for European Biomedical Magnetic Resonance Research

06/2010MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB No38 - Human Stem Cell Research and Regenerative Medicine – A European Perspective on Scientific, Ethical and Legal Issues (HumanStemCellResearch)05/2010MED (formerly EMRC)
2nd Edition of ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Proposal for a Directive on the Protection of Animals used for Scientific Purposes 03/2009MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°35 - Systems Biology for Medical Applications (SysBioMed)12/2008MED (formerly EMRC)-LEE (formerly LESC)

ESF-MED (formerly EMRC) Position on the Proposed Revision of the Directive on the Protection of Animals Used for Experimental and Other Scientific Purposes (86/609/EEC)

09/2008MED (formerly EMRC)

SPB N°32 Population Surveys and Biobanking

05/2008MED (formerly EMRC)

SPB N°31 Structural Medicine II: The Importance of Lipidomics for Health and Disease

06/2008MED (formerly EMRC)

SPB N°28  Medical Imaging for Improved Patient Care

09/2007

MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°27 Structural Medicine I: The Importance of Glycomics for Health and Disease07/2006MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°26 Rheumatic Diseases
A Major Challenge for European Research and Health Care
06/2006MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°25 Systems Biology: a Grand Challenge for Europe10/2005MED (formerly EMRC)
Socio Economic Value of Medical Research - An ESF position paperMED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°24 Research on Infectious Diseases03/2005MED (formerly EMRC)
Supplement to ESF SPB N°24 Research on Infectious Diseases03/2005MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°23 Nanomedicine02/2005MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°18 Human stem cell research (2nd Ed)
Scientific uncertainties and ethical dilemmas
08/2002MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°15 Use of animals in research
2nd Ed
07/2001MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°14 Human stem cell research: Scientific uncertainties and ethical dilemmas (1st Ed)06/2001MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°13 Controlled clinical trials05/2001MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°12 Genetically Modified Plants04/2001MED (formerly EMRC)
SPB N°9 Use of animals in research (1st Ed)09/2000MED (formerly EMRC)
Environment and Health Research for Europe - Background Document to the Third Ministerial Conference06/1999MED (formerly EMRC)
An Environment for Better Health - Integrated report of the ESF Environment and Health Programme11/1998MED (formerly EMRC)
Environment and Health Research for Europe - An ESF position paper09/1998MED (formerly EMRC)


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