Chairman: Professor Sir John Beringer, formerly Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Bristol

Working Groups and Convenors:

• Regulation: Mark Cantley (formerly Adviser, Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Directorate-General for Research, European Commission)
• Economic Impact : Dr Françoise Charbit, Technological Research Division, Commissariat à l'Énergie Atomique (CEA), Grenoble, France
• Communication: Professor Dr Wolfgang Heckl, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität & Director, Deutsches Museum, Munich, Germany