[Sharing of biotechnology: contractual agreements as avant-garde].
In the face of growing exclusivist strategies that tend to hamper research and undermine equity, sharing imperatives have become a cornerstone of biotechnology development. Whereas a proliferation of laws and conventions now require the sharing of biological resources and knowledge as well as the sharing of benefits, contractual agreements more and more appear as a most useful tool to implement these requirements.
Noiville
Christine
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CNRS-Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, Centre de recherche en droit des sciences et techniques, France. noiville@univ-paris1.fr
D001709:Biotechnology / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D032982:Contracts / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004059:Diffusion of Innovation; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified; D018581:Technology Transfer