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ArticleBioengineering & translational medicine2024

From lab to society: Fostering clinical translation of molecular systems engineering.

Renan Gonçalves Leonel da Silva, Alessandro Blasimme

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Article in Bioengineering & translational medicine, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

  1. Organ chip research in Europe: players, initiatives, and policies.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2023
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Renan Gonçalves Leonel da SilvaHealth Ethics and Policy Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9679-6389
Alessandro BlasimmeHealth Ethics and Policy Lab, Department of Health Sciences and Technology Swiss Federal Institute of Technology ETH Zurich Zurich Switzerland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5908-2002

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Over the last decade, bioengineering has seen a sustained growth in scientific publications, patents, and clinical trials. As the field attempts to bridge the gap between discovery and clinical application, a broader societal dialogue is needed to build public trust and address potential ethical, societal, and regulatory challenges. In this essay, we discuss societal aspects linked to the clinical use of biomedical engineering approaches and technologies, with a specific focus on molecular systems engineering. Drawing on data from interviews with 24 scientists, we identified four key aspects for fostering societal support for translational efforts in this domain: (1) effective science communication and internal awareness; (2) open societal dialogue; (3) fair and equitable access to new technologies; and (4) adequate science and technology policies. We conclude that molecular systems engineering would benefit from anticipating future challenges with the view of building a robust bond of trust with lay publics, regulators, and society at large.

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biomedical engineeringengagementmolecular systems engineeringscience policysocietytrust

Identifiers

PMID38193130
PMCPMC10771552

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