What is VALGENâ„¢?
Value Addition Through Genomics and GE3LS
The well-being of Canadians has long depended upon the agricultural industry. The VALGENâ„¢ research team is investigating how Canada can benefit from applications of agricultural genomics, a new science which studies the effects of the entire set of genes making up a particular organism such as our familiar crops of wheat, flax, canola and corn. The project focuses on three crucial factors that affect how scientific discoveries make their way from laboratory to the marketplace.
Research Themes
Democratic Engagement
Canadians need meaningful ways to participate in decision-making about how we choose, develop and use new agricultural technologies and products. The VALGEN team will engage the Canadian public to learn...
Governance and Regulation
VALGEN aims to identify new models for governance of breakthrough agricultural technologies and bioproducts, and to ensure that publicly supported research is used efficiently to benefit Canadians. For Canadians to get...
Intellectual Property Management and Technology Transfer
VALGEN will examine how scientific and technological discoveries leave the laboratory as intellectual property such as patents, copyrights and trade secrets. The research will investigate how these legal tools are...
VALGEN’s Toolbox: Triage, Models, Methods, and Metrics
VALGEN’s Toolbox: Triage, Models, Methods, and Metrics Triage: VALGEN will apply a triage methodology to consolidate resources and set priorities. Triage will consider known versus unknown theory and evidence and...
Recent News
Policy Brief – Food vs Fuel: Media Framing and the Rise of Cellulosic Biofuels
April 10, 2013
Policy Brief #41 discusses shifting public attitudes toward biofuels as a response to media framing. View the brief here....
Policy Brief – Biofuels: Economic and Regulatory Barriers
March 27, 2013
Policy Brief #40 compares the policy priorities of public sector biofuel researchers and private sector industry managers. Read the brief here....
University of Edinburgh Fellowship Opportunity
March 21, 2013
The Science, Technology and Innovation Studies subject group at the University of Edinburgh invites applications for one or more Chancellor's Fellowships in Social and Political Sciences. These prestigious awards are...