Foundation Alliance BioSecure Symposium
10th June 2010
Supported by Ministry of Health
Paris, 6 April 2010

The Foundation Alliance BioSecure will organize on 10th June 2010 in Paris at Ministry of Health a symposium.
The topic that will be discussed is: How can the precautionary principle pave the way for innovation in biological risk management ?

PROGRAM

Emerging Biological risks: Precautionary Principle and Innovation

FABS, an original initiative to become part of innovative research funding
Dr Jean-François Prost, President of Foundation Alliance BioSecure

Prions: Chairman Pr Alain Jacques Valleron

1. A Brief History of Biotechnology Risk in TSE
   Dr Paul Brown
2. Epidemiology: How did we move from pandemic estimation to reality ?
   Mr Pierre-Yves Bohel
3. Risk management issues :
• From physiopathology of prion diseases to improvement of surgical and medical practices
  Dr Jean-Philippe Brandel
• Blood safety : the challenge in TSE detection
  Dr Joliette Coste
• Plasma derived product : effective TSE removal
  Mr Benoit Flan
4. Outcomes of research granted by FABS
   Dr Jean-Philippe Deslys

Virus: Chairman Pr Francis Barin

1. Emerging risks and viral safety for biological products
   Pr Francis Barin
2. Crossed view about the H1N1 pandemic flu management
   Pr Bruno Lina and Pr Henri Agut
3. Emerging Pathogens
   • Biological security and hepatitis E virus
     Pr Jacques Izopet
   • Arboviruses in Europe
     Pr Philippe Després
   • New risks linked to hospital care
     Pr Bruno Pozzetto
   • Risks linked to viral vectors (gene therapy)
     Pr Jean-Christophe Pagès

Precautionary principle and risk management: Chairman Pr Yves Coppens

1. Sanitary Surveillance : how to detect the biological risks of the future
   Dr Françoise Weber
2. Precautionary principle implementation in France : between illusion and rationality
   Mr Michel Setbon
3. Precautionary principle, driving force for innovation?
   Pr Yves Coppens