Biotechnology is typically associated with the centres of learning and firms in industrialised countries but usually not with institutions in developing countries. Developing nations are however, becoming active in this field and are increasingly using recombinant methods to produce new and...

This article examines public opinion regarding certain elements of consent: disclosure, advance directives, substitute decisions, emergency and advocacy, drawing on a randomly-selected sample of adults (n=1000) living in Ontario. With regard to disclosure, 33% of respondents said that a doctor...

This thesis explores health technology innovation within indigenous enterprises in China, India, and Brazil. The main discussions are presented in five papers/manuscripts. The first is a case study of Brazil’s health biotechnology sector. It concludes that systemic tensions between the...

Governments can be accountable for improving the fairness of their priority setting through enhanced transparency and stakeholder engagement. A case analysis is conducted of priority setting in a government health care context in Ontario, Canada, assessing how implementation of hospital...

Purpose – This paper aims to show through empirical examples how five foresight methods have provided value in medicine and global health, and to argue for greater use of health foresight. Design/methodology/approach – Through evaluation, literature search, and personal experiences, five...