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Nanotechnology and the Developing World

Nanotechnology and the Developing World. Peter A. Singer McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health Program in the Life Sciences, Ethics, and Policy University Health Network and University of Toronto. Greatest ethical challenge of our time. United Nations Millennium Development Goals.

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Nanotechnology and the Developing World

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  1. Nanotechnology and the Developing World Peter A. Singer McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health Program in the Life Sciences, Ethics, and Policy University Health Network and University of Toronto

  2. Greatest ethical challenge of our time

  3. United NationsMillennium Development Goals • Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger • Achieve universal primary education • Promote gender equality and empower women • Reduce child mortality • Improve maternal health • Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria, and other diseases • Ensure environmental sustainability • Develop a global partnership for development

  4. The Millennium Development Goals cannot be achieved without a focused policy for science, technology and innovation

  5. Which nanotechnologies are most likely to benefit people in developing countries?

  6. UNITED KINGDOM IRELAND GERMANY CANADA CHINA SWITZERLAND FRANCE UNITED STATES TURKEY JAPAN ITALY SPAIN ISRAEL GREECE SOUTH KOREA MEXICO CUBA INDIA PHILIPPINES BRASIL VIETNAM THAILAND SOUTH AFRICA CHILE ARGENTINA NEW ZEALAND ♀13 ♂50 63 panelists in 26 countries

  7. Top 10 nanotechnologies for the developing world • Energy storage, production and conversion • Agricultural productivity enhancement • Water treatment and remediation • Disease diagnosis and screening • Drug delivery systems • Food processing and storage • Air pollution remediation • Construction • Health monitoring • Vector and pest detection and control PLoS Med 2006; 2(5): e97

  8. IV V Improve maternal health Reduce child mortality 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 VII VI Ensure environmental sustainability Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria, and other diseases I Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Top 10 nanotechnologies vs. Millennium Development Goals

  9. Dendrimers Quantum dots Buckyballs Lab on a chip

  10. Quantum dots for malaria

  11. Decreasing infrastructure requirement of malaria diagnostic tests saves most lives Rafael ME et al. Nature 2006; 444, 39-48

  12. Strong and sustained political will Individual leadership Close linkages, active knowledge flow Focused efforts in niche areas Temporarily permissive IP environment for initial capacity building Private sector development Domestic innovation needed in developing world

  13. Examples of nanotechnology innovation in the developing world • Nanodiagnostic systems for HIV, H-B, syphilis, pregnancy (Nano Biotech Ltd.) • Nano drug delivery systems for cancer and for local delivery to eye and skin (CISR, U. Delhi, Dabur Research Foundation, Panacea Biotec) Nano bone (Tsinghua University) MEXICO • Nanomagnets as drug transporters • Carbon nanotubes for implants, prostheses, and biosensors SOUTH KOREA Polymer nanocomposites for controlled drug release, nanoscaffolds, and dental materials CHINA INDIA PHILIPPINES THAILAND • Front runners • Middle ground • Up-and-comers BRASIL SOUTH AFRICA ARGENTINA CHILE Court E. et al. Nanotechnology 15, 3 (2004)

  14. Thank You Dr. Fabio Salamanca- Buentello Additional funding partners listed at www.geneticsethics.net

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