The Inter-institutional Postgraduate Program “Bioethics” of the University of Crete is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year (2003-2023) and is organizing its 11th Scientific Conference on the general topic: “Life Sciences, Digital Technologies, and the Challenges for Bioethics”, from November 3rd to 5th, at the Cultural Student Center “Xenia” in Rethymno. The inaugural session will take place on Friday, November 3rd, at 4:30 pm.

The conference’s topics include the ethical challenges arising from the new biomedical achievements and their social exploitation, issues of bioethics related to the environment, climate change, and sustainable development, questions of neuroethics, pharmaceutical and genetic modification of human behavior, ethical issues around vulnerability in health, the human-robot interaction in care, and the social, ethical, and legal dimensions of medically assisted reproduction, surrogate motherhood, and adoption. A central focus of the conference is the reflection on the utilization of Artificial Intelligence within an inclusive and human-centric design framework.

These topics will be discussed by distinguished scientists from various scientific fields, Professors from the University of Crete, the National & Kapodistrian University of Athens, the University of Patras, specialized researchers, as well as postgraduate students, female students, and graduates of the “Bioethics” Program.

Website link:

 http://bioethics.fks.uoc.gr/