FORA.tv Speaker - Sandy Starr

Sandy Starr is Communications Officer at the Progress Educational Trust, a registered charity that works to create an environment in which research and practice in genetics and assisted reproduction will thrive. Most recently he has been concerned with the consequences for biomedicine of the UK's Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill, and has coordinated strategy among individuals and organisations with an interest in this far-reaching legislation. Previously he researched and wrote on science, technology and culture for the current affairs publication spiked; consulted and spoke on intellectual property for the Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe and for the European Commission research project RightsWatch; reviewed films for The Sun newspaper's TV Mag; and contributed chapters on regulation and law to five books. He is an evangelist for the view that political, scientific and cultural endeavor can if permitted to transform humanity's circumstances for the better.