July 19, 2002

Bioethicists Criticized for Industry Ties

By GOLDIE BLUMENSTYK

Many academic bioethicists have financial ties to the very companies whose ethics they evaluate, but few policies govern how those ties are disclosed or managed to avoid conflicts of interest, a watchdog group has warned. The Center for Science in the Public Interest said bioethics centers and journals are "behind the curve" in developing policies on disclosing and managing conflicts that arise from consulting, advisory, and financing arrangements that bioethicists have with biotechnology,

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