Author:

• Liliana Acero - Acero, L. - Rio de Janeiro, RJ - Instituto de Economia- Programa de PósGraduaçãoPPED -Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro-UFRJ - <lilianaacero2009@gmail.com>

Thematic Area:

Ciências Sociais

Abstract:

Regenerative medicine contributes towards a change from a conventional medical paradigm to a new one based upon organism regeneration at cellular and tissue levels; a controversial contemporary issue due to the use of living cells which are difficult to standardize. The present article presents a summary of the main scientific, economic, social and regulatory global trends, analyzed according to relevant theoretical dilemmas in medical anthropology and in the sociology of science and health, most especially: the construction of a ‘collective frame of meanings‘ on the new biological and ontological entities, the shaping of biological citizenship, and governance through uncertainty. Empirical evidence is also presented on a key aspect in regulation and governance, the shaping of a new transnational research and health demand through the establishment of parallel ova and experimental cellular therapies´ markets. Qualitative data collected for a wider research piece is analyzed, as well as, journal reviews and information gathered during interviews with international leaders. The paper concludes with a discussion on the governance of clinical trials at the global level and on further exploration, towards a multilevel harmonization of a diversity of normative practices.

Keywords:

regenerative medicine parallel health markets multilevel governance research and cellular therapy international governance regulatory systems

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