Werner Karin
Kompetenznetzwerk Stammzellforschung NRW, Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Forschung des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf.
Med Klin (Munich). 2003 Dec 15;98 Suppl 2:40-3.
The Stem Cell Network NRW is an initiative of the North Rhine Westphalian Ministry of Science and Research. A statewide organization involving research facilities in Aachen, Bielefeld, Bochum, Bonn, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Essen and Münster, it covers virtually the whole spectrum of scientific issues in the field of adult and embryonic stem cell research. The Network consists of two working groups. One focuses on biomedical, the other on ethical, legal and sociological issues. In these groups, top scientists, doctors, philosophers, theologians, sociologists and legal experts combine their expertise with a view to making stem cell research responsible and transparent. The Stem Cell Network NRW is a model example of the North Rhine Westphalian government's strategy of identifying, promoting and creating a common platform for the research disciplines of the future--for the benefit of science, business and above all society at large.
北莱茵-威斯特法伦州干细胞网络是北莱茵-威斯特法伦州科学与研究部发起的一项倡议。该组织覆盖全州，成员包括亚琛、比勒费尔德、波鸿、波恩、科隆、杜塞尔多夫、埃森和明斯特的研究机构，几乎涵盖了成人和胚胎干细胞研究领域的所有科学问题。该网络由两个工作组组成。一个专注于生物医学，另一个专注于伦理、法律和社会学问题。在这些小组中，顶尖科学家、医生、哲学家、神学家、社会学家和法律专家将他们的专业知识结合起来，以使干细胞研究更加负责和透明。北莱茵-威斯特法伦州干细胞网络是北莱茵-威斯特法伦州政府战略的一个典范，该战略旨在为未来的研究学科识别、促进并创建一个共同平台，以造福科学、商业，尤其是整个社会。
