Gardner John, Webster Andrew
School of Social Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
Science and Technology Studies Unit, Department of Sociology, University of York, Heslington, York, United Kingdom.
Sci Technol Human Values. 2017 Sep;42(5):925-946. doi: 10.1177/0162243917702720. Epub 2017 Apr 6.
The field of regenerative medicine (RM) has considerable therapeutic promise that is proving difficult to realize. As a result, governments have supported the establishment of intermediary agencies to "accelerate" innovation. This article examines in detail one such agency, the United Kingdom's Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGTC). We describe CGTC's role as an accelerator agency and its value narrative, which combines both "health and wealth." Drawing on the notion of sociotechnical imaginaries, we unpack the tensions within this narrative and its instantiation as the CGTC cell therapy infrastructure is built and engages with other agencies, some of which have different priorities and roles to play within the RM field.
再生医学领域有着可观的治疗前景,但事实证明难以实现。因此,各国政府支持设立中介机构来“加速”创新。本文详细考察了这样一个机构,即英国的细胞与基因治疗弹射中心(CGTC)。我们描述了CGTC作为一个加速机构的角色及其价值理念,该理念融合了“健康与财富”。借助社会技术想象的概念,我们剖析了这一理念内部的紧张关系,以及在CGTC细胞治疗基础设施建设并与其他机构互动过程中这种紧张关系的具体体现,其中一些机构在再生医学领域有着不同的优先事项和作用。