英国脱欧后基因技术监管趋势及对中国的启示——基于英国《基因技术报告》的分析

The Post-Brexit Genetic Technology Regulatory Trends in UK and Implications for China——Based on the Analysis of UK Report on Genetic Technologies

英国脱欧后加快了生物技术领域的立法进程,迫切希望通过革新原先欧盟的保守监管模式,在保障技术安全的前提下充分发挥基因技术的应用价值。为实现该目标,英国发布了《基因技术报告》,旨在重新构建更加全面的基因技术监管体系。这一报告不仅分析了既有基因技术治理实践的不足,还指明了未来英国基因技术监管的方向。当前基因编辑、合成生物学等新型基因技术正处于高速发展时期,英国的报告也为这些技术的应用提供了一条可供参考的治理路径。

After “Brexit”, the UK has accelerated the legislative process in the field of biotechnology, especially for genetic technology. The UK is eager to innovate the original conservative regulatory model of the European Union and give full play to the application value of genetic technology on the premise of ensuring technical safety. To this end, the UK issued the Report on Genetic Technologies, which aims to rebuild a more comprehensive genetic technology regulation system. This report not only analyzes the shortcomings of existing genetic technology governance arrangement, but also points out the direction of genetic technology regulation in the UK in the future. At present, new genetic technologies such as gene editing and synthetic biology are in a period of rapid development. The UK report also provides a reference governance path for the application of these technologies.