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| − | Professor Ann Glover a scientist from Aberdeen University, and past winner of the [[ | + | Professor Ann Glover a scientist from Aberdeen University, and past winner of the Sir [[Ian Wood]] award for innovation, was seconded to the Scottish Executive 'to provide independent advice to Ministers, take the lead on co-ordinating science policy across the Executive and work closely with the science community' {{ref|Execrelease}}. It has to be doubted just how 'independent' Professor Glover is. She is an open believer in research being a business opportunity and in the commercialisation of science. She also recommends patenting and retaining Intellectual Property rights for financial gain {{ref|presentation}}. What also was not mentioned in that release was how she is an advocate of Biotechnology and GM foods, indeed her company won the award of best new Biotech Company for 2000 {{ref|ibid}}. Her close links to other supporters of GM in Scotland today is shown through her delivering of a lecture on 13th February this year at the [[Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research]] titled 'Does Science Matter?' {{ref|ECRR}} The [[Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research]] is a partnership made up of known champions of GM foods. |
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Revision as of 07:53, 12 January 2007
Chief Scientific Advisor to the Scottish Executive
Professor Ann Glover a scientist from Aberdeen University, and past winner of the Sir Ian Wood award for innovation, was seconded to the Scottish Executive 'to provide independent advice to Ministers, take the lead on co-ordinating science policy across the Executive and work closely with the science community' [1]. It has to be doubted just how 'independent' Professor Glover is. She is an open believer in research being a business opportunity and in the commercialisation of science. She also recommends patenting and retaining Intellectual Property rights for financial gain [2]. What also was not mentioned in that release was how she is an advocate of Biotechnology and GM foods, indeed her company won the award of best new Biotech Company for 2000 [3]. Her close links to other supporters of GM in Scotland today is shown through her delivering of a lecture on 13th February this year at the Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research titled 'Does Science Matter?' [4] The Edinburgh Consortium for Rural Research is a partnership made up of known champions of GM foods.
