König, Harald
Researcher
Biology
Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis
Germany
Biography
Studies in Biology at the University of Karlsruhe, Diploma degree 1988. Ph.D. (Dr. rer. nat.) 1992, with a thesis on in-vivo interactions of transcription factors with DNA. Habilitation and venia legendi in Genetics at the University of Karlsruhe 1999.
Research Interest
Fields of work Technology assessement of biosciences Risk-benefit analysis of synthetic biology Governance of synthetic biology and of emerging technologies
Publications
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König, H.; Dorado-Morales, P.; Porcar, M. Responsibility and intellectual property in synthetic biology. A proposal for using responsible research and innovation as a basic framework for intellectual property decisions in synthetic biology. EMBO reports 16(2015)9, S. 1055-1059, publ. online
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König, H.; Frank, D.; Heil, R.; Coenen, Chr. Synthetic biology's multiple dimensions of benefits and risks: implications for governance and policies. In: Boldt, J. (Hrsg.): Synthetic Biology. Metaphors, Worldviews, Ethics, and Law. Wiesbaden: Springer VS 2016, S. 217-232 (Technikzukünfte, Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft)
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König, H. The illusion of control in germline-engineering policy. Nature Biotechnology, 35(2017)6, S. 502-506, DOI:10.1038/nbt.3884
