Nanotechnology and the Developing World Peter A. Singer McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health Program in the Life Sciences, Ethics, and Policy University.

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Nanotechnology and the Developing World Peter A. Singer McLaughlin-Rotman Centre for Global Health Program in the Life Sciences, Ethics, and Policy University Health Network and University of Toronto

Greatest ethical challenge of our time

United Nations Millennium Development Goals Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Achieve universal primary education Promote gender equality and empower women Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Ensure environmental sustainability Develop a global partnership for development

The Millennium Development Goals cannot be achieved without a focused policy for science, technology and innovation

Which nanotechnologies are most likely to benefit people in developing countries?

63 panelists in 26 countries CANADA UNITED STATES MEXICOCUBA ARGENTINA SOUTH AFRICA INDIA CHINA PHILIPPINES JAPAN THAILAND VIETNAM TURKEY SPAIN ITALY GREECE UNITED KINGDOM GERMANY ♀13♂50 NEW ZEALAND IRELAND SWITZERLAND BRASIL CHILE SOUTH KOREA ISRAEL FRANCE

1.Energy storage, production and conversion 2.Agricultural productivity enhancement 3.Water treatment and remediation 4.Disease diagnosis and screening 5.Drug delivery systems 6.Food processing and storage 7.Air pollution remediation 8.Construction 9.Health monitoring 10.Vector and pest detection and control PLoS Med 2006; 2(5): e97 Top 10 nanotechnologies for the developing world

I V VI IV VII Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger Reduce child mortality Improve maternal health Combat HIV / AIDS, malaria, and other diseases Ensure environmental sustainability Top 10 nanotechnologies vs. Millennium Development Goals

Quantum dots Lab on a chip Dendrimers Buckyballs

Quantum dots for malaria

Rafael ME et al. Nature 2006; 444, Decreasing infrastructure requirement of malaria diagnostic tests saves most lives

Domestic innovation needed in developing world Strong and sustained political will Individual leadership Close linkages, active knowledge flow Focused efforts in niche areas Temporarily permissive IP environment for initial capacity building Private sector development

Front runners Middle ground Up-and-comers Examples of nanotechnology innovation in the developing world BRASIL MEXICO ARGENTINA SOUTH AFRICA INDIA CHINA PHILIPPINES THAILAND CHILE SOUTH KOREA Nano bone (Tsinghua University) Nanodiagnostic systems for HIV, H-B, syphilis, pregnancy (Nano Biotech Ltd.) Nano drug delivery systems for cancer and for local delivery to eye and skin (CISR, U. Delhi, Dabur Research Foundation, Panacea Biotec) Nanomagnets as drug transporters Carbon nanotubes for implants, prostheses, and biosensors Polymer nanocomposites for controlled drug release, nanoscaffolds, and dental materials Court E. et al. Nanotechnology 15, 3 (2004)

Additional funding partners listed at Thank You Dr. Fabio Salamanca- Buentello