Exploring the thematic of the Bio-Commons, members of the biohacking scene from Europe and beyond will gather for a workshop at Camp Pixelache (6-8.6). With regards to biotechnology, society relies mainly on patents as means to enable and secure innovations. In recent years, the limits of this intellectual property regime has become increasingly evident. New approaches to biological knowledge and technology, such as the attempts to establish open access and open-source practices to key biotech methods and processes are currently being negotiated.

A plenitude of licensing modes has been developed in the past and with success in the digital world. Despite the essential achievements, there exists no similar licensing model for the life sciences.

Members of the biohacking scene from Europe and beyond will gather for a workshop at Camp Pixelache (6-8.6). The workshop is facilitated and organised by the Finnish Society of Bioart and Rüdiger Trojok as part of the Synenergene EU programme. With regards to biotechnology, society relies mainly on patents as means to enable and secure innovations. In recent years, the limits of this intellectual property regime has become increasingly evident. New approaches to biological knowledge and technology, such as the attempts to establish open access and open

A discussion is initiated that sets out to identify the requirements and conditions for an open and collaborative approach to new licensing models for the Life Sciences.

The workshop is facilitated and organised by the Finnish Society of Bioart and Rüdiger Trojok as part of the Synenergene EU programme.

> An information package on the subject of bio-commons is  prepared and can be downloaded here: http://bioartsociety.fi/bio-commons.zip  

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