Interpretation and implementation reflection on the Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review （for Trial Implementation） / 中国医学伦理学

ABSTRACT

Nowadays， both international and domestic scientific and technological innovation activities are facing different types and degrees of ethical risks， which bring many negative impacts to human society and even threaten the safety of individuals’ lives and properties. To further standardize the ethics review of science and technology， strengthen risk prevention and control， and promote responsible innovation， ten ministries and commissions jointly issued the Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review （for Trial Implementation） in September 2023. The Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review （for Trial Implementation） required that ethical review should be implemented for science and technology innovation activities in many fields， ethical review should be more practicable. It strengthened emergency management of major public emergencies， proposed that research institutions should establish risk assessment methods， new unorganized personnel can apply for entrusted ethical review， and an ethics committee certification system should be established. The Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review （for Trial Implementation） had outstanding highlights and distinctive features， clarified the responsible parties for scientific and technological innovation activities， strengthened their responsibilities and management of ethical review， introduced a management system for the list of scientific and technological activities， and created an expert review model for addressing the challenges of greater ethical risks. The interpretation and implementation reflection on the Measures for Scientific and Technological Ethics Review （for Trial Implementation） can provide a reference for the implementation of it， with a view to promoting the ethical review of science and technology as a normative force， as well as facilitating the upward and positive development of scientific and technological innovation activities for the benefit of humanity.