This EU Horizon 2020 project is a collaboration involving five biotech SMEs and four academic institutions across Europe. The LCC team, led by Prof. Alison Prendiville and including Dr. Silvia Grimaldi and Dr. Rosie Hornbuckle from UAL and SFL, worked with St George’s University on the public engagement work package, using participatory design methods in an iterative manner with the scientists developing new biotechnologies for vaccinations, treatments and diagnostics, and with the patients and publics affected by these technologies, to create a shared understanding of the obstacles and opportunities for dialogue.

More information about the project is here:

Papers about the project:

Hornbuckle, R., Grimaldi, S. and Prendiville, A. (2020) ‘Beyond Science Communication: a service design approach to building mutual stakeholder understanding in the development of novel biotechnologies ’, in K. Christer, C. Craig, and P. Chamberlain (eds) Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design4Health Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1st – 3rd July 2020. Design4Health, Amsterdam, NL: Lab4Living, Sheffield Hallam University, pp. 230–238.

Prendiville, A. et al. (2023) ‘Deep and Meaningful: An Iterative Approach to Developing an Authentic Narrative for Public Engagement for Plant Molecular Technologies in Human and Animal Health ’, in C. Kole et al. (eds) Tools & Techniques of Plant Molecular Farming. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore (Concepts and Strategies in Plant Sciences), pp. 383–411.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 774078.