David Bennett

Dr David Bennett has a PhD in biochemical genetics and an MA in science policy studies with long term experience, activities and interests in the relations between science, industry, government, education, law, the public and the media.

Dr Bennett is a member of numerous national and international organisations and committees in biotechnology, and works with the European Commission, government departments, companies, universities, public interest organisations and the media in these areas, having worked in universities and companies in the UK, USA, Australia and, most recently, The Netherlands. He is a Visitor to the Senior Combination Room at St Edmund's College, University of Cambridge, Guest at the Kluyver Laboratory for Biotechnology at the Delft University of Technology, Secretary of the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) Task Group on Public Perceptions of Biotechnology and Director of Cambridge Biomedical Consultants Ltd.