2010 to 2019
List of BAC events from the Year 2010 to 2019.
Last updated 22 September 2025
Events in 2019
25 November | Mr Charles Lim Aeng Cheng, BAC member, elected as Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee Vice-Chair for 2021-2023 term |
5 - 6 July | Emeritus Professor Lee Eng Hin, BAC Chair, nominated by UNESCO Director-General as International Bioethics Committee member for 2020-2023 term at the 26th Session of the International Bioethics Committee |
26 January | Public Lecture: "The Science and Ethics of Genome Editing" by Dr Andy Greenfield, Member of the Nuffield Council of Bioethics |
Events in 2018
28 April | Public Dialogue Session on "Ethical, Legal, and Social Issues Arising From Mitochondrial Genome Replacement Technology" |
20 April - 15 June | BAC conducted a public consultation on Mitochondrial Genome Replacement Technology |
22 - 24 March | BAC participated in the 12th Global Summit of National Bioethics Committee in Senegal as a Steering Committee member |
Events in 2017
1 November | Human Biomedical Research Act, Human Biomedical Research Act Regulations, and Human Biomedical Research (Restricted Research) Regulations came into force |
30 October - 14 November | Singapore re-elected as Member State & Rapporteur of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee at the 39th Session of the UNESCO General Conference |
24 - 25 October | BAC participated in the Asia-Pacific Regional Meeting for National Ethics/Bioethics Committees in Seoul |
11 - 15 September | BAC Chair, Judge (Ret.) Richard Magnus, re-elected as Vice-Chairperson of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee at the 24th Session of the International Bioethics Committee |
27 July | Science in the Cafe on "The Ethics of Mitochondrial Replacement |
27 July | Bioethics Movie Screening: Delivery Man |
27 May | Public Forum on "Mitochondrial Replacement: "Three-parent" babies to avoid diseases?" |
23 - 24 May | BAC hosted meeting in Singapore for the international panel of authors of the UNESCO-BAC Bioethics Casebook |
Events in 2016
13 September | Singapore Medical Council published its revised Ethical Code and Ethical Guidelines |
4-22 July | Bioethics Festival |
14 - 17 June | BAC participated in the 13th World Congress of Bioethics in Edinburgh |
BAC participated in the 11th Global Summit of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies in Berlin |
Events in 2015
18 August | Singapore passed the Human Biomedical Research Act |
2 August - 28 September | BAC Chair, Judge (Ret.) Richard Magnus, re-appointed as member and elected as Vice-Chair of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee at the 22nd Session of the International Bioethics Committee |
2 - 3 July | International Germline Modification Meeting hosted in Singapore (jointly organised by BAC, the Nuffield Council of Bioethics and the German Ethics Council) |
29 June - 4 July | Bioethics Week |
23 June | BAC published a report on Ethics Guidelines for Human Biomedical Research |
Events in 2014
22 - 28 June | BAC participated in the 10th Global Summit of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies and 12th World Congress of Bioethics in Mexico City |
2 April | NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics joined the World Health Organisation's global network of collaborating centres |
Events in 2013
5 - 20 November | Singapore elected as a Member State of the Intergovernmental Bioethics Committee at the 37th Session of the UNESCO General Conference |
2 May | National Medical Ethics Committee published Ethical Guidelines for Healthcare Professionals on Clinical Decision-Making in collaboration with Patients |
14 March | Public Dialogue Session on "Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Neuroscience Research" |
12 January | Public Forum: Brain, Mind & Technologies - What's New & What's Next? |
11 January | SAL-BAC Symposium: Neuroscience, Neuroethics and the Law |
10 January | Challenges in Neuroscience Research - Lecture and Dialogue Session for those involved in Neuroscience Research |
9 January - 31 March | BAC conducted a public consultation on Neuroscience Research |
2 January | Singapore enacted the Personal Data Protection Act |
Events in 2012
15 October | Singapore passed the Personal Data Protection Act |
26 July | Public Dialogue Session on "Ethics Guidelines for Human Biomedical Research" |
12 July - 15 August | BAC conducted a public consultation on its draft Ethics Guidelines for Human Biomedical Research |
24 April | BAC Chair, Judge (ret.) Richard Magnus, appointed as a member of UNESCO's International Bioethics Committee |
25 February | Public Forum: Involving Patients and the Public in Biomedical Research |
24 February | "Routine and Exotic Bioethics" - Science in the Cafe with Baroness O'Neill |
23 February | SAL-BAC Symposium: "Retinking Informed Consent in Biomedical Research |
Events in 2011
13 August | Science Public Forum 2011:"Stem Cell-Hope or Hype?" |
Start of Phase 3 of Singapore's Biomedical Sciences Initiative (2011 – 2015), focused on the integration of knowledge and capabilities across disciplines and agencies to enable more multi-disciplinary, multi-agency research collaborations. |
Events in 2010
4 November | Ministry of Health issued the Licensing Terms and Conditions on Assisted Reproduction |
22 September | BAC published a report on Human-Animal Combinations in Stem Cell Research |
31 July | Public Forum: "Is Transcending Natural Boundaries Ethical?" |
28 - 31 July | 10th World Congress of Bioethics (organised by BAC, MOH, NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics and the Singapore Medical Association) |
28 July | Launch of a permanent Bioethics Exhibition at Science Centre Singapore - collaborative project of Science Centre Singapore, BAC and NUS Centre for Biomedical Ethics |
26 - 27 July | 8th Global Summit of National Bioethics Advisory Bodies was hosted in Singapore (organised by BAC and MOH, and supported by the WHO and European Union) |
July | BAC published a monograph in celebration of its 10th anniversary entitled: Bioethics in Singapore: The Ethical Microcosm |
March | Singapore enacted the Mental Capacity Act |