In collaboration with the World Economic Forum (WEF, Davos), both WIS and WEF had decided to inform Global Leaderships during 1998 session of Biotechnological trends and risks.

A preliminary session has been hold in Collège de France during december 1997 (Paris) with prominents experts in order to prepare the Davos session.

Hereunder are:

• list of expected participants
draft of preliminray session -->
• WIS contribution to 1998 davos Session
• Article from Michel Revel on: Questioning the ban on cloning research (The Scientist, jan 1998)