Yann Joly

Yann Joly

I’m a Lawyer Emeritus of the Quebec Bar since 2012 and also have a D.C.L. in Civil law from McGill University. I’m now an Associate Professor at the Department of Human Genetics, McGill University with a cross-appointment at the Bioethics Unit. I’m also the Research Director of the Centre of Genomics and Policy, McGill University.

My research interests lie at the interface of the fields of intellectual property, health law (biotechnology and other emerging health technologies) and bioethics.

 

Role in Syst-OMICS

I am in charge of Activity 5 which aims to Identify and address the ethical, legal and economic concerns that may arise from a shift to a risk-based food safety approach to regulate Salmonella, based on the pathogenicity of individual bacterial isolates. My team is directly involved in assessing the legal and ethical factors that may influence the adoption of this new approach, particularly to:

  • Identify the evidentiary requirements to support the change to a risk-based approach to food safety under Canadian and international law and policies;
  • Identify legal and regulatory requirements for the approval of the new test;
  • Identify policy drivers and potential hurdles to the uptake and broad use of the new test;
  • Validate and disseminate GE3LS research results.

 

As a member of the Steering committee, I will follow the scientific progress of the project and make sure inter-activity synergy and coordination is happening. I’m also keeping close contacts with end-users (companies and governmental agencies) to make sure our deliverables are in line with their constraints.