David Coles whose background is in chemistry and ethics, is a Senior Research Fellow at the Centre for Professional Ethics, UCLan, a Research Associate at the University of Newcastle’s School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development and Director of Enhance International Ltd. His interests include ethical and risk communication issues, particularly in relation to food production and security, biomedical ethics, multidisciplinary, converging and emerging technology research, innovation and the relationship between science, technology and policy.