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KMID : 1142820190030010059
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Bio, Ethics and Policy
2019 Volume.3 No. 1 p.59 ~ p.80
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The Identities of researchers and patients in the globalized medical market
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Han Gwang-Hee
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Abstract
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This article analyzes medical migration that pursues biomedical innovation and clinical applications by taking advantage of differences in laws, institutions, infrastructures between countries. Medical migration is distinguished from medical tourism, which emphasizes patient movement, in that involves both specific researchers and patients. Medical migration is not possible without the global expansion of the medical market. And, in this process, researchers and patients form market-based identities with entrepreneurs and consumers, respectively. These identities have a major impact on the perception and acceptance of the hazards that arise in the process of life technology research and development and clinical applications. The ethical standards are highly personalized. In this article, I would analyze two different cases to understand the global medical market. One is The case of leukemia drug purchase and The other case of stem cell bio-venture companies which was migrated abroad. Finally, Korean bio-technological governance is defined as market-oriented governance, and I suggest citizen-participated governance as an alternative.
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KEYWORD
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Medical Migration, Market, Identity, Globalized Medical Market, Bio-technology Governance
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