Inamori Center's Eileen Anderson discusses the ethical liabilities of patient data

Patient data is an asset and a liability—here’s how to avoid costly missteps

Cure: Eileen Anderson, director of the Inamori International Center for Ethics and Excellence and the Inamori Professor in Ethics, discussed how when you’re forming a new biotech or life sciences company, it's important to become good stewards of the patient data you collect. "As you begin, make the focus your patient, not the dataset. Be transparent and explain how the data will be used and why you’re collecting it," Eileen Anderson said.