During an online debate HBP researchers and experts on dual use ethics, policy and applications discussed dual use issues arising from technological development and discoveries in the Human Brain Project.

On the 8th and 9th October 2014, The Danish Board of Technology Foundation and King's College London co-organized an expert seminar on multi-level data federation in the Human Brain Project.

The Human Brain Project (HBP) uses anonymised data from hospitals throughout Europe to discover new disease signatures for brain diseases. In an online debate experts from a variety of fields, presented their views on the social and ethical challenges associated with disease signatures and personalized medicine.