Lotte Asveld

Lotte Asveld is an Associate Professor at Delft University of Technology, specializing in the societal aspects of biotechnological innovations. Her work focuses on responsible innovation in biotechnology and synthetic biology, addressing moral, technical, and institutional uncertainties, integrating societal values into innovation trajectories, and analyzing actor responsibilities.

Her research spans the bioeconomy, social sustainability, and risk governance. Key themes in her recent publications include:

• Responsible innovation frameworks and ethical education
• Inclusive design in biobased value chains
• Social Life Cycle Assessment (SLCA) for justice in bioeconomy
• Safe-by-Design (SbD) principles and risk management
• Digital Sequence Information (DSI) equity and bioethics