Dr. Eugenijus Gefenas is a professor and director of the Centre for Health Ethics, Law and History at the Medical Faculty of Vilnius University. In 2021 he was elected as a chair of European network of research ethics committees (EUREC). His recent academic activities include projects related to research integrity and ethics, focusing on research with biological materials and personal data as well as ethical and legal implications of changing regulatory regimes of clinical drug trials and health data research.