Antony Blackburn-Starza a Volunteer at the Progress Educational Trust (PET), and is a Volunteer Writer at its free weekly email news digest, commentary service and website BioNews. He studied Law at the London School of Economics and Political Science, graduating in 2006, and went on to acquire an MA in Medical Law and Ethics at Queen Mary University of London. He is now studying on the Bar Vocational Course at City Law School. Antony started as a volunteer at the charity that publishes BioNews, the Progress Educational Trust (PET), in 2006, since when he has written regularly for BioNews. He takes a particular academic interest in medical ethics, patents and socio-legal approaches to new medical technologies.