What is the future of biotechnology? How can we create an ecosystem that integrates traditional and non-traditional actors and bolsters innovation? With the rise in do-it-yourself biology (DIY) and citizen science, how do we ensure that individuals are abiding by moral and ethical standards? Are the moral and ethical standards even tangible in such a complex, and multifaceted field? Eleonore Pauwels from the WWICS reports a two-day workshop on these topics.