Jaime Yassif on “The Need for Better Safeguarding of Bioscience”
In a new opinion piece for The Economist, Jaime Yassif makes the case for urgent action to create stronger guardrails for bioscience and biotechnology.
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Strengthening Global Systems to Prevent and Respond to High-Consequence Biological Threats
A new NTI | bio report released today on the sidelines of the Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of States Parties, “Strengthening Global Systems to Prevent and Respond to High-Consequence Biological Threats,” outlines actionable recommendations for the international community to bolster prevention and response capabilities for high-consequence biological events.
Tutorial on Biological Weapons Nonproliferation
Understanding biological weapons, as well as biosafety, biosecurity, and BW nonproliferation, is the focus of this tutorial.
Biosecurity Innovation and Risk Reduction: A Global Framework for Accessible, Safe and Secure DNA Synthesis
The Global Health Security Index
The first comprehensive assessment of global health security capabilities in 195 countries.
Global Health Security Index
The first comprehensive assessment and benchmarking of health security and related capabilities across the 195 countries that make up the States Parties to the International Health Regulations.
Insurance Incentives for Reducing Biological Risks
The working group on Insurance Incentives for Reducing Biological Risks, informed by a paper drafted ahead of the October 2018 Initiative launch.
Standards for Funders, Grantees, and Publishers to Identify and Mitigate Biological Risks
This page describes the working group on Standards for Funders, Grantees, and Publishers to Identify and Mitigate Biological Risks
Establishing a Seal of Approval to Incentivize the Adoption of Biosecurity Norms
In 2019, NTI and its Biosecurity Innovation and Risk Reduction Initiative partners will launch five working groups.
Financial Incentives for Biotechnology Investors to Improve Biosecurity
Biotechnology innovation now affects nearly every sector of the global economy.