NTI is pleased to announce that NTI | bio Program Officer Chris Isaac has been named to the 2023 International Strategy Forum as a North America Fellow. The International Strategy Forum, an initiative of Schmidt Futures, bets early on the next generation of problem solvers with extraordinary potential in geopolitics, innovation, and public leadership. Isaac joins a diverse group of fellows who represent over 40 countries and focus on various fields such as health, water security, climate change, technology for improved democracy. Isaac joined NTI in 2019 and supports NTI | bio’s efforts to improve biosecurity and biotechnology governance, increase transparency and accountability for national health security capacities, and reduce global catastrophic biological risks arising from the misuse of biotechnology.
Schmidt Futures, a philanthropic initiative of Eric and Wendy Schmidt, bets early on exceptional people making the world better through building a network of the sharpest minds on Earth — helping them to solve hard problems in science and society by connecting them across fields, bringing multiple types of capital to bear, and applying modern tools and technology thoughtfully.
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A growing coalition of funders is stepping up to ensure that scientific innovation doesn’t come at the cost of safety and security. Representatives from influential, non-governmental funding organizations who advance critical life science research around the world met virtually on May 9, 2025 for the second Bio Funders Forum.
Executive Order 14292 on “Improving the Safety and Security of Biological Research" suggests some promising actions toward protecting modern bioscience and biotechnology against misuse. However, the order threatens to undermine U.S. capabilities to protect the American public from biological threats by requiring a pause in gain-of-function research.
NTI applauds today’s announcement that the International Negotiating Body of the World Health Organization (WHO) has reached a deal on the language of the Pandemic Accord. Pandemics continue to pose a global threat, and this proposed agreement is proof that the world can unify to reduce the most catastrophic risks.
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