NTI endorses the bipartisan Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act of 2026, led by Senators Tom Cotton (R-AR) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN). This bill creates an important opportunity to incentivize a safe and secure U.S. bioeconomy through strengthened biosecurity policy.
“The Biosecurity Modernization and Innovation Act represents a critical opportunity to embed biosecurity into the foundation of America’s strong and growing bioeconomy. By modernizing oversight and fostering collaboration across government, industry, and academia, this legislation helps ensure that scientific and technological progress will strengthen—not jeopardize—national and global security.”
— Hayley Anne Severance, acting vice president, NTI | bio
The legislation advances three core objectives essential to safeguarding innovation:
The bill offers solutions to close gaps in U.S. biotechnology oversight and aligns closely with NTI | bio recommendations for Congressional action. By consolidating and modernizing fragmented approaches to biosecurity and biosafety, the legislation will enable responsible scientific progress, reinforce U.S. biotechnology leadership, and strengthen national and global security.
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New YouGov polling commissioned by NTI and ReThink Media finds that nearly 80 percent of registered voters, across party lines, say it is in the interest of U.S. national security to work with China to mitigate catastrophic threats associated with nuclear risks, AI development, and bioterrorism.
NTI | bio and Concordia AI, with technical input from SecureBio, have launched the AIxBio Technical Working Group on Evaluation Practice. Convened through the AIxBio Global Forum, the Working Group will bring together experts from organizations in China, the European Union, the United Kingdom, and the United States that develop or conduct biological capability evaluations of AI systems.
NTI | bio experts will take part in several GHS2026 sessions, including a preview of findings from the forthcoming Africa Health Security (AHS) Index and a timely discussion on strengthening health security partnerships amid declining resources.
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