Here we highlight the work of NTI and share knowledge, ideas, and viewpoints addressing the crosscutting challenges our world faces—addressing risks while supporting innovation—to make our world safer.
2025 Next Generation for Biosecurity Challenge: How Do You Define Bioweapons?
As the world marks the 50th anniversary of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC), Next Gen contest participants have an opportunity to move the needle by introducing an updated way for professionals in the field to address the current and emerging threats that bioweapons pose.
Aparupa Sengupta, senior program officer for NTI’s Global Biological Policy and Programs team (NTI | bio), sat down with NTI’s Mary Fulham for the latest in Atomic Pulse’s “Get to Know NTI” series.
2022 Next Gen for Biosecurity Competition Challenge: Developing New Verification Strategies for the Biological Weapons Convention
Today, leaders preparing for the BWC’s Ninth Review Conference in August are exploring whether the global community can leverage increased attention and political will to strengthen the BWC by building mechanisms that increase transparency and trust with the goal of reducing the risk of global catastrophic biological events. A particular aim is determining whether there are effective and politically viable ways to enforce the treaty.
NTI at 20: Hayley Severance on the Next Pandemic, Cross-Border Collaboration on Biosecurity, and Engaging Young Leaders
An epidemiologist focused on preventing catastrophic biological events and building health security capacity around the world, Hayley Anne Severance brought her expertise to NTI’s expanding biosecurity team in 2018.