To protect people’s health from epidemics and disasters and ensure that communities are resilient to major challenges.

Enhancing international cooperation and science diplomacy to prevent epidemics and improve disease detection, surveillance, and response.

Advancing priorities and strategies to prepare for, respond to, and recover from large-scale epidemics of natural or deliberate origin.

Providing decision makers with the in-depth analysis and recommendations they need to prepare for and respond to public health emergencies and disasters.

Identifying, analyzing, and informing leaders about new and emerging threats to the public’s health and security.

Analyzing trends and new developments in the life sciences and providing recommendations for realizing the promise of biotechnology while strengthening biosecurity and biosafety.