Focus Areas

Opportunities and Risks in the Life Sciences

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

Below are some recent publications and projects related to science and policy. Click on the links at the bottom of each column to view all work in this focus area.

Recent Projects

Maximizing the US Bioeconomy for Economic Growth and National Security

Supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Extraordinary Insights

Project supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Policy Options for Gene Synthesis

Project supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Red Teaming Global Catastrophic Biological Risks

Project supported by: Open Philanthropy Project

Innovative Non-traditional Approaches to Antimicrobial Resistance

Project supported by: Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority

Recent Publications

Advances in Science and Technology in the Life Sciences and their Implications for Biosecurity and Arms Control
UNIDIR
Shaping the US Bioeconomy for Future Economic Development and Sustainability
Health Secur 2020;18(4)
iGEM and the Biotechnology Workforce of the Future
Health Secur 2020;18(4)
California shows the way for biosecurity in commercial gene synthesis
Nature Biotechnology
COVID-19 Antibody Testing: Uses, Abuses, Limitations, and the Federal Response

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