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

Testimony of Gigi Gronvall, PhD in Support of HB1256
Life-science research and biosecurity concerns in the Russian Federation
The Nonproliferation Review
The biosecurity benefits of genetic engineering attribution
Nat Commun. 2020 Dec 8;11(1):6294
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)

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