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Establishing a global culture of biosafety, biosecurity, and responsible conduct in the life sciences

The voluntary International Working Group on Strengthening the Culture of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Conduct in the Life uses crowdsourcing to develop guiding principles and educational/training resources to support and promote a culture of global biosafety, biosecurity, ethical, and responsible conduct in the life sciences, based on the culture model and assessment methodology developed by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) for the nuclear safety and security culture. The Group:

  1. Conducts periodic webinars on the culture of biosafety, biosecurity, and responsible conduct;
  2. Performs outreach at conferences, workshops, training events;
  3. Shares information and associated materials on their websites and in their training and educational activities.

Ultimately, the group supports and promotes, globally, a culture of biosafety, biosecurity, and responsible conduct in the life sciences, promotes effective oversight of dual-use research, encourages engagement among the health, scientific, biotechnology, enthusiast, and security communities in the United States, and with international partners, to reduce the risk of misuse.

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services will be working with interested partners to promote the implementation of a similar program as that established by International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) to assess, improve, and strengthen the biosafety and biosecurity culture for participating organizations and activities.

Interested partners may also leverage the technical expertise and resources of the existing voluntary international community of practice discussed above. The assessment framework and methodology developed by the International Working Group may be tested and further refined in designated laboratories or activities of interested countries. Observations, lessons learned, and best practices will be shared with international community via international or professional organizationswebsites, publications, and/or conferences or workshops.

Risk Area(s) covered

Biological

Activities

Conference/Workshop
Knowledge Sharing/Best Practices
Legislative/Regulatory Assistance
Network Development/Outreach
Other
Technical Training

Beneficiary Countries

Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bulgaria
Georgia

Beneficiary Regions

Central Asia
Europe

Budget

103000 USD

Status

Active, Ongoing
Start Date: 
End Date: 

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Related Projects & Programs

Parent Program: Biological Threat Reduction Program (BTRP)

Contacts

Name Position Agency/Department/Org Note
Mr Emmanuel Roux Special Representative of INTERPOL to the UN
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Subdirectorate
International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL)
Dr Guenael Rodier Director
Department of Global Capacities, Alert and Response
World Health Organization (WHO)
Mr Stephen Knight Point of Contact
United States Mission to the United Nations
United States
Ms Louis Ems Secretary/Treasurer
International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)
Ms Maureen Ellis Executive Director
International Federation of Biosafety Associations (IFBA)
Ms Tianna Brand Head
Programmes Department
World Organisation for Animal Health

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