2021 Guide to Training and Information Resources on the Culture of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Conduct in the Life Sciences developed by the IWG.

The International Working Group (IWG) on Strengthening the Culture of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Conduct in the Life Sciences (IWG, for short) is a platform for collaboration and community of practice comprised of representatives of governments, academia, industry, professional and international organizations, and other organizations from across the globe, using 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 IAEA for the nuclear safety and security culture. The group is convened by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. It conducts periodic webinars and shares information among its members and with the Global Health Security Agenda (GHA) Action Package Prevent-3 (Biosafety and Biosecurity) via its Community Corner monthly newsletter. The International Working Group developed in 2019 a Guide to Training and Information Resources on the Culture of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Conduct in the Life Sciences. More recently, the group developed a Culture of Biosafety, Biosecurity, and Responsible Conduct in the Life Sciences -- (Self) Assessment Framework – and an accompanying data collection tool. 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, and encourages engagement among the health, scientific, biotechnology, enthusiast, and security communities to reduce the risk of misuse of science.