International Biosecurity Symposium During the first International Biosecurity Symposium, European and American experts will guide you through the world of biosecurity and dual-use.
Biosafety and biosecurity policies in the Netherlands evaluated by WHO and ECDC At the end of January 2025, a team of experts from the WHO and ECDC conducted an external evaluation to identify critical gaps in the Dutch healthcare system.
Biosecurity scenario: Ransomware attack Did you know that when criminals encrypt files in a ransomware attack, they always have access to the information in those files? Do you know what you can do to protect your research data?
Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention: A New Database As part of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC), a database was recently published that provides useful information on biosafety and biosecurity regulations, including implementation
Concerns about unprecedented risks of ‘Mirror Life’ The concept of 'Mirror Life,' which involves using mirror images of biological molecules to create mirror bacteria, is drawing significant attention in the world of biotechnology.
Biosecurity Office international The Biosecurity Office regularly attends international meetings to share knowledge, gain insights, and network.
Export Control Seminar by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs On September 30, 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs will organize an Export Control Seminar at the ministry.
Biosecurity Office international The Biosecurity Office regularly attends international meetings with the aim of sharing knowledge, acquiring knowledge, and networking.
Publication: international biosecurity legislation We recently published the article Complementarity of International Instruments in the Field of Biosecurity in Frontiers in Public Health.
Article: “When all research is dual use” In a March 2022 paper in Nature Machine Intelligence, researchers from a US pharmaceutical company who were building artificial intelligence systems for virtual drug discovery issued a wake-up call