Biosecurity scenario: Spyware on smartphone by foreign app Nowadays (almost) every employee has a smartphone in their pocket. But have you ever thought about who could potentially have access to the information on your smartphone?
Biosecurity Office international The Biosecurity Office regularly attends meetings at home and abroad with the aim of sharing knowledge, acquiring knowledge and networking.
Epidemiology of Pathogens Listed as Potential Bioterrorism Agents, the Netherlands We recently contributed to an article describing the incidence of potentially bioterrorist agents in the Netherlands. Almost all reported illnesses were linked to a travel history.
Horizon scan of technologies with potential dual-use risks The World Health Organization (WHO) published a report in October containing the findings of an international horizon scan on dual-use research of concern (DURC) in the life sciences.
Review Biosecurity Knowledge Day 2021 It was exciting until the last minute whether it could go ahead, but we are happy that we can look back on a successful Knowledge Day.
Rik Bleijs appointed as co-chairman of the IEGBBR In October, Rik Bleijs was elected co-chair of the steering committee of the International Experts Groups of Biosafety and Biosecurity Regulators (IEGBBR).
Biosecurity scenario: Orphan material Here we present another current scenario with regard to biosecurity. This time the scenario is based on a recently published article about orphan material.
Export control webinar Februari 2, 2021 The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regularly organizes a number of seminars on export control.
Biosafety and biosecurity aspects of SARS-CoV-2 With the current pandemic of COVID-19, there is a great appeal to laboratories for processing sample materials, diagnostics, but also research into a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2.
Biosafety and Biosecurity policy in a mobile app The International Expert Group of Biosafety and Biosecurity Regulators (IEGBBR) has developed a mobile application that bundles relevant aspects for a biosafety and biosecurity policy.