Minister Kuipers (MoH) provides answers to parliamentary questions regarding high-risk bio-laboratories. Minister Kuipers (MoH) provides answers to questions regarding high-risk bio-laboratories and gain-of-function research.
Publication: Dual-Use Quickscan Last year, the Biosecurity Office developed the 'Dual-Use Quickscan'. This new online tool has been available in Dutch and English since the spring.
Biosecurity scenario: cyber attack Here we present another current scenario with regard to biosecurity. This time it is a scenario about cyber attacks.
Bureau Biosecurity international Before the corona crisis, the Biosecurity Office regularly attended meetings abroad with the aim of sharing knowledge, gaining knowledge and networking.
Consultation concept EU guidelines export control for institutions - new date On October 20, the European Commission published the draft directive for export control in the field of dual-use research.
Biosecurity webinars "Biosecurity in Research" Instead of the Biosecurity Knowledge Day, the Biosecurity Office is organizing a series of webinars this year. The theme of these webinars is "Biosecurity in Research".
Article in Science: ‘Embrace experimentation in biosecurity governance’ In a Policy Forum article in Science last week, the eighteen authors of the article, including employees of the Biosecurity Office of the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (R
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.
Biosecurity Office international The Biosecurity Office regularly attends meetings abroad with the aim of sharing knowledge, obtaining knowledge and networking.