Prevention and mitigation of misuse of synthetic biology for bioterrorism purposes

Expected Outcome:

Project results are expected to contribute to all of the following expected outcomes:

• Increased understanding of European policy makers, research community, biotech companies, and relevant security practitioners of the threat of bioterrorism and of synthetic biology, including a thorough lawful analysis of what needs to be monitored in this context, what needs to be regulated and how;
• Awareness raised within the related scientific community