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MISSION STATEMENT

To help ensure global public health, safety and security by safeguarding the opportunities offered by advances in the life sciences and their application through the promotion of best practices, standards and codes of conduct.
ANNOUNCEMENTS

3rd International Biosecurity Symposium, Milan
  Terence Taylor spoke at the opening session of the 3rd International Security Symposium on the subject of the Responsible Conduct of Science. He also chaired and spoke at the session on synthetic biology.
 
BBIC-2011 – A Success in Amman, Jordan
  The Biosafety and Biosecurity International Conference Process (BBIC) took another important step forward with the successful conduct of the BBIC-2011 regional conference in Amman, Jordan in collaboration with the Royal Scientific Society and El Hassan Science City from 13 to 15 September.
 

About Us

The International Council for the Life Sciences (ICLS) is a non-profit, non-partisan organization dedicated to enhancing global biological security and safety and reducing the risks of the misuse of the life sciences. Founded in December 2005, the membership-based ICLS provides a forum for the sustained engagement of the life sciences community and governments on a global basis. The ICLS operates internationally and works cooperatively to build networks to help reduce biological risks. 

The ICLS has identified priority areas for enhancing biosafety and biosecurity.

  • International best practices and standards,
  • Curricula for biosecurity and biosafety,
  • Shared language and common methodology for assessing biological risks regardless of origin,
  • Specialized briefings for policy officials on the full spectrum of risks, and
  • Building local and global networks of life scientists and policymakers.

Ongoing activities and partnerships are taking place in

  • Russia
  • Central Asia
  • South Asia
  • Middle East and North Africa

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