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Center for Security and Emerging Technology — Biosecurity Research Project

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  • Focus Area: Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
  • Organization Name: Center for Security and Emerging Technology
  • Amount: $3,330,000

  • Award Date: August 2021

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    Grant investigator: Andrew Snyder-Beattie

    This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. CSET staff also reviewed this page prior to publication.


    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $3,330,000 over three years to the Center for Security and Emerging Technology, via Georgetown University, to support a project investigating the extent and risks of dual-use research in the biosciences. The hope is that the results of this project will better inform policymakers and other stakeholders of the security implications of such research.

    This falls within our focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness and follows our August 2021 support for CSET, which we recommended as part of our interest in potential risks from advanced artificial intelligence.

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