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Tampere University — Work on Global Catastrophic Risks (2021)

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  • Focus Area: Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
  • Organization Name: Tampere University
  • Amount: $20,000

  • Award Date: March 2021

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    Grant Investigator: Andrew Snyder-Beattie

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

    Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $20,000 over two years to Tampere University to support Professor Hiski Haukkala’s research on biosecurity and other topics related to global catastrophic risks. Professor Haukkala plans to conduct his research in collaboration with researchers from from the University of Oxford.

    This follows our April 2019 support and falls within our focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.

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