Governance of Dual-use Risks of Synthetic Biology: Recent Efforts in China

Date:

23 October 2025, Thursday

Time:

6:00 – 7:00PM SGT (GMT+08:00)

Platform:

Zoom

Synopsis:

Scientific progress in cutting-edge biotechnology has enabled the development of new medical countermeasures and disease surveillance capabilities. With the increasing ease of use and accessibility, and lower cost, of biotechnology, unintentional misuse or deliberate abuse of dual-use cutting-edge biotechnology will result in serious economic and security consequences.

Professor Zhang will explain how the Tianjin University Center for Biosafety Research and Strategy raises awareness of the dual-use risks of biotechnology, develops solutions and policies to address these risks, and reinforces ethical practice in the scientific community in China.

About the speaker:

Professor Weiwen Zhang
Baiyang Chair Professor of Synthetic Biology, Tianjin University

About the moderator:

Adjunct Associate Professor Poh Lian Lim
Lead, Biorisk Management, Asia Centre for Health Security