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IBBIS Welcomes the Republic of Korea’s National AI-Bio Strategy
IBBIS Welcomes the Republic of Korea's National AI-Bio Strategy, Positioning Korea as a Global Leader in AI-Applied Biotechnology
International Standards
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January 6, 2026
Translating Customer Screening Guidance into Practical Tools
A new preprint, Implementing Emerging Customer Screening Standards for Nucleic Acid Synthesis, and recommendations to strengthen KYC.
Blog
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December 17, 2025
International Meeting Advances Global Standards for DNA Synthesis Screening
A new international initiative aims to harmonise DNA synthesis screening practices, strengthening biosecurity and enabling a safer, more trusted global bioeconomy.
International Standards
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November 6, 2025
IBBIS Launches Technical Consortium to Raise the Global Bar on DNA Synthesis Screening
A new cross-sector group will turn high-level standards into day-to-day practice—so innovation can scale safely and competitively.
Events
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November 6, 2025
SBRC launched to engineer standard definitions of sequences of concern
The SBRC maintains a definition of biological "sequences of concern" and advances engineering standards to managing such sequences.
Events
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October 29, 2025
IBBIS expert contributes to WHO Joint External Evaluation of the Republic of Korea
From lab benches to border controls, the Republic of Korea’s JEE showed how integrated systems strengthen biosafety, biosecurity, and health security.
News
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October 29, 2025
IBBIS welcomes industry call for stronger EU leadership on nucleic acid synthesis screening
IBBIS welcomes industry leaders’ call for strong EU-wide DNA/RNA screening standards in the Biotech Act to boost safety, innovation, and biosecurity.
Blog
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October 27, 2025
European synthetic biology leaders call for stronger biosecurity in EU Biotech Act
A coalition of leading organisations urges the European Commission to embed harmonised DNA synthesis screening standards in the EU Biotech Act.
Blog
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October 14, 2025
Safeguarding the South African bioeconomy
A South African multi-stakeholder meeting affirmed that strong safeguarding can accelerate the country's bioinnovation, boosting public trust and regional competitiveness
Blog
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October 11, 2025
New study sets a precedent for responsible AI and biosecurity
The paper shows screening tools like the Common Mechanism can be resilient to AI protein designs and sets a precedent for responsible red-teaming of DNA synthesis.
Blog
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October 2, 2025
IBBIS and NBMA lead strategic meeting on Safeguarding Nigeria’s Bioeconomy
Government leaders, security experts, and industry stakeholders gathered to explore integrating safeguards like synthesis screening into Nigeria’s bioeconomy.
Commec Sequence Screening
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September 24, 2025
DNA synthesis governance gaps and opportunities at SynBio 4.0 Africa
The bioeconomy is growing across Africa, but local DNA synthesis production capacity remains limited, with the market largely dependent on resellers and distributors.
Commec Sequence Screening
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September 12, 2025