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Biotechnology ResearchVirginia, United States2-10 Employees

The International Council for the Life Sciences is a non-profit, non-partisan organization focused on enhancing global biosafety and biosecurity to reduce the misuse of life sciences. Founded in December 2005, it operates as a membership-based forum that fosters sustained engagement between the life sciences community and governments, building international networks to address biological risks. The organization identifies priority areas such as international best practices, curricula for biosafety and biosecurity, a shared language for assessing risks, policy-focused briefings, and the strengthening of local and global scientist-policymaker networks. Its activities span multiple regions, including the Middle East and North Africa, Central Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and Russia, with headquarters in McLean, Virginia. The ICLS positions itself within the biotechnology research sector by coordinating guidance and collaboration to improve biosafety and biosecurity standards globally.

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