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August 28, 2025

In Geneva to strengthen the Biological Weapons Convention

Delegates at the 6th Session of the Working Group on the Strengthening of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) affirmed ICGEB’s role in promoting the safe, responsible, and peaceful use of biotechnology.

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April 11, 2025

EXPANDIA facilitates local manufacturing for diagnostic testing in sub-Saharan Africa

Within the EXPANDIA project, the ICGEB Biomanufacturing lab developed protocols to decrease cold chain dependency and allow for the sustainable local production of reagents, making diagnostics more accessible even in remote areas.

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April 2, 2025

EXPANDIA launches a study on arboviruses to increase surveillance in Africa

July 2024: A study was launched to investigate the presence and prevalence of arboviruses across nine African partner countries in the EXPANDIA project.

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January 7, 2025

BIO-GUARD fellows at UN in Geneva

Youth for Biosecurity fellowships from the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs, in Geneva have been awarded to ICGEB trainees.

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December 13, 2024

AeroPathAI: Innovative protocol for measuring effectiveness of pathogenic air sanitisation technologies

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December 13, 2024

GENESIS: Unraveling the Molecular and Immunologic Mechanisms of Intrahost Persistence in Emerging and Re-Emerging Arboviral Infections

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December 10, 2024

BIO-GUARD: A Global initiative to enhance biological security in low-resource settings

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December 2, 2024
Gene drive literature research at ICGEB

Regulatory Science Group Secures Open Philanthropy Funding

The ICGEB Regulatory Science Group has announced funding from Open Philanthropy to support the development of a living literature review website focused on gene drive research.

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November 14, 2024
With speakers from across Europe (Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Slovenia, the Netherlands), Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, and the UK; Asia (India, Japan); the Middle East (Qatar and Saudi Arabia); America (Brazil, and the USA), and Africa (Tanzania), covering all global regions, over 165 participants were in attendance.

Pandemic Preparedness – strategies and approaches from the Italian gateway

Innovative strategies are underway world-wide to prepare for the onslaught of new viral infections.

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October 30, 2024
ICGEB participates in numerous projects and activities world wide in a continuous process of planning, exercising, revising and translating into action international pandemic preparedness and response plans.

Emerging viruses and pandemic prevention: world experts meet in Trieste

EXPANDIA is the ICGEB African laboratory network project to test and transfer cost-effective technologies for diagnostic laboratories in limited resource settings.

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September 3, 2024
Buidling a network of labs to extend diagnostic and surveillance capabilities of infectious diseases

EXPANDIA: Introducing technologies empowering African labs

EXPANDIA is the ICGEB African laboratory network project to test and transfer cost-effective technologies for diagnostic laboratories in limited resource settings.

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May 7, 2024

Building Genomic Sovereignty in Africa: Regional Sequencing Platforms for Pandemic Preparedness and One Health

Online 7 May 2026

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