Biosecurity Network of Excellence

In response to growing biosecurity challenges, Imperial has launched a new Biosecurity Network of Excellence.

Bringing together expertise from across disciplines, the Network will be organised around three core themes: threats, surveillance, and response.

An academic steering group will guide its initial development, helping to shape priorities, foster collaboration, and identify opportunities for research and impact.

By establishing a new Biosecurity Network of Excellence at Imperial, we are supporting our researchers to move faster to close the gap between the threats we face and our ability to meet them. Professor Hugh Brady President, Imperial College London

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We need your inputs as the Network is established – if you would like to collaborate with us, email us at biosecuritynetwork@imperial.ac.uk