CBRN CoE Project 18
Short name: CBRN CoE Project
18
Title: International Network of
Universities and Institutes for Raising Awareness on Dual-use concerns in
Bio-technology
Geographical
Scope: International
Participating
Countries: Albania, Cambodia, Croatia, Democratic Republic
of Congo, former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (fYRoM), Gabon, Georgia, Iraq,
Jordan, Lao PDR, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mauritania, Moldova, Morocco, Pakistan, the
Philippines, Senegal, Serbia, Singapore, Thailand, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine,
Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia
Duration: 24 months
Role: Partner
Consortium
Leader: Landau Network – Centro Volta (LNCV)
Contracting
Authority: EU Commission with the support of UNICRI
OBJECTIVES
1.Improve cooperation through the
sharing of international standards and good laboratory practices
2.Develop a sustainable network
of universities and research institutes to reinforce a culture of bio-safety and
bio-security
3.Raise awareness on
dual-use concerns in bio-technology among researchers, scientists, academics
technicians and students
4.Foster the exchange of
information, dissemination of knowledge, transfer of best practice and design of
joint initiatives.
ACTIVITIES
The project aims at reinforcing a culture of bio-safety
and bio-security by raising awareness on dual-use concerns in bio- technology among
universities and research
institutes. It has laid grounds for promoting the
development of a network of universities and research institutes at the national and
regional level in the different regions of the
world, including Africa, Asia and Europe. While the
project envisages the preparation of educational and informational material for
dissemination throughout this network, it also seeks to foster cooperation, exchange
and sharing of educational and informational resources among the members of the
network and the development of multidisciplinary scientific cooperation
opportunities. It is expected that 300 students and young researchers from
participating universities and institutes in the countries involved in the project,
being the key target group, will acquire knowledge of dual-use concerns in
biotechnology by the end of the project in December 2014.
In 2013, a web-page and learning web platform has been
launched to facilitate the dissemination of the educational material and the
development of the network. Both can be accessed at the following addresses:
www.landaunetwork.org
www.landaunetwork.org/index.php/eu-cbrn-coe-project-18/
