Examining the role of Science and Technology reviews in the Biological Weapons Convention
Examining the role of Science and Technology reviews in the Biological Weapons Convention
James Revill presented elements of the S&T Reviews project at a meeting on “Biosecurity, Biosafety, Human Capital and the Seventh Review Conference of the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention”, which was organised by the Landau Network-Centro Volta and took place between November 18 and 19 on Lake Como, Italy. The presentation, which was part of a panel discussion on science and technology reviews under the BWC, generated a lively discussion with a number of issues addressed including: the need to address positive developments in science and technology under the Biological Weapons Convention; the role of scientists and other stakeholders in monitoring and responding to developments in S&T of relevance to the Convention; the relationship between the Chemical Weapons Convention and the Biological Weapons Convention; and the role of producers of DNA sequences in regulating access to certain sequences.
