EA - Map of the biosecurity landscape (list of GCBR-relevant orgs for newcomers) by Max Görlitz

Welcome to The Nonlinear Library, where we use Text-to-Speech software to convert the best writing from the Rationalist and EA communities into audio. This is: Map of the biosecurity landscape (list of GCBR-relevant orgs for newcomers), published by Max Görlitz on September 17, 2023 on The Effective Altruism Forum.When talking to newcomers to the field of biosecurity, I often felt annoyed that there wasn't a single introductory resource I could point them to that gives an overview of all the biosecurity-relevant organizations, upskilling opportunities, and funders.With the help of a lot of contributors, I started this Google doc to provide such a resource. I'm sure that we missed some relevant organizations, and it'd be lovely if some people were to comment on the doc with additional information!I'll copy the current version below, but please check out the link to the doc if you want to comment and see the most up-to-date version in the future!Contributors: Max Görlitz, Simon Grimm, Andreas Prenner, Jasper Götting, Anemone Franz, Eva Siegmann, & moreIntroductionI would like to see something like aisafety.world for biosecurity. There already exists the Map of Biosecurity Interventions, but I want one for organizations!This is a work-in-progress attempt to create a minimum viable product. Please suggest/comment on additional information, and feel free to add your name to the list of contributors.Also, see this Substack newsletter, "GCBR Organization Updates," which provides a very useful overview and quarterly updates of biosecurity organizations.PolicyThink tanksEuropeExplicitly focused on catastrophic or existential risks from pandemicsInternational Center for Future Generations (ICFG)is a European think-and-do-tank for improving societal resilience in relation to exponential technologies and existential risks.Based in the Netherlands and BelgiumSimon Institute for Longterm GovernanceSI's mission is to increase the capacity of policy networks to mitigate global catastrophic risks and build resilience for civilization to flourish.Based in Geneva, SwitzerlandCentre for Long-Term Resilience (CLTR)an independent think tank with a mission to transform global resilience to extreme risksLondon, UKPour Demainis a non-profit think tank that develops proposals on neglected issues, positively impacting Switzerland and beyond.Center for Long-Term Policy (Langsikt)Oslo-based think tank, similar to CLTR and Pour Demain, focused on Norway and possibly other Nordic countries.Future of Humanity Institute (FHI)is a unique world-leading research centre that works on big picture questions for human civilisation and explores what can be done now to ensure a flourishing long-term futureOxford, UKThe Centre for the Study of Existential Risk (CSER)an interdisciplinary research centre within the University of Cambridge dedicated to the study and mitigation of existential risksCambridge, UKAssociation for Long Term Existence and Resilience (ALTER)A think-and-do thank in Israel focused on both domestic and international policy and research related to building a safe and prosperous global future.Focused on general pandemic preparedness/mitigation or biological weaponsCBW network for a comprehensive reinforcement of norms against chemical and biological weapons (CBWNet)The joint project aims to identify options to comprehensively strengthen the norms against chemical and biological weapons (CBW).Collaboration between multiple German universitiesfunded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and ResearchIndependent Pandemic Preparedness Secretariat (IPPS)The IPPS is a wholly independent entity that will serve to ensure join up between relevant states, the private sector, and global health institutions in support of the 100 days mission.The goal of the 100 Days Mission is to prepare as much as possible so that within the first 100 days that a pandemic threat is identified, crucial interventions can be made ava...