“The mission of Student Pugwash USA (SPUSA) is to promote social responsibility in science and technology. [SPUSA] prepare[s] science, technology and policy students to make social responsibility a guiding focus of their academic and professional endeavors by: examining the societal impacts of science and technology; creating open and objective forums for debate; fostering the exchange of ideas among diverse communities; exploring solutions to current dilemmas in science and technology; and cultivating the analytical skills needed to address future challenges.”
Browse By Region
Browse By Type
Sunshine Project, The
NOTE: NO LONGER UPDATED
“Many biological weapons are rapidly destroyed by bright sunlight. The Sunshine Project works to bring facts about biological weapons to light.” The Sunshine Project is “an international non-profit organization with offices in Austin, Texas, US, and Hamburg, Germany.” The Sunshine Project works “against the hostile use of biotechnology in the post-Cold War era, researching and publishing to strengthen the global consensus against biological warfare and to ensure that international treaties effectively prevent development and use of biological weapons.”
- July 8, 2010
- | Filed under North America and NGO
- Share
-
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology’s Centre for Security Studies (ETHCSS)
ETHCSS studies emerging security threats resulting from the end of the cold war and the events on September 11, 2001. They are producing a Handbook on Biodefence Strategies which will detail national and international efforts to counter threats posed by biological weapons.
Takeda Chemical Industry
“Takeda is a research-based global company with its main focus on pharmaceuticals. As the largest pharmaceutical company in Japan, and one of the global leaders of the industry”
- July 28, 2010
- | Filed under Asia/Pacific and Industry
- Share
-
Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
- July 19, 2010
- | Filed under Middle East and Academia
- Share
-
