Model Code of Conduct for Biological Scientists, mainly drafted by experts of CBRS, attracted widespread attention and praise at the Eighth Review Conference to Biological Weapons Convention in Geneva on Nov. 7, 2016. Several state parties, including Russia, USA, UK, Japan, Sweden, Spanish and Iran, showed widespread concern about this Model Code of Conduct. Ambassador Fu Cong, the head of the Chinese delegation, mentioned that Chinese government pays a great attention to biosafety and biosecurity, attaches importance to the role of non-governmental organizations, and has established long-term cooperation with CBRS of Tianjin University.
The drafting group of the Model Code of Conduct was made up of experts mainly from Department of Social Development of the Ministry of Science and Technology and CBRS of Tianjin University. To balance the security and development of biotechnology, the Code of Conduct was drafted based on the national and international experience in biosafety management, taking the existent national and international biosafety conventions, policies and regulations into consideration. Broad advices were obtained from experts in research institutions, universities and enterprises for improvement of the Model Code of Conduct.
The Model Code of Conduct shares our valuable experience in biosafety management with the global community and will improve the prevention and management system of national and international biosafety and biosecurity.
