Biosafety Resource Network

The Biosafety Resource Network (BRN) supports the projects funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to develop nutrient-rich staple crops for farmers in Africa and Asia. Through a network of consultants, the BRN provides assistance in the areas of biosafety studies, regulatory strategies and product development.

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Mission

The Biosafety Resource Network was established to support the four project teams conducting research under the Grand Challenge #9 (GC9), a component of the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. While the goal of the research is to use the appropriate technologies to increase nutrients in local crops in a socially and culturally acceptable way, the responsibility of the BRN is to support the individual projects in the performance of the necessary activities related to quality assurance, biosafety science and regulatory science. These activities set the stage for delivering enhanced food crops that can improve the nutrition of people in the developing countries of Africa and Asia.