uk biological engagement programme - cde themed competition launch
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UK Biological Engagement Programme:
Strengthening Biological Security
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UK BEP is a little different…
UK Biological Engagement Programme : Strengthening Biological Security
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• Background • UK Biological Engagement Programme (UK
BEP) projects • Requirement • Selection Criteria • Questions?
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Background
• History of Global Partnership
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Background
• History of the UK BEP
• Aim - Minimise the risk that states or terrorists
seeking to develop a biological weapons capability will acquire materials or expertise
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Background
• Vision -“Dual-use” scientific institutes and individual scientists in priority countries are engaged in sustainable, good quality, legitimate science, working in a safe, secure and transparent manner …in a culture of integrity, accountability and responsibility. Dangerous pathogens are secured, stored and handled in accordance with international standards in order to minimise the risk of acquisition and use by terrorists and to avoid accidental releases
• Since 2003 UK BEP has managed >£15M of projects
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UK BEP Who we are and what we do
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UK BEP aims and objectives
• Minimise the risks of misuse of biological science expertise and material
• Promote improved biosafety and biosecurity and build capacity in modern diagnostics, disease control and surveillance – Plant, Animal and Human health – Identify, prevent or respond to Natural outbreaks, Accidental release,
Deliberate misuse – Capacity and Capability Building
• Support the universality and implementation of the BTWC – Engagement, Cooperation and Transparency
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Where we work: the health – security intersection
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BEP
Geographical range and limits
• Current programme range:
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Project types
• Collaborative Research Projects – Research-based ‘partner’ projects implemented through
international science centres, NATO or NGOs – Contributions to activities carried out by international
organisations (eg WHO, FAO, OIE)
• Training packages – Specific science skills, Critical enabling skills – Safety, Security and Ethics
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Collaborative research projects • Capability development
with a strong applied scientific focus
• Well-defined element of biosafety, security and ethics advocacy
• Projects carried out in the overseas institute
• Mentoring by UK experts
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• Plant pathology in Georgia • Brucellosis in Tajikistan • Vector epidemiology in Tajikistan • Arbovirus diagnosis in Tajikistan
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Contribution to other programmes • Input into programmes of international organisations
(WHO, OIE, FAO) • Input to existing research projects
• Contributions to larger projects • Preliminary investigations supporting grant applications
• Research contribution example : Arbovirus diagnosis and
epidemiology • Support the involvement of UK expertise • Support development of UK diagnostic capability
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Biosafety, Biosecurity and Bioethics Education
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• BSL 2 training for new laboratories • Support to BTWC implementation • Delivery of Bioethics Educational Resource
• Support biosafety associations
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Critical science and management skills
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• Disease specific practical and theory courses
• PCR and ELISA courses • Laboratory management
mentoring • Introducing or updating lab
processes and techniques • English Language Training • Support to communications
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What are we looking for? • Projects that support development of capability of overseas
institutes working with infectious agents • Projects with a strong focus on biological safety and security and
adoption of recognised international standards and norms • Projects that demonstrate a clear benefit to requirement of the
international partner • Mentored research initiatives, short term exchanges, export of
specific required skills, development & delivery of training courses, study tours, support to on-going research initiatives
• Other ways to do this?
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Objectives to consider when applying
• Demonstrate knowledge of the situation and set realistic
objectives and milestones
• Proof-of-concept studies • Politics, cultural barriers and security situations may influence
what is achievable – Make appropriate assessments of project risks
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Objectives to consider when applying
• Avoid duplication of effort – Linkage to other funds is encouraged – Utilise niche expertise, articulate unique features of your
input • Sustainability
– What is the long-term outcome of your proposal? Explain how you support the capability and capacity development of the overseas partner
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MENA region: specific considerations
• Large region • Security / lack of access - regional approach often most
effective) • Early stage of engagement; lack of clear national/local
requirements and trusted PoC • Diverse cultural and political sensitivities (national and local). • Unequal distribution of wealth (eg requirements in Sudan likely
to differ from Gulf States)
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Requirements
• Requirement 1: Collaborative scientific research • Requirement 2: Laboratory capacity building • Requirement 3: Network building
• Requirement 4: Increasing Biological and Toxin
Weapons Convention (BTWC) awareness
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Requirement 1: Collaborative scientific research
• Collaborative biological sciences research projects
that link UK experts from, academia or industry with scientists overseas
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Requirement 2: Laboratory capacity building • Development and delivery of training courses that
encompass one or more of the following: i. biosafety and biosecurity ii. infectious disease diagnostics (human, animal or plant) iii. modern laboratory methods and technologies iv. supporting scientific development in areas such as
experimental design, data analysis and/or scientific writing
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Requirement 3: Network building
• Development of regional biosafety associations and/or sustainable networks for scientific cooperation
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Requirement 4: Increasing BTWC awareness
• Development of conferences, workshops or training
courses that increase awareness of the aims of, and obligations under, the BTWC
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Selection Criteria
• What we want
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Proposals must include……
• a clear statement of which requirement the project will aim to address
• a clear statement of the programme of work that would be carried out and the outputs (deliverables) from the work
• a clear statement of the expected outcome(s), how this will be proven (metrics of success) or demonstrated and how it will provide evidence that the outputs can be exploited/sustained within country
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Proposals must also include…….
• a statement on the anticipated practicality of adopting the proposed project
• an outline of any data/equipment requirements of the proposal, and how these will be met. Any dependencies on the supply of data/equipment from MOD must be stated
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Selection criteria
• What we don’t want • We are not looking for proposals that focus solely
on health/aid/environmental issues eg infant health, HIV/AIDS, water quality, smoking-related diseases, diabetes, global warming
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Previous CDE projects
• Project title: Biosecurity education and national education networks: Building national capacities and sustainable activities in biosecurity competencies to prevent the misuse of biological materials and expertise
• Requirements addressed: 2 and 4 • UK partner: Bradford Disarmament Research Centre
(BDRC), Bradford University
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Previous CDE projects
• Project title: Support for the professional promotion and communication of recipient institute outputs arising from UKBEP engagements
• Requirement addressed: 2
• UK partner: UK-based consultancy “Innoventors”
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Other Information 1
• Proposals must: Identify risks and mitigations; milestones; deliverables
and outputs Include appropriate progress reports Address any regulatory and/or ethical approval issues
according to UK/MOD regulations
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Other Information 2
• Proposals should: Outline track record or working in the region Describe previous linkages with the overseas partner
or comparable institute
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Other Information 3
• Duration of projects typically 6-12 months, with potential for follow on
• Total budget for this competition - maximum £400K • Proposals likely to be £20-80K • Dstl will be able to provide advice and guidance
throughout the project • Submitted proposals will be reviewed and assessed
by MOD/FCO/Dstl/AHVLA subject matter experts
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Other Information 4
• All contracts will be subject to standard CDE competition T&Cs with additional clauses
• All contracts shall be subject to DEFCON 705 (Intellectual Property Rights – Research and Technology)
• Technical queries to [email protected] • Full details of the call available at
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Developing a CDE proposal
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Assessment
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Description
Description
Military tab
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Explain which UK BEP requirement you are addressing.
Inventory tab
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How will the work achieve the stated aims?
Health and safety
Supply tab
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How will you do the work? What is your experience? Include project plans with milestones.
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Ethics
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MOD Performance Assessment Framework
Five criteria: Operational relevance Likelihood of exploitation Builds critical S&T capability Scientific quality/innovation Science, innovation and technology risk
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Proposal health check
Claim of future benefit
Contribution to future benefit
Logical programme of work
Generation of evidence
Demonstration of progress
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Based on a claim of future benefit
Contribution to realisation of future benefit
Logical programme of work
Evidential outcomes
Demonstration of progress towards goal
Health check
Early birds
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