Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab — DNA Synthesis Screening Methods
Verified$890K
Funder
Date
Oct 2020
Data source
Source
Notes
[Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness] Grant investigator: Andrew Snyder-Beattie This page was reviewed but not written by the grant investigator. MIT Media Lab staff also reviewed this page prior to publication. Open Philanthropy recommended a grant of $890,000 over three years to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab to support research on methods for securely screening DNA synthesis orders. This grant is intended to support research at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology Media Lab, Aarhus University, Northeastern University, and the Weizmann Institute of Science. This falls within our focus area of biosecurity and pandemic preparedness.
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