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This is the homepage for Coefficient Giving's biosecurity fund, a major philanthropic funder in the GCB risk space; relevant to understanding funding landscape and institutional priorities in biosecurity as it intersects with AI safety.
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Summary
Coefficient Giving (formerly Open Philanthropy's biosecurity program) is a philanthropic fund supporting work to reduce global catastrophic biological risks, having made 140+ grants totaling $260+ million. The fund focuses on technological biosecurity threats, pandemic preparedness, and mitigating risks from advanced biotechnology and AI. Key initiatives include developing respiratory protection, advancing metagenomic sequencing, and supporting research and policy to prevent catastrophic biological events.
Key Points
- •Fund has made 140+ grants totaling over $260 million in biosecurity and pandemic preparedness work
- •Prioritizes risks from advanced biotechnology and AI that could exceed natural pandemic severity
- •Supports defensive technologies like metagenomic sequencing for early pathogen detection
- •Work began five years before COVID-19, reflecting long-term focus on catastrophic biological risk
- •Frames biological risks as potential extinction-level threats capable of derailing human civilization
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# Biosecurity & Pandemic Preparedness
We support work to guard against catastrophic biological risks, especially ones from advanced technology.
- 140+
grants made
- $260+
million given
## Contents
- [About the Fund](https://coefficientgiving.org/funds/biosecurity-pandemic-preparedness/#about-the-fund)
- [Research & Updates](https://coefficientgiving.org/funds/biosecurity-pandemic-preparedness/#research-updates)
- [Featured Grants](https://coefficientgiving.org/funds/biosecurity-pandemic-preparedness/#featured-grants)
## About the Fund
### Team
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/andrew-snyder-beattie/)
[Andrew Snyder-Beattie](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/andrew-snyder-beattie/)
Managing Director
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/conor-mcgurk/)
[Conor McGurk](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/conor-mcgurk/)
Chief of Staff
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/james-wagstaff/)
[James Wagstaff](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/james-wagstaff/)
Senior Program Officer
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/chris-bakerlee/)
[Chris Bakerlee](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/chris-bakerlee/)
Associate Program Officer
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/christian-ruhl/)
[Christian Ruhl](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/christian-ruhl/)
Associate Program Officer
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/damon-binder/)
[Damon Binder](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/damon-binder/)
Senior Research Analyst
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/constantin-arnscheidt/)
[Constantin Arnscheidt](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/constantin-arnscheidt/)
Research Fellow
- [](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/neha-singh/)
[Neha Singh](https://coefficientgiving.org/team/neha-singh/)
Operations Lead
### Partners
- [**Good Ventures**](https://www.goodventures.org/)
Interested in providing funding within this space? Reach out to [partnerwithus@coefficientgiving.org](mailto:partnerwithus@coefficientgiving.org).
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