UK Consultation - Detection technologies in law enforcement
The Society for Applied Microbiology responded to a European Commission green paper on detection technologies in the work of the law enforcement, customs and other security authorities (COM/2006/0474).
This response discusses the importance of technologies for the detection of biological agents in humans as well as in animals and food sources. See below to download a copy of the response.
Tyler Myers, an MPhil Candidate at the University of Cambridge, reports back from the Royal Society of Biology’s Voice of the Future event at Parliament, where he served as a guest panelist representing Applied Microbiology International.
Part of the Sustainable Microbiology Policy Spotlight series, this webinar, recorded on 1 April 2026, explores how microbiologists can most effectively influence policy, with insights that apply to the international policymaking context.