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This paper focuses on increasing laboratory biosafety and biosecurity as a way to strengthen the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC). It focuses specifically on the involvement of the life sciences community and the need to engage scientists and laboratory workers, as well as on the role of the European Union. The paper concludes that, given the complexity of biological threats and of setting up effective biosafety and biosecurity measures, public–private partnerships would provide the best basis for regulation.