Research Security

Proposed BioTech legislation may impact your work

Proposed legislation in the BioTech space may impact some of Northwestern’s collaborations and partners. Several Chinese biotech companies (MGI, Complete Genomics, WuXi Apptec) are on the radar of the federal government. If the BIOSECURE Act passes, it will likely disrupt collaborations and any worked being performed with these companies. Read more information about the legislation.

Updated COI policy related to Foreign Talent Programs

The federal government continues to regulate participation in Foreign Government Talent Recruitment Programs. As a result, we have updated Northwestern's Conflict of Interest policy to include definitions of Foreign Talent Programs and "Malign" Foreign Talent Recruitment Programs.
Learn More about this updated COI policy.