UK Defence Innovation (UKDI) has officially launched a new themed competition, Biosecurity Frontiers, aimed at bolstering the United Kingdom’s ability to understand, detect, and respond to increasingly complex biological risks. Managed on behalf of the Cabinet Office and financed through the Integrated Security Fund, the initiative offers up to £2 million in funding for innovative projects that align with the 2023 UK Biological Security Strategy and the 2025 National Security Strategy. This competition represents a strategic push by the government to address vulnerabilities introduced by rapid advancements in artificial intelligence and engineering biology, both of which have heightened the risk…
