The workshop report, New approaches to biological risk assessment, reviews the spectrum of biological risks, from naturally occurring diseases through to the deliberate misuse of biological agents as weapons, and encompassing unintended risks such as laboratory accidents, and those associated with dual use research. It outlines some implications of advances in science and technology, and highlights key issues for the development of a common international approach to assessing biological risks.

The full report can be downloaded here: http://royalsociety.org/New-approaches-to-biological-risk-assessment/>