Jasper Götting is a research fellow in the biosecurity team of Convergent Research. His work focusses on roadmapping technical biosecurity interventions, with a current focus on far-UVC air disinfection against future pandemics. He previously completed his PhD in virology at the Hannover Medical School, where he worked on sequencing, evolution, and transmission of viral infections in the transplant setting.
Jasper Götting
Biosecurity Research Fellow at Convergent Research
Content by Jasper Götting
Report
How to save the world: Influencing policy on the biggest risks to humanity
A new report published from the European Leadership Network’s New European Voices on Existential Risk (NEVER) project calls for a systemic international approach to be taken to address man-made existential risk. The risks from nuclear weapons, climate change, biological threats, and AI are interconnected and cross-cutting lessons should be drawn.
Commentary
Ok, Doomer! The NEVER podcast – Biological threats: Going viral
Listen to the fourth episode of the NEVER podcast – Ok, Doomer! In this episode, we explore biological existential and global catastrophic risks. Featuring an introduction to the topic and an exploration of some of the technological mitigation techniques we have available for biological risks, a panel discussion exploring the current state of the international governance of biological risks, and we will also delve into whether humanity’s recent brush with COVID-19 has better or worse prepared us for future pandemics, be they man-made or natural.