Biotechnology holds enormous promise for medicine, agriculture, and industry, but it also carries security risks that governments are only beginning to address. Advances in synthetic biology and the life sciences raise questions of safety, competitiveness, and the potential for misuse. This hub follows the strategic dimension of the field: biosecurity and biodefense, the biotech competition for leadership in the bioeconomy, the protection of sensitive research in synthetic biology, and the governance frameworks needed to manage dual-use research. The biotech competition between democracies and authoritarian states is intensifying, and research security is now central to it. Fellows and analysts assess how democracies can capture the benefits of the bioeconomy while guarding against its dangers. Explore analysis and commentary on biotechnology, biosecurity, and the policies shaping the life sciences.