THIS CONFERENCE GRANT PROVIDES SUPPORT FOR THE 16TH INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY FOR BIOSAFETY RESEACH (ISBR) SYMPOSIUM WHICH WILL BE OFFERED IN ST. LOUIS, MO IN APRIL 2022. THE ISBR SYMPOSIUM IS AN INTERNATIONAL MEETING ORGANIZED BY THE ISBR, A SOCIETY WHOSE MEMBERSHIP IS COMPOSED OF INDIVIDUALS WITH AN INTEREST IN RISK ASSESSMENT AND RESEARCH RELATED TO THE RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH APPLICATIONS OF BIOTRECHNOLOGY (HTTP://WWW.ISBR.INFO/). THESE SYMPOSIA HAVE BEEN OFFERED ON A BIENNIAL BASIS SINCE 1990, AT VARIOUS LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, AS A UNIQUE OPPORTUNITY FOR SCIENTISTS, REGULATORS, TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS, NONGOVERNMENT ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHERS TO SHARE THEIR EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE, AND TO ENGAGE IN MEANINGFUL DIALOGUE ON THE TOPIC OF BIOSAFETY. THE EMPHASIS BY ISBR FOR THESE SYMPOSIA HAS EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS FROM MAINLY PRESENTING RESULTS OF BIOSAFETY RESEARCH TO INCLUDING PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS OF METHODOLOGIES FOR RISK ASSESSMENT AND THE RELEVANCE OF RISK ASSESSMENT RESEARCH FOR POLICY AND DECISION-MAKING.THE THEME FOR THE 16TH ISBR SYMPOSIUM IS 'ADVANCING SCIENCE IN SUPPORT OF BIO-INNOVATION'. BASED ON THIS THEME, THE ISBR IS DEVELOPING A PROGRAM FOR THIS SYMPOSIUM THAT WILL INCLUDE PLENARY SESSIONS WITH INVITED SPEAKERS AND A SERIES OF PARALLEL SESSIONS OR WORKSHOPS THAT WILL ADDRESS THE MOST RELEVANT AND TIMELY ISSUES RELATED TO THE OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY. THE PROCEEDINGS WILL BE PUBLISHED ON THE ISBR WEBSITE AND SELECTED PAPERS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN A SPECIAL ISSUE OF A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL MANAGED BY THE SOCIETY.