Resources: Make an ugly working version

Exercises: Make an ugly working version

Resources: Detecting and Containing Early Infections

Exercises: Detecting and Containing Early Infections

Resources: Clarify your goal and plan your project

Exercises: Clarify your goal and plan your project

Resources: Pandemic Risk Over the Coming Decades

Exercises: Pandemic Risk Over the Coming Decades

Resources: Make something awesome

Exercises: Make something awesome

Resources: Preventing Patient Zero

Exercises: Preventing Patient Zero

Resources: First sketch of your idea

Exercises: First sketch of your idea

Resources: Governmental Response to a Global Pandemic

Exercises: Governmental Response to a Global Pandemic

Resources: Contributing to Biosecurity

Exercises: Contributing to Biosecurity

Resources: Technologies to Strengthen Future Pandemic Response

Exercises: Technologies to Strengthen Future Pandemic Response

Resources: Building a Pandemic-Proof World

Exercises: Building a Pandemic-Proof World

Resources: Tabletop Exercise

Exercises: Tabletop Exercise

Last unit we explored the options that governments have to respond to pandemics given the current state of technology.

This unit explores emerging technologies with the potential to strengthen pandemic response in the future, from rapid vaccine development to next-generation PPE.

By the end of the unit, you should be able to:
\- Identify and explain various emerging technologies to aid outbreak response.
\- Critically evaluate the effectiveness of these interventions to aid pandemic response, using the heuristics developed in week 3.


**Pick one of five options** to dig deeper into. Resources for each can be found in the ‘optional resources’ section. Message your cohort Slack channel to let them know which option you will be covering:

1. Rapid vaccine development
2. Therapeutics
3. Personal protective equipment (PPE)
4. Indoor air quality interventions
5. Another relevant technology of your choice

For your chosen option, read the additional resources and prepare notes to present it to your cohort.** **

**As well as explaining the intervention, you may be asked to pitch it to [policymakers and funders](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OYyQnWeNGNLzooDwhGUPSVdDTAqEQLHGbZcJEumaVlI/edit?usp=sharinghttps://biosecurityfundamentals.com/blog/pitching-pandemic-response-technologies-audience-guide/) in your session. **Save any pictures you found helpful from your research to use in your explanation.

Consider:
- What is the current state of the art technology in this area?
- What is the ideal version of this technology? 
- What are the biggest challenges to reaching the ideal version? How could we overcome these? 
- How well does this intervention score against the factors you established in session 3?
- How might you pitch this intervention to a policymaker, VC, philanthropist or government advanced research agency?



[Exercise 1 of 2] - Outbreak response interventions deep-dive

_We recommend you spend ~15 minutes on this exercise._

**Pick one of the four [audience roles](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OYyQnWeNGNLzooDwhGUPSVdDTAqEQLHGbZcJEumaVlI/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.wahqfbkutchthttps://biosecurityfundamentals.com/blog/pitching-pandemic-response-technologies-audience-guide/)** for the technology pitching exercise. Message your cohort Slack channel to let them know which option you will be covering:
1. Policymaker
2. Venture Capitalist
3. Philanthropic Grantmaker
4. Government Advanced Research Agency

For your chosen option, read the relevant section and suggested questions in the [audience guide](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1OYyQnWeNGNLzooDwhGUPSVdDTAqEQLHGbZcJEumaVlI/edit?tab=t.0https://biosecurityfundamentals.com/blog/pitching-pandemic-response-technologies-audience-guide/). Think about the incentives of your role and come up with additional questions you might want to ask!** **


[Exercise 2 of 2] - Research a role for the Technology Pitching Exercise

Pandemics

How could new innovations help us prepare for and prevent future pandemics?

Technologies to Strengthen Future Pandemic Response

How do we make pandemics a thing of the past?

Building a Pandemic-Proof World

How could new technologies both increase and reduce the risk of pandemics?

Pandemic Risk Over the Coming Decades

What does it take to prevent the first human infection?

Preventing Patient Zero

How do we stop a local outbreak from becoming a global disaster?

Detecting and Containing Early Infections

How can governments minimise harms when a pandemic spreads worldwide?

Governmental Response to a Global Pandemic

Make high-stakes decisions in a simulated pandemic scenario.