Activity | Timeframe | Status |
Notification inviting Parties, other Governments, indigenous peoples and local communities, women, youth, academia, research institutions, the business sector and relevant organizations to submit to the Executive Secretary information to support the preparation of the thematic action plan in the context of synthetic biology and the work of the Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology (Notification 2025-065) | 9 May - 18 July 2025 Extended to 1 August 2025 | Concluded |
Notification calling for expressions of interest for the independent, scientific study compiling and summarizing existing scientific studies, public research and development funding needs and priorities, as well as research road maps on synthetic biology applications that are relevant to achieving the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (Notification 2025-070) | 16 May - 13 June 2025 Extended to 20 June 2025 | Concluded |
Webinar on how to submit expressions of interest for the independent, scientific study on synthetic biology (7:00-8:00am EDT) Recording: How to submit expressions of interest for independent scientific study on synthetic biology | 21 May 2025 | Concluded |
Notification calling for nominations of experts to the new Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology (Notification 2025-143) Deadline: 19 December 2025 | 14 November - 19 December 2025 | Ongoing |
| Peer review of the thematic action plan in the context of synthetic biology | Q4 2025 - Q1 2026 | Forthcoming |
| Peer review of the independent, scientific study on synthetic biology | Q1 2026 | Forthcoming |
| Open-Ended Online Forum on Synthetic Biology | February 2026 (tentative) | Forthcoming |
Meeting of the new Ad Hoc Technical Expert Group on Synthetic Biology | 19-22 May 2026 (tentative) | Forthcoming |
| Twenty-eighth meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Scientific, Technical and Technological Advice (SBSTTA-28) | 27 July - 1 August 2026 | Forthcoming |
| Seventh meeting of the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI-7) | 4-12 August 2026 | Forthcoming |
UN Biodiversity Conference (Seventeenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP-17)) Yerevan, Armenia | 19 - 30 October 2026 | Forthcoming |
