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Dr. Ayelet Berman

Navigating Health and Biosecurity Law & Policy in Asia and Globally

Biosecurity is fundamentally about preventing harm, and the law plays a critical role in establishing the norms, standards, and enforcement mechanisms that make this possible.

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Publications

My written work spans  global health, biosecurity, global  governance, international investment law, and more.

The Pandemic Agreement: A Milestone in Global Health, but Will it Work?

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Preliminary Reflections on the WHO Pandemic Agreement 

The negotiations on the WHO pandemic agreement concluded on 16 April 2025, setting a major benchmark in global health security law. As the final text ...

Access and Benefit Sharing: Streamlining Legal Frameworks for Global Health Equity

BMJ Public Health
In November 2024, the state parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) invited pharmaceutical companies utilizing publicly available digi...
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Policy

I engage in policy-making processes. 

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ITU, WHO, WIPO Global Initiative on AI for Health

Member, Intellectual Property Working GroupAI-IP_Global Health SecurityDownload
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Biological Weapons Convention | Working Group on the Strengthening of the Convention

I represented the Asia Centre for Health Security (ACHS) at the Working Group session (Geneva, 4-8 December 2023).
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European Court of Human Rights | Third Party Intervention

A/Prof. Ayelet Berman, Dr. Marija Jovanovic (Essex), and Mayer Brown LLP (Singapore/New York) were granted leave by the European Court of Human Rights...

The law is central to global health security because it creates the obligations and structures necessary for collective action. Without legal commitments, global health security is fragmented and ineffective.

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Speaking

 I frequently speak at conferences, workshops, and other events.

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2025 ASIL Abroad—Singapore Meeting

ASIL Abroad Conference
Singapore, 3-4 September 2025
Great to have moderated the panel “Crafting Law After Crisis: The WHO Pandemic Agreement in Perspective” at the American Society of International Law ...
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Teaching Law to the Next Generation of Public Health Professionals at NUS Medicine

Before the COVID-19 pandemic, infectious disease emergencies were largely viewed as the domain of epidemiologists and infectious disease specialists. ...

Global Health Security Law Course

Developed and led a course on global health security law, covering topics including the International Health Regulations (IHR), the WHO Pandemic Agree...
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Research

My research is focused on the fields of law, policy, and governance in global health and biosecurity.

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The Gene Synthesis Regulatory Landscape in Asia: Towards Enhanced Biosecurity

Synthetic nucleic acid has vastly improved our ability to engineer biological systems. While gene synthesis technology offers countless benefits in ma...

Reforms in Global Health Law: The Pandemic Accord and International Health Regulations

The COVID-19 pandemic brought to light the shortcomings of the international legal framework for pandemics and public health emergencies. Since then, ...
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Pathogens with Pandemic Potential (PPP) & Dual Use Research of Concern (DURC): Rules and Policies for Managing Biosecurity and Biosafety Risks (in Asia)

In May 2024, the United States Office of Science and Technology Policy issued the “Policy for Oversight of Dual Use Research of Concern and Path...
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Leadership

I hold professional leadership positions.

Global Health Law Consortium
2024
Member
BMJ Public Health
Since 2024
Editorial Board Member
Asia Pathogen Genomics Initiative
Since 2022
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