The course is part of a joint initiative between ICGEB, TWAS, IAP and BWC from 4 to 8 March 2024 in Trieste Italy, to promote capacity-building in virus detection and biosecurity with an insight to the current issues of science and diplomacy. The selected participants will start their training with briefings and a tabletop exercise on science and diplomacy related topics to biosecurity and the BWC over a 1.5-day workshop organised by TWAS and IAP at the TWAS headquarters. The second part of the capacity building initiative is comprised of theoretical sessions, lectures by international experts in virology, diagnostic procedures, epidemiology, public health, surveillance, antiviral therapy, vaccines, and biosecurity which will be held at the ICGEB headquarters.