Prof. Claudio Mafra is a Veterinary Doctor with a Doctorate in Biochemistry and postdoctoral training at the Galveston National Laboratory focusing on high-containment laboratory management. He is Chair of the IFBA”s Certification Board overseeing global professional competency programs, and President of the Brazilian Society for Biosafety and Biosecurity (SB3). As a Full Professor at the Federal University of Viçosa (UFV), he focuses on biosafety and biosecurity management and governance. He collaborates with organizations such as iGEM, OAS, CEPI, HSP, BEP/DoS, Grand Challenges Canada and Sandia Laboratory advancing biosafety standards globally.