healthcare · Federal Select Agent Program · NIH Guidelines · DURC Policy
Synthetic Biology / Biosecurity
Screening AI failure = criminal liability under Select Agent regulations
—Federal Select Agent Program + DURC
Regulatory exposure — commonly overlooked:
Cloud lab orders sequence — lab owns biosecurity violation, screening vendor owns API uptime SLA. · CMA: you are liable for your AI agent like an employee — applies to every agentic commerce vertical.
TAM / Exposure
Synthetic biology market $80B+ · DNA synthesis screening mandatory
Insurance lines
Biotech E&O · Product liability
Exhibit authority
UK CMA Agent Liability Pack — Biosecurity AI Screening Pack