Division Purposes

Setting the direction for science and technology related activities at the OPCW in the interim period between the Fourth and Fifth Review Conferences-

To enable the Director-General to render special advice to the OPCW policymaking organs and to the State Parties in the areas of science and technology relevant to the CWC

To draw upon a larger pool of scientific experts available for the OPCW, and improved mechanisms for keeping aware of developments in chemical monitoring technologies and informatics tools for analysis of complex data sets containing chemical information

Building and maintaining a network of non-technical stakeholders who can compliment scientific experts available to the OPCW in assessing all aspects of new science and technology to provide more complete advice on science and technology and its impact

To enable a number of off-site laboratories to analyse toxins in support of the CWC.