What Pour Demain does
Pour Demain is a Swiss- and Belgium-registered non-profit think tank that works at the intersection of science, policy, and civil society. Its stated mission is to develop evidence-based, targeted policy proposals for pressing societal risks—especially advanced AI safety and governance, and biosecurity/pandemic preparedness—with an explicit focus on translating recommendations into actionable strategies for policymakers and broader public understanding.
In AI safety, Pour Demain focuses on practical governance design and implementation for Europe’s evolving AI regulatory framework (including the EU AI Act’s operationalization and related compliance mechanisms). Its work emphasizes mechanisms such as third-party/independent evaluations of advanced models and safety-related incident response.
In biosecurity, Pour Demain (notably “from 2022 to 2025” per its own site) advances policy thinking around biosafety/biosecurity readiness, including pandemic preparedness and governance approaches for tractable near-term risk-reduction opportunities such as nucleic-acid synthesis screening.
Strategically, Pour Demain positions itself as an enabling civil-society actor for European institutions and cross-stakeholder processes—providing technical/policy input, convening expert audiences, and publishing briefings and recommendations directed at EU and Swiss decision-makers. It also reports geographic expansion via a Brussels office to extend its remit beyond Switzerland.