To be clear, as we are asked to potentially collaborate on research endeavours by participants from across the globe, we approach potential collaboration requests, or vice versa when we potentially initiate them from the lab, with a number of important questions to ensure that the potential of the collaboration outweighs any potential risk of the said collaboration and, if there are any risks identified, that they be mitigated appropriately.
On June 14th, 2021. See this statement in context.