With the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with Novichok, it has become clear that chemical weapons are still a very relevant threat. This means a relevant role is still to be played by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW). While ICTA has already been cooperating with OPCW for quite a while, it has now formally joined the OPCW  Chemical Industry Coordination Group. The formalization of the cooperation has raised the status of ICTA at OPCW.