Preconference course F - The Biocontainment Challenge: BSL2 to BSL3 Upgrade Simulation Game - Instructors
Preconference course F - The Biocontainment Challenge: BSL2 to BSL3 Upgrade Simulation Game
About the speakers
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Faye Litherland
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Vibeke Halkjaer-Knudsen
Current Position
Independent BRM consultant
Experience
30 years in the biorisk management field, involved in BRM training and lab design in the Americas, Europe, Asia, Middle East and Africa.
With a multifaceted expertise spanning animal welfare, GMP, stem cells, GMOs, environmental health, and safety, Vibeke excels in conducting comprehensive impact and risk assessments. Her extensive experience encompasses laboratory, plants, and animal facility design, emphasizing sustainable solutions across global locations.
Since 2006, Vibeke has offered her services as a GMP and Biorisk Management Consultant, balancing consultancy with her regular employment until dedicating herself to private consulting full-time in autumn 2022. She aids clients worldwide in making informed risk decisions for designing sustainable laboratories, production facilities, and animal centers.
Her focus is multifaceted, from supporting and mentoring individuals from early career professionals – who need to get a foothold in the containment field, to seasoned BRM officers – who might need additional templates and systems to be effective. She supports institutions during hard times when additional skills and support are needed and inhouse capacity is missing, and she assists if the inspections failed and the project needs to get back on track.