Past events & courses

Imagine you see yourself in a situation in which you have to decide on the biological risk classification of a new biologic and decide on the safety measures required to protect the people working in the lab and the environment and you have never come across any similar biologic, if it is biologic at all. This course is as much about risk assessment and risk management as it is about the process to find an answer and come to conclusions as well as dealing with uncertainty.

4 days in the Netherlands

The planning, design, construction and performance review of high containment facilities, including BSL-3, ABSL-3 and BSL-3Ag, requires a well thought out approach if the outcome is to meet the intentions of the owner or client and the users. 

Aim: To be competent in undertaking biological risk assessment in an in vitro containment facility. 

This full-day course provides a comprehensive introduction to laboratory biosecurity principles, focusing on the practical application of risk assessment strategies. Participants will explore the WHO Laboratory Biosecurity Guidance, examining the connections and distinctions between biosecurity and biosafety. 

Biological risk assessments come in many kinds. Biosafety officers are the subject matter experts in their organization. How can they bring the risk assessment process to life and ensure risk assessments become living documents that support biorisk management and risk communication? The course explores problems and solutions in complex biological risk assessments. It provides practical instruction in the bowtie risk assessments as a reference method.

Improving Stakeholder Communication & Public Perception of High-Containment Laboratories