Strengthening Lab biosecurity: Roadmap for Performance-Based Standards

Schedule

Thu Jun 20 2024 at 12:30 pm to 02:00 pm

Location

ICC Sydney | Sydney, NS

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A GHS2024 side event, co-hosted by CEPI (The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) and Global Affairs Canada.
About this Event

This side event, co-hosted by CEPI (The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations) and Global Affairs Canada, will explore potential biosafety and biosecurity risks in a post COVID-19 pandemic world, highlight the current global landscape for laboratory biosafety and biosecurity, and identify opportunities to accelerate development and implementation of performance-based standards for laboratory biosafety and biosecurity.

Objectives:

  • Highlight the need to accelerate implementation of laboratory biosafety and biosecurity standards to strengthen health security and catalyse global scientific partnerships.
  • Better understand the global landscape for laboratory biosafety and biosecurity standards.
  • Highlight national and global opportunities and challenges with development and implementation of laboratory biosafety and biosecurity standards, including in the Global South.
  • Build momentum for accelerating implementation of ISO 35001 and other performance-based standard for high containment lab biosafety and biosecurity practices, including calling for development of a roadmap to support institutional implementation of ISO35001.
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Where is it happening?

ICC Sydney, 14 Darling Drive, Sydney, Australia

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