Meetings for NBN Member
The Nordic Biosafety Network convenes annually for a 1–2-day meeting organised by a local committee in one of the Nordic countries. Topics related to laboratory biosafety and biosecurity are presented and discussed. Every meeting has its own unique features, depending on input from NBN Members and the local organisers.
Recent meetings
| Event | Date | Place | Main content of meeting |
|---|---|---|---|
| NBN18 | October 15–16, 2026 | University of Turku, Finland | Biothreats – from synthetic biology to AI. Decontamination and inactivation – from agents to rooms. New possibilities for biosafety training |
| NBN17 | December 1–2, 2025 | Norvegian Veterinary Institute, Ås, Norway | Safety culture |
| NBN16 | December 11–12, 2024 | Public Health Agency of Sweden, Solna, Sweden | Biosecurity |
| NBN15 | March 15–16, 2023 | University of Copenhagen in Denmark | Risk management in high containment facilities |
| NBN14 | November 30, 2021 | THL, Helsinki, Finland | Standards and guidelines, Emerging biothreats, Laboratory biorisk management during the COVID-19 pandemic |