NBN15: 2023 in Copenhagen
We are pleased to announce that the next Nordic Biosafety Network Meeting will take place 15-16 March 2023, lunch – lunch, at the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.
Please use the following link for registration: Nordic Biosafety Meeting 2023 (eventsignup.ku.dk)
Last day for registration is March 10.
Site of the meeting
The University of Copenhagen, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Blegdamsvej 3b, Copenhagen.
Meeting programme
Theme: Risk Management in (High) Containment Facilities.
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 11.00 | Registration and lunch | |
| 12:30 | Opening of the meeting | Bende Storgaard, University of Copenhagen |
| 12.45 | Working with Biosafety in a University Setting | Bende Storgaard, University of Copenhagen |
| 13:15 | Lessons Learned About a GMO3 Facility at University of Copenhagen | Andrea Wilcks, University of Copenhagen |
| 13:45 | Coffee break | |
| 14:15 | New BSL3 Facility at Statens Serum Institut | Ann Sofie Olesen, Statens Serum Institut |
| 14:45 | Sustainability Considerations in Labs at the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen | Nikoline Borgermann, University of Copenhagen |
| 15:30 | Interactive discussion | |
| 16:00 | Practical information about dinner etc | |
| 19:00 | Social Dinner: Food Club Nørrebro (at own expense) |
| Time | Topic | Speaker(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 9.00 | Good morning and welcome | |
| 9:05 | Decommission of Lindholm, a BSL3 Facility | Kirsten Tjørnhøj, Statens Serum Institut |
| 9:40 | New Activity in a BSL3 laboratory | Ulrika Allard Bengtsson, National Veterinary Institute of Sweden |
| 10:00 | Rationale for Local Biological Risk Assessment-based Approach According to WHO LBM4 | Kazunobu Kojima, WHO headquarter, Geneva |
| 10:30 | Coffee break | |
| 10:50 | Biorisk management in Finland | Hannimari Kallio-Kokko, Helsinki University Central Hospital / Hanna Valtonen, University of Helsinki |
| 11:20 | Understanding Human Behaviour When Investigating Accidents in Laboratories | Vibeke Halkjær Knudsen, VIPSIT |
| 11:50 | Closing of the meeting; final remarks and next meeting | Bende Storgaard and NBN Steering group |
Welcome to join us in Copenhagen!