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12th Annual Conference of the European BioSafety Association (EBSA)
Stockholm, Sweden, June 15-17
The 12th Annual Conference of the European BioSafety Associaton will take place in Stockholm, Sweden, on June 15-17. Xibios will contribute actively to this event in providing two of the seven pre-conference workshops. Philippe Stroot, together with Mr Patrick De Graeve (IPS-Group, Belgium), will conduct a workshop on BSL3 containment principles and facility design, while Ursula Jenal, associate partner and executive manager of Jenal & Partners, will animate another one on the role and interactions of the biosafety professional, together with Dr Danielle Caucheteux (GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals) and Dr Martin Kuster (Novartis International). More information and the full conference programme are available on the EBSA website.
Influenza A/H1N1: pandemic alert level raised to 6
Geneva, June 11, 2009
WHO has now decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 5 to phase 6 on the basis of the most recent epidemiological data. More on the WHO Media Centre.
Influenza A/H1N1 virus biosafety guidelines for laboratory workers
Atlanta, US, April 29, 2009
CDC has provided a first biosafety guidance for laboratory workers who may be processing or performing diagnostic testing on clinical specimens from patients with suspected "swine influenza" A/H1N1 virus infection. Some of the measures proposed should be adapted to non-US regulations and practices.
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WHO raises level of influenza pandemic alert to phase 5
Geneva, April 29, 2009
Following the outbreak of A/H1N1 influenza from Mexico, WHO has decided to raise the level of influenza pandemic alert from phase 4 to phase 5, the last one before pandemic phase 6. One of the reasons of the decision is to urge on countries to activate their pandemic plans, another being to gather a maximum of resources in monitoring the epidemics and assessing the severity of the infection and its possible pandemic impact. More on the WHO Media Centre.
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International Symposium on Biosecurity and Biosafety
Milano, Italy, March 25-27, 2009
Philippe Stroot, executive manager of Xibios, will present a lecture on the implementation of the new international biorisk management standard at the "International Symposium on Biosecurity and Biosafety - Future trends and solutions", in Milan. More information available through the EBSA website.
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The safety of bionanoparticles
Krems, Austria, January 27, 2009
Ursula Jenal, partner at Xibios and Jenal&Partners Biosafety Consulting, contributed actively to the scientific programme of the International Congress on Nanotechnology in Medicine and Biology ("BioNanoMed 2009"), in Krems, Austria. She presented a lecture on the safety-related regulatory aspects of the production and application of bionanoparticles and participated to the panel discussion on the potential hazards of nanotechnology, introducing the Swiss Action Plan on Synthetic Nanoparticles. For more information, feel free to contact Mrs Jenal.
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Philippe Stroot registrated as consultant by the Walloon Region of Belgium
Namur, January 13, 2009
Philippe Stroot, biosafety expert and executive manager of Xibios, has been registred by the Walloon Region of Belgium as consultant in the fields of quality management, industrial development and environmental management.
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EuroBio 2008
Paris, October 7-9, 2008
Xibios was present at EuroBio 2008, in Paris, and participated to the BioPartnering event.
UN Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention Meeting of Experts 2008
Geneva, August 18-22, 2008
Ursula Jenal, Xibios partner, was representing the European BioSafety Association (EBSA) at the Biosafety & Biosecurity Workshop of the UN Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC) Meeting of Experts 2008, in Geneva, Switzerland. She gave a talk on the enhancement of knowledge and understanding of biological safety and security throughout Europe and the world.
Joint Action in support of the Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention
Rome, April 17-18, 2008
The Joint Action in support of the Biological and Toxin Weapon Convention (BTWC) is a European Council initiative for the practical application of the EU strategy against the proliferation of biological weapons. The Joint Action programme organises outreach workshops on biorisk management and provides assistance to selected countries to implement the principles of the Convention. A regional seminar for the Middle East was organised in Rome on April 17-18. Among other lectures presenting general or regional issues related to surveillance, detection and response to possible biological threats, Philippe Stroot, manager of Xibios, presented a talk on the regulatory and practical issues related to the control of possession and transfer of biological materials.
Xibios at the 11th Annual EBSA Conference
Firenze, April 2-4, 2008
The 11th Annual Conference of the was held in Firenze, Italy, from April 2 to 4. Philippe Stroot, manager of Xibios, was invited to provide a one-day pre-conference workshop on biorisk management systems and the implementation of the new international 'Laboratory biorisk management standard' CWA15793.
Philippe Stroot also presented a lecture intitled 'Engineering for biosafety - Air changes and distribution', pointing out the poor relevance of air change requirements without a good aeraulic design. Copy of the presentation can be obtained upon request.
Publication of the new international biorisk management standard
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
The new international biorisk management standard has now been published. The standard was developed as a CEN workshop agreement (CWA). The workshop gathered a panel of internationally recognised biosafety and biosecurity experts under the under the auspices of the European BioSafety Association (EBSA), the European Biological Safety Association (ABSA), the Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association (APBA) and the World Health Organisation (WHO). Xibios, in association with Jenal&Partners Biosafety Consulting, is pleased to have contributed actively to this initiative.
The document can be ordered at the national standardisation institutes under the reference CWA15793:2008.
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New international biorisk management standard
Friday, November 30, 2007
A new international Laboratory Biorisk Management Standard has been adopted in Brussels on November 29. The standard is based on a management system approach and is compatible with other international standards such as ISO 9001 (Quality), ISO 14001 (Environment) and OHSAS 18001 (Occupational Health and Safety). It was developed by a panel of biosafety and biosecurity experts from different countries, among which Xibios representing of Jenal & Partners from Switzerland, with the support of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the American Biological Safety Association (ABSA), the European BioSafety Association (EBSA) and the Asia-Pacific Biosafety Association (APBA). The new document should become available to public in January 2008.
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BBP symposium on decontamination technologies (Leuven, December 11, 2007)
Monday, November 05, 2007
The Belgian Biosafety Professionals (BBP) organise a symposium on decontamination technologies. The event will take place in Leuven on December 11. For more information, see the annoucement flyer and BBP webpage.
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