Biological Safety Information Network (BioNet)

Please register for our 2024 BioNet Hybrid Lunch Meeting which will happen on February 23rd, 2024. Topics covered include: Viral Vector Overview and ABSA Credentials. Participants are eligible for up to 0.25CM points. Register Now

2024 BioNET Symposium Friday, April 26, 2024 9:00am am- 2:00 pm, PDT In Person: La Jolla Institute 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037  OR Web Meeting via Zoom Link will be sent to registrants 24 hours prior to the meeting. Lunch will be provided for in-person meeting attendees. Topics include the following: Biosafety Level 3 Emergency Response Procedures Accommodations for Work in Laboratory Environments Artificial Intelligence Role in Biosafety Training Expert Panel to Discuss Lab Accommodations.   Register Now

Please join us for our Friday, September 13th, for our BioNet September Lunch Meeting to discuss the following topics: Road to Compliance - Lab Coat Vending Machines, Biosafety Challenges in Gnotobiotic Rodent Facilities, and Service Animals In Labs - BioNET Support Letter Discussion. This event will occur from 11am-1pm via Zoom. The registration link has been included for your convenience. The event is free to BioNet members and $10 for non-members.

Please join us for our virtual BioNet February Lunch Meeting on February 28th from 11am-1pm. Topics to be covered include: Serving the Biosafety Profession, University of Southern California (USC) Animal Research Safety Program, and Roundtable Discussion - Impact of the Recent Southern California Wildfires on Institutions in the Los Angeles Area.

Please join BioNet for our annual half day symposium which will be held in a hybrid format on May 16, 2025 from 9:00am - 2:00pm Pacific Time at the La Jolla Institute, 9420 Athena Circle, La Jolla, CA 92037 or Web Meeting by Zoom. Topics to be discussed include the following: Updated enforcement of the Medical Waste Management Act Creative Solutions, Methylene Chloride Rule, Naked Mole Rat Animal Facility, Medical Waste Treatment Program / Permit, FPLC Process Flow and max pressure limitations - a lab incident review and training, and BSL3 Plant Facility.   Lunch will be provided for in-person [...]

BioNet will be hosting a Lunch Meeting this Friday, March 6th, 2026 from 11am to 1pm. The agenda for the meeting is focused on the topics in the following order: The Canadian Biosafety and Biosecurity Landscape Since Federal Legislation and Regulations, UK and EU Biosafety Regulatory Overview, ABSA 2026 initiatives, and NIH modernization survey results and BioNET statement (if time permits). Registration

BioNet will be hosting our BioNet Symposium in hybrid fashion on Friday, May 1st from 9am to 2pm. Current speaker topics include MACSQuant Tyto, a non-aerosol cell sorting process, Plumes Modeling and the Tijuana River Sewage Crisis, and Lessons Learned: Non- Human Primate Exposures. More speaker topics to be added in the coming weeks. For those attending in-person, we ask that you please complete registration at your earliest convenience so that we have an accurate headcount of attendees for food. Cost for members is $40 for members attending in-person and $55 for non-members. Non-members attending virtually pay $40 and members pay $25. For those interested, the event will follow with a happy hour, social event at a nearby BJ's. We hope to see you there!