ChABSA Annual Scientific Symposium (In Person and Virtual)

The ChABSA 2025 Annual Scientific Symposium will be held June 4, 2025 at the Universities at Shady Grove in Rockville, MD. The symposium is an event for the biosafety and biosecurity community, bringing together leaders, biosafety professionals, scientists, innovators, influencers and partners to share issues, trends and best practices driving biosafety and biosecurity and public health today. You can attend virtually as well! https://chesapeake-area-biological-safety-association.springly.org/page/2771269-2025-symposium Keynote Speakers Dr. Alvin L. Smith, Ph.D., PMP, NASA, Mars Sample Return, Sample Receiving Project in the Astromaterials Research & Exploration Sciences (ARES) Division at NASA’s Johnson Space Center Dr. Alvin L. Smith is the Project [...]

2025-03-14T11:07:23-05:00March 14th, 2025|

BSL-3 Seminar Series

Fundamentals of BSL-3 (Virtual): A 4-hour virtual BSL-3 overview providing a solid foundation for standalone learning or as preparation for the rest of the BSL-3 Seminar Series. Advanced BSL-3 Work Practices and Procedures: Engage in three detailed case studies, examining the impact of project changes on practices, PPE, and controls, tailored for advanced learners. Tour of the Duke Regional Biocontainment Laboratory & Special Dinner Event BSL-3 Design and Operation: Explore how design influences the operations of BSL-3/ABSL-3 labs, with insights into sustainability efforts for cost savings and safety enhancements. NEW! Special Considerations for ABSL-3 Facilities: Deep dive into ABSL-3 [...]

2025-01-29T08:00:15-06:00January 29th, 2025|

New England Biological Safety Association (NEBSA) 2024 Symposium

Join NEBSA's 2024 in-person, full day symposium on October 16. 2024 Registration Information: Regular registration fee is $75 and includes lunch and breaks.  Student and IBC Community Member discounted registrations of $20 are also available.   Register here Preliminary Agenda is here Location: Broad Institute, 415 Main Street, Cambridge, MA

2024-09-13T11:26:04-05:00September 13th, 2024|

EHS&S for Biopharma West Summit

The inaugural EHS&S for Biopharma & Pharma West Summit offers an unparalleled opportunity to connect with global EHS&S leaders with the shared goal of eliminating risk and ensuring compliance in biopharmaceutical R&D and manufacturing sites. Over the course of two days featuring more than 18 case studies, discussions sessions and workshops, you'll engage with global and multi-site EHS&S leaders from biotech and pharma industries to share high-level strategy and day to day execution of programs that ensure the highest standards of EHS at both R&D and manufacturing sites. You’ll also explore ways to embed sustainability into EHS practices, master compliance [...]

2024-08-21T13:29:12-05:00August 21st, 2024|

The Importance of Biosecurity for Public Health and Safety

The SWCOEH Industrial Hygiene Seminar Series is presented by industrial hygienists, safety professionals, and other public health professionals to discuss emerging issues, trends in technology, current research, and applicable tools for use in the field. Industry professionals and academic experts provide practical lessons in management, equipment, compliance, and the latest in research and technology. SWCOEH Industrial Hygiene Seminar Series is brought to you by the Continuing Education (CE) Program of the Southwest Center for Occupational and Environmental Health, a NIOSH ERC at UTHealth School of Public Health. CEUs available! This event meets the Category 4 Education requirements of the American [...]

2023-11-01T16:24:37-05:00November 1st, 2023|

ChABSA Hybrid Technical Seminar: Empirical Research in Biosafety: Filling Key Data Gaps

Empirical Research in Biosafety: Filling Key Data Gaps Presented By: Rocco Casagrande, Ph.D., Executive Chairman, Gryphon Scientific In this session, we will present data from our empirical work in biosafety and our work exploiting existing data sets to inform biosafety. We will discuss our methodological framework for studying aerosols generated by laboratory accidents, and present information on the aerosols produced by dropping microtiter plates and tissue culture flasks. Also in the physical sciences, we will present data on the rate that conical centrifuge tubes leak and the frequency that splashes occur when opening microcentrifuge tubes via various opening methods. We will discuss the [...]

2023-08-22T16:11:43-05:00August 22nd, 2023|

MABSA 35th ANNUAL HYBRID BIOSAFETY SYMPOSIUM

MABSA is pleased to announce our upcoming 35th Annual Hybrid Biosafety Symposium.  Please register and pay at www.mabsa.org. DATE: Thursday, June 15, 2023 **In-person registration deadline is 05/31/2023.** LOCATION: Merck & Company, Inc. (Rahway, NJ) AGENDA 8:10am - 8:30 am -- ABSA update Lou Ann Burnett, MS, CBSP(ABSA), Past President of ABSA 8:30 am – 9:20 am -- “Lessons from a Vial” - Bio-Inventories: Compliance or Catastrophe Eric Lewis, PhD, Merck Senior Specialist, Safety and Environment, West Point, PA  Greg Moyer, RBP, Associate Director, Global Safety and Environment 9:20 am - 10:10 am -- Application of Biosafety Protocols for the Study of Cancer Ana [...]

2023-05-30T07:42:28-05:00May 30th, 2023|

Environmental Health and Safety Academy II

Monday, March 27, 2023 - Friday, April 10, 2023   New attendees are welcome!  Participation in Part I (held in spring 2022) is not required to enroll in this course.   About the Course The Environmental Health & Safety Academy is a unique course designed to provide you with the general skills needed to identify, evaluate and control workplace hazards, particularly those found in academic and research settings. This is the 25th time the course has been offered, and the first virtual offering! Who Should Attend   The course is developed especially for health and safety professionals, particularly individuals charged with maintaining the health and safety of their [...]

2023-03-17T06:22:09-05:00March 16th, 2023|

Harvard Yale Biosafety Symposium 2023

Registration now Open for the 2023 Harvard/ Yale Biosafety Symposium – April 3-4, 2023! Click Here to Register: Harvard Yale Symposium 2023 | Harvard Medical School The hybrid event will be held on the campus of the Harvard Medical School for onsite attendees and virtually for those who cannot attend in person. Two professional development courses, Lab Design Issues, and the IBC/IRB Review of Gene Therapy Clinical Trials will be offered on April 3rd. Our April 4th Symposium will feature a keynote presentation by Dr. Syra Madad, a member of the National Science Advisory Board for Biosecurity (NSABB) and [...]

2024-08-20T12:53:40-05:00March 6th, 2023|
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