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Speakers at Chemical disinfectants used in laboratories: efficacy spectrum and regulation of their use

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Chemical disinfectants used in laboratories: efficacy spectrum and regulation of their use

This online course is aimed at offering recommendations regarding the choice of the disinfectant as a function of the material to be treated. Limits of the use of disinfectants will be described, with emphasis on the development of resistance and thus the need to be (re)validated regularly. The other part of the course will focus on the biocide legislation and the regulation of biocides.

  1. Maria Fink

    Maria Fink

    Academic Education and Degrees

    • PhD in Genetics University of Vienna/Austria
    • Diploma in Genetics and Microbiology and Biochemistry in minor; University of Vi-enna/Austria

    Present Professional Position

    • Biosafety Director at MSD (only until End of May 2022)

    Special Remarks/Experience

    Trained in Containment Building (ICID & PHAC Winnipeg 2014), Design, construction, and validation of BSL 3 lab, BSL3 vet (incl. FMD) labs and a BSL2 vaccine manufac-turing facility of an international pharmaceutical company, BioRisk Officer of Austrian reference laboratory of emerging infectious animal diseases, Deputy head of depart-ments for high-containment Virology, and Molecular Biology, Experienced with epizo-otic laws and regulations, Research activities in transmission of emerging infectious diseases and in cell biology (signal transduction, mRNA, and WGS techniques), expe-riences in working with different GMOs and GMMOs as well as recombinant proteins. Biosafety Officer of a vaccine manufacturing international pharmaceutical company, Experienced in implementation and managing Industrial hygiene issues in manufactur-ing pharmaceutical company, Certified waste manager (accordance to Austrian waste law) of a vaccine manufacturing site, Dangerous good transportation ADR and IATA

  2. Suzanne Loret

    Suzanne Loret

    Academic Education and Degrees:

      • Degree in Biological Sciences (Option: Biochemistry) - UNamur, 1982
      • PhD D Thesis in Sciences (Physiology and Biochemistry) - UNamur, 1990
      • Specialized Diploma in Biosafety Management HEP Rennequin Sualem, in collaboration with the Scientific Institute of Public Health (ISP), 2006
      • IFBA Certification “Biosafety Professional” - July 2016

    Scientific expertise:
    Molecular and Cell Biology (including the use of lentiviral vectors)
    Present Professional Position: Biosafety Officer (since 2005)

    Teaching experience of Biosafety:

    • Annual training of UNamur students and staff
    • Invited instructor for staff training in Biosafety at the Biotech Analis
    • Coordinator and instructor of a 5-days Biosafety course – in French -for professionals at UNamur
      (6 editions: Sept 2014, January 2016, March and December 2017, Sept 2018 and Sept 2019)
    • Invited Instructor at the 5-day international course “Basic Principles of Biosafety” (Ghent - Sept 2015; Antwerp – Sept 2019)
    • Instructor of a 3-days biosafety course at the National University of Rwanda (February 2016)
    • Instructor of a 5-day biosafety course for master students of the St Xavier’s College Kolkata (September 2016)
    • Instructor at the 2019 EBSA pre-conference courses (course M – Disinfection and Disinfectants)

    Involvement in Biosafety associations:

    • Regular member of BBP (Belgian Biosafety Professionals) and EBSA since 2006
    • BBP steering team member for 6 years
    • EBSA council member in 2017 and 2018
    • ETWG member since April 2018
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