Past events & courses

New date to be announced soon due to the instructor being out sick. Instructors: Andreea Dobrescu1. Introduction to Epidemiology 2. Summarizing Data3. Measures of Risk ...

Instructors: Jan Piet Tijssen & Cathy BakkerThis course intends to inspire you. To convince you that safety not only pays (for you and the company), but also is fun and moreover a serious profession.

Instructor: Dana Brehar-CioflecModerator: Heather SheeleyThis course will provide an overview on the main aspects of working safely with blood and blood containing materials in various types of laboratories (diagnostic, research, etc.). Prevention of laboratory infections involving bloodborne pathogens will be addressed with focus on general and specific prevention measures, materials and equipment, as well as health monitoring. Brief exercises will be included to highlight the discussed aspects. International and European regulations and recommendations will be highlighted and relevant references and links will be provided.

This course is an introduction to the subject. It describes the most commonly used chemical and physical methods, with an emphasis on the important criteria to be assessed in choosing an approach and verifying its effectiveness.

Instructor: Julia CottonBiosafety professionals must be able to carry out biosafety and biosecurity audits and inspections, identify failures, non-conformities, corrective actions and areas for improvement and monitor progress.

Instructor: Gideon Kersten The course gives insight in the exciting field of vaccinology. The relevance of vaccines does not need emphasis in these days. But how do they work? ...

Instructors Fred Wassenaar & Patrick Rüdelsheim Gene drives allow for a trait to be transmitted to subsequent generations in a ratio that deviates from the laws of Mendelian inheritance. Active in sexually-reproducing species, they are powerful tools to “drive” ... read all info and register here

RE-RUN UPON POPULAR DEMAND (confirmation as soon as we have 25 participants) The ISO 35001 standard on “Biorisk management for laboratories and other related organisations - is the first internationally recognized management standard to specifically address hazards associated with laboratories where biological materials are handled at all containment levels. 

Course completely in FrenchCours entièrement en français Ce cours est une introduction au sujet. Il décrit les approches les plus utilisées, en mettant l’accent sur les critères important à évaluer pour le choix d’une approche et la vérification de son efficacité.