Past events & courses

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. 

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.

Instructors: Ulrika Allard Bengtsson and Per StaugaardThis course will both give a theoretical overview of the use of personal protective equipment (PPE) in BSL2 and BSL3 laboratories ...

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? ...

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: Dana Brehar-CioflecModerator: Ruth Knorr This 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.

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.

In this webinar these and other questions will be addressed by using the risk based approach of the new WHO biosafety manual. 

The types of equipment to generate and measure aerosols will be described as will a review of information used to inform risk assessments for the generation and spread of aerosols.