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Biocontainment programs are now facing a staggeringly complex menu of decisions about meeting pressure control requirements (which are changing), establishing facility SOPs and operating cost benchmarks (up until now lacking), meeting regulatory requirements and certification guidelines (also changing), and improving design and construction standards (now revised).

This conference reveals the new decisions required for unfailing biocontainment programs.

Here you’ll get the new data, numbers, and experience that are now guiding critical decision making for biocontainment facility planning, construction, and operations from leading international biological research centers, the CDC, U.S. Regional Biocontainment Labs, and leading academic and private sector research facilities.

Attend this conference as a team to benchmark your facility plans and operating model with respect to:
• Costs and protocols for safe operations and maintenance – BSL-3, ABSL-2/3, BSL-3Ag
• New regulatory guidance and implementation strategies
• New solutions for renovations, space conversions, and upgrades
• Successful commissioning, validation, and start-up strategies
• New guidance and solutions for pressurization and air flow
• Procedures for developing risk assessments and risk mitigation plans
• Sustainability and energy-use-reduction initiatives
• New materials for flooring and wall surfaces
• Decontamination and waste treatment options
• New air filtration and HVAC systems

PLUS! Pre-conference courses:
- The Fundamentals of Planning and Design of Biocontainment Labs and MEP Systems
- The Fundamentals of Risk Assessment for High Containment Lab Planning and Operations

PLUS! Tour the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases (USAMRIID) at Fort Detrick in Frederick, Maryland. (Site tour spaces are limited and will be reserved on a first-registered basis. US citizens only.)
 

If you would like to participate as a speaker or sponsor, or would like updates as they become available please email Bill Nothofer at: BIO2012@tradelineinc.com or call (925) 254-1744 x19.

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Who should attend?

This conference is the annual industry meeting for capital project planners, project managers, engineering managers, research facility managers, research operations managers, research program administrators, space planners, animal facility & vivarium managers, scientists and researchers, EH&S and biosafety officers who are concerned with the latest developments in construction, operations, safety, regulatory compliance, standardization, and cost-control for biocontainment facilities.