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Industry News
CSIR Plans India BSL-4 Laboratory
The Indian government has approved Rs.1 billion ($25.4 million) for the construction of a BSL-4 laboratory in Andhra Pradesh. The animal research facility will be sited on five acres three kilometers from the Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CCMB) in Hyderabad, the organization that will operate the laboratory for the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
SANYO Biomedical Launches High Capacity Reach-In CO2 Incubator
After years of research, development and laboratory testing, SANYO has introduced the MCO-80IC Reach-In CO2 Incubator. It is both easy to use and designed specifically for critical applications in pharmaceutical, biotechnology and clinical investigation. Safe for even the most demanding of cell culture protocols, the SANYO MCO-80IC offers significant economic benefits by avoiding costly interruptions for decontamination, improving cell culture growth and expression under stable, repeatable conditions, and minimizing the potential for loss due to contamination.
Merrick & Company Wins Engineering Award for Ames USDA Project
Aurora, Colo.-based Merrick & Company received an engineering excellence award in December of 2007 from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Colorado. Merrick was recognized with a Building/Technology Systems Award for work on the BSL-3Ag Large Animal Health Facility project in Ames, Iowa. Merrick provided detailed architectural and engineering design services for one of the initial elements of the $460 million modernization of the USDA National Centers for Animal Health.
White Paper for Biotech EH&S Available
Needham, Ma.-based environmental engineering and consulting firm EH&E has authored a free white paper titled “Biosafety Review Key to Infection Control”. Aiming to help technicians and safety personnel to minimize risk of laboratory infection, the paper outlines strategies for compliance with NIH, CDC, OSHA, and BMBL guidelines.
Download the paper on EH&E website (registration required)
Colorado State University Breaks Ground on Veterinary Science Facility
Colorado State University broke ground in December of 2007 on a $42 million veterinary science facility in Fort Collins. The 90,000-sf diagnostic medicine center will house specialty laboratories for zoonotic disease research. The facility is one of seven in the nation selected by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to test for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or mad cow disease.