Programme
Monday and Tuesday, the course will be held at the University of Antwerp.
From Wednesday to Friday, we welcome participants at the Institute of Tropical Medicine.
The course starts every day at 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the latest.
On Friday, the course ends at noon followed by a lunch event.
Monday 11 September - UAntwerp
09.00 | Welcome at UAntwerp | Marleen Clerinx - UAntwerp |
09.15 | Biosafety officer in relation to other functions | Kathleen Anthonis - Mensura |
09.45 | Regulatory framework, how it started and what it is now? | Didier Breyer - Sciensano |
10.15 | Coffee break | |
10.45 | Introduction to risk assessment | Patrick Rüdelsheim - Perseus |
12.15 | Lunch | |
13.15 | Introduction to risk management | Nicolas Willemarck - Sciensano |
14.00 - 16.00 | Case studies | Karen van der Meulen - Perseus |
Tuesday 12 September - UAntwerp
09.00 | Risk management: Personal Protective Equipment | Kris Kuypers - UAntwerp |
9.45 | Risk Management: infrastructure and containment | Walter Kempenaers - Perseus |
10.30 | Coffee break | |
11.00 | Risk management: the Biosafety Cabinet | Walter Kempeneers - Perseus |
11.45 | Risk management: good microbiological practices | Mario Vaerewijck - UGent |
12.15 | Lunch | |
13.00 | Parallel sessions Risk Management: PPE and Spills in different groups | Karen van der Meulen - Perseus Liesbet De Graef - ITM |
14.45 | Flanking legislation - a short introduction Nagoya protocol, animal byproducts, biobank legislation, plant health legislation, where to find the necessary information | Pascale Van Rooij - Perseus |
15.45 - 16.30 | Case Study on Risk Management | Karen van der Meulen - Perseus |
Wednesday 13 September - Institute of Tropical Medecine (ITM)
09.00 | Welcome at ITM | Liesbet De Graef - ITM |
09.15 | Key note: Biosafety in the field | Saïd Abdellati - ITM |
10.30 | Coffee break | |
11.00 | Risk Management: Decontamination | Toon De Kesel - Febris Biorisk Consult |
12.00 | Lunch | |
13.00 | Risk Management: Waste handling | Toon De Kesel - Febris Biorisk Consult |
14.00 | Risk Management: Validation of inactivation processes | Tijs Van Poucke - ITM |
14.45 | Biocides Which one can be used, Juridical situation | Pascale Van Rooij - Perseus |
15.30 - 16.30 | Risk Management Applied - Biosafety Cabinet | Geert Van Cleemput - Elscolab |
Thursday 14 September - ITM
09.00 | Incidents - emergency planning | Kathleen Anthonis - Mensura |
09.45 | Keynote - Biosafety in clinical trials/challenge studies | Karen van der Meulen - Perseus |
10.15 | Coffee break | |
10.45 | Biosecurity - introduction | Rik Bleijs - Rijksinstituut voor Volksgezondheid en Milieu, NL |
11.30 | Transport of biological material | René Custers - VIB |
12.15 | Lunch | |
13.15 | Case Study on Risk Management | Karen van der Meulen - Perseus |
15.15 | New techniques lentiviral vectors, Crispr-Cas,… Risks and benefits | Patrick Rüdelsheim - Perseus |
16.15 - 17.00 | FAQ | |
Friday 15 September - ITM
09.00 | Keynote - Complex equipment in high containment | Elisabeth Heylen - Rega Institute |
09.45 | BBP and other biosafety organisations | Elisabeth Heylen - Rega Institute |
10.00 | Introduction to the ITM site visit | Liesbet De Graef - ITM |
10.15 | Parallel visits to ITM labs | ITM Staff |
13.00 | Lunch event @ Murni | |