Past events & courses

This online introductory seminar explores the opportunities, challenges, and risks of using artificial intelligence in biorisk management. Participants will consider potential applications in biosafety and biosecurity, limitations, and the importance of human expertise and oversight.

Location: Université de Namur,Rempart de la Vierge 1 à 5000 NAMUR (easy to reach by train, also parking will be available),rooms BN02 and BN03  We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming workshop on Day-to-Day Biosafety Challenges, where we will discuss practical biosafety issues encountered in daily laboratory activities and share best practices for managing them.

2 days of EBSA pre conference courses on Tuesday 2 and Wednesday 3 June 2026 2 days of EBSA conference on Thursday 4 and Friday 5 June 2026.

Members only event

Webinar by Julianne L. Baron Increasing reliance on the internet and technology in research and biomedical laboratories has opened these organizations up to increased focus for cyberattacks. 

Instructor Matthias Bittner The course explains why the standard for microbiological safety cabinets (BSCs) EN12469:2000 needed updating. How the European standards group came into being for the review. How such an international group operates. The renewed European standard EN12469:2025 is presented, along with its main features and published parts. It details the changes to performance criteria, their testing and the servicing of the devices. It also explains what to look out for when purchasing, installing and routinely maintaining BSCs.

In spring 2024, the International Organization for Standardization, ISO, published the technical specification ISO/TS5441:2024 Competence Requirements for Biorisk Management Advisors (BMA). ISO/TS5441 compiles all information on required knowledge, skills and experience a biorisk management advisor should have to provide competent advice to an organization under a given context, that is, based on the types of activities with biological material and their risk. ISO/TS5441 helps you to demonstrate and update your competence and it supports organization on how to define their competence need and how to choose a BMA. ISO/TS5441 has been designed by biosafety experts from different countries around the globe based on consensus, thus being a truly international specification. The course will inform BMA of all degree of expertise and fields of activities on how ISO/TS5441 supports biorisk management advice activities. ISO/TS5441 can be purchased from national standardization organisations.  The document cannot be shared as proprietary. However, this is not a prerequisite for attending the course.

4 days in the Netherlands

Members only event