Activities

On 4 December 2019 in Geneva, Dr. Hendrik Visser, Partner Project Manager, made a statement on behalf of the EU Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) and the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) to the general assembly of the Biological Weapons Convention (BWC) Meeting of States Parties on EU CBRN CoE Project 53. The statement highlights how the EU CBRN CoE Initiative together with the ISTC and civil society can make practical con...

On 4 December 2019 in Geneva, the Biosafety Association of Central Asia and the Caucasus (BACAC) together with the EU Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Risk Mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) and the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) organised a side event at the Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of States Parties, titled ‘Strengthening BWC with Civil Society Involvement: EU CBRN CoE - BACAC Conference’. President of the BACAC, Prof. Lela Bakanidz...

Key Expert in Biosafety and Training of European Union funded Project 53, Prof. Christopher H. Logue, has presented some of the accomplishments of the project at the European Biosafety Association (EBSA) 22 Conference, which took place from 2 to 5 of April 2019 in Bucharest, Romania. Protective control measures that are poorly implemented or maintained are a recognised source of lab-acquired infections. In order to address these risk, Prof. Logue and his colleagues at Public Health England (PHE) team developed an...

11 – 15 March 2019 International Business Center, Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan The European Union Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Risk-mitigating Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) and the Biosafety Association of Central Asia and the Caucasus (BACAC) conference “BACAC: Bridging the Gaps” is conducted 11-15 March 2019, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Over 170 participants are taking part in the meeting from Central Asia, the Caucasus, Eastern and Western Europe, United St...

EU funded Project 53 (P53) of the EU Chemical Biological Radiological Nuclear and risk mitigation Centres of Excellence Initiative (EU CBRN CoE) is supporting the organization of the EU CBRN CoE – BACAC (Biosafety Association for Central Asia and the Caucasus) Conference. The meeting will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on 11-15 of March 2019. The Conference will consist of pre-conference workshops (11 – 12 March), the conference itself (13 – 14 March) and a BACAC membership meeting (15 March...

Protective control measures that are poorly implemented or maintained are a recognised source of lab-acquired infections. Out of date and non-serviced laboratory equipment can put laboratory users at risk of infection. Faulty microbiological biosafety cabinets are of particular concern as they may expose laboratory users to aerosolised pathogens. As part of the EU funded CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53 (P53) “Strengthening National Legal Framework and Provision of Specialized Training on Bio-Safety an...

Experts from Kazakhstan, Mongolia and VERTIC represented EU CBRN CoE Project 53 in the Technical Consultation on National Cross-sectoral Collaboration between Security and Health Sectors organised by the World Health Organization (WHO) in Hong Kong, SAR China. With 51 participants from 19 countries, international organisations and non-governmental actors, the Technical Consultation facilitated sharing of experiences between countries to identify best practices and develop a framework for military and civilian health...

The EU CBRN CoE Project 53 Consortium is pleased to release its report on Emergency Response Planning in Central Asia: Common Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation. The report analyses the national and transnational emergency intervention schemes focusing on biological events, which incorporate the modi operandi of Common Alert Protocol (CAP) and Civil Military Cooperation (CIMIC) for the Project 53 partner countries Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan. It´s results are b...

On 13 August in Geneva, EU CBRN CoE Project 53 (P53) co-organized a side event together with the European Union at the Biological Weapons Convention Meeting of Experts-3 “Strengthening National Implementation”. Titled ‘EU Legislative Assistance in BTWC Implementation’, the side event was opened by Anne KEMPPAINEN, Minister Counsellor, Head of the Political Section for Disarmament and Non-proliferation, EU Delegation to the UN in Geneva. It covered two EU legislative assistance instrumen...

Project 53 activities have also turned to preparedness, response and mitigation of biological emergencies. Consortium member VERTIC is preparing a report on possible regional emergency intervention schemes for biological events, focusing on the key operating principles and practices of the Common Alert Protocol (CAP) and Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC). CAP is an international communication standards for public warning, designed to work for a broad range of hazards and to connect to different media, from radios a...

PRESS RELEASE On 2 – 3 November 2017 the 2nd regional meeting of the EU-funded CBRN Centres of Excellence project 53 (P53) was conducted in Tashkent, Republic of Uzbekistan. The meeting provided a platform for discussions on greater regional cooperation between participating countries and with international programs on biosafety and biosecurity issues, such as training of experts, harmonization of legislation, emergency response cooperation.  Delegations from the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan...

An exciting training programme developed by the Novel and Dangerous Pathogens Training team from Public Health England in the UK, supported by the EU CBRN Centres of Excellence project 53 “ ‘Strengthening the National Legal Framework and Provision of Specialized Training on Bio-Safety and Bio-Security in Central Asian Countries’” will take place this Autumn. This will see the implementation of this biosafety and biosecurity training phase of project 53 with aims of engaging an expanding netw...

Work Package 1 – in the project “Strengthening the National Legal Framework and Provision of Specialized Training on Bio-Safety and Bio-Security in Central Asian Countries (CBRN Centres of Excellence Project 53)” – focuses on assessment and revision of national legislations and best practices in the area of biosafety and biosecurity, and, harmonization with the appropriate international regulations such as International Health Regulations (IHR), Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC) ...

PRESS RELEASE Newly EU-funded project on biosafety and biosecurity kicks-off regionally in Central Asia On 2 – 3 February 2017 the regional kick-off meeting of the EU-funded CBRN Centres of Excellence project 53 (P53), worth 5 million euros, was conducted in Bishkek, Kyrgyz Republic. The event was co-organized by the International Science and Technology Center (ISTC) and the EU Chemical Biological Radiological and Nuclear Centres of Excellence Initiative (CBRN CoE). The meeting aim was to provide a platf...