Activities and results of Project 53 presented at 16th Medical Biodefense Conference, conducted in Munich, Germany on 28 to 31 October 2018

The EU CBRN CoE Project 53 Consortium released its report on Emergency Response Planning in Central Asia: Common Challenges and Opportunities for Cooperation.  

The official ceremony for handover of laboratory equipment took place on 14 September 2018 in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia. The ceremony was organized by Project 53 in close cooperation with Ministry of Environment and Tourism of Mongolia.

The South Kazakhstan Medical Academy Republican Scientific Journal “ Vestnik” published the abstract titled "Experience of BS&S experts´ training in the framework of the Project 53".

Project 53 activities included in the proceedings of the International Symposium Astana Biotech 2018.   The abstract titled "Experience of BS&S experts´ training in the framework of the Project 53" was presented on the 12-13 of June 2018 during the International Symposium Astana Biotech 2018. 

An article titled ‘Strengthening the implementation of Biosafety and Biosecurity international instruments in Central Asian Countries’ was authored by Project 53 Key Expert Dr Sonia Drobysz, which was published in the Spring 2018 edition of the “Trust and Verify” magazine, by VERTIC. 

Announcement of EU CBRN CoE Project 53 2nd Regional Meeting to be conducted in Tashkent, Uzbekistan by Tashkent Times

Mongolian media covered the kick-off meeting and the planned activities of Project 53 in Mongolia

During the at the 8th Review Conference of State Parties to the BWC, Dr Hendrik Visser, EU CBRN CoE Project 53 Lead Implementer, made a presentation ‘Lessons Learned from Project 53 on Bio-safety and Bio-security In Central Asian Countries‘ at an UNCRI organized side event.