China has put its first level-four biosafety laboratory into operation, capable of conducting experiments with highly pathogenic microorganisms that can cause fatal diseases, according to the national health authority. Level four is the highest biosafety level, used for diagnostic work and research on easily transmitted pathogens that can cause fatal diseases, including the Ebola virus.
From October 18 to 28, "2017 International Workshop on Biosafety Laboratory Management and Experimental Techniques" was held in Wuhan, Hubei by Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences. More than 20 trainees from China, Pakistan, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Egypt, Kenya, Serbia, Hungary and other countries attended the workshop.
Recently, "the 6th European Virus Archive goes global Annual Conference" was held in Wuhan, Hubei. As the conference chairs, Professor Hu Zhihong from Wuhan Institute of Virology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and Professor Jean-Louis ROMETTE, the General Coordinator of Horizon 2020-EVAg Project of the European Union, invited more than 30 international experts from 15 countries including China, ...
On May 20th, the 2017 Hubei “Science Activity Week” in the theme of “making China powerful through science and technology, realizing dreams through innovation” was launched in Wuhan where Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV), Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) presented a science-popularizing feast to the public in the theme of “innovation and development, technology and the future”.
