Organizations

University of Turku

Divisions within the University of Turku with a role or interest in biosecurity:
Biocity Turku
BioCity Turku is an umbrella organisation of the academic research on cell and molecular biology and biotechnology carried out in Turku, Finland at the University of Turku, the Åbo Akademi University, the Turku University Central Hospital and the National Public Health Institute, Department in Turku.

Centre for Biotechnology
Turku Centre for Biotechnology is an institute of University of Turku and Åbo Akademi University. The Centre provides technical expertise and coordinating services for academic and industrial projects in several central areas of biotechnology. Many of the key instruments have been installed at the Centre to create “core facilities” for biotechnological research.


The Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Microbiology and Pathology
In the Faculty of Medicine in the University of Turku is found the Institute of Microbiology and Pathology which provides specialization in clinical microbiology. In addition to research and education, the laboratory of the Institute offers its services to the hospitals and clinics all over Finland.

Website:
http://www.utu.fi/en/
Phone:
+358 (0)2 333 51
Address:
20014 Turun yliopisto, Finland.

University of Washington at Seattle

Forum on Science Ethics and Policy
The Forum on Science Ethics and Policy (FOSEP) “is a multidisciplinary, nonpartisan organization initiated by graduate students from the University of Washington. FOSEP is hosted by the Office of Research at the University of Washington.” The mission of FOSEP is to “foster discussion about the role of science in our society” and to “build a network of individuals interested in science ethics and policy in the Seattle area.”

Website:
http://fosep.org/blog/
Phone:
(206) 543-8043
Address:
Box 357120 Seattle, WA 98195, USA

Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences: Centre for Research Ethics

The Centre for Research Ethics is a cooperative organization (between Uppsala University and the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)) for research ethics. The two person centre studies issues in research ethics, bioethics and other fields of applied ethics.

Website:
http://www.crb.uu.se/index.html
Phone:
+46 18 471 62 22
Address:
Uppsala University | Box 564 | SE-751 22 Uppsala | Sweden

US Civilian Research and Development Foundation

“Both directly to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) and as part of a team with Bechtel National, Inc. CRDF provides support to DTRA-funded research projects in Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan and Georgia that primarily focus on the diagnostics, epidemiology, and surveillance of especially dangerous pathogens. CRDF’s project management support includes:- proposal development- project monitoring and execution- recruiting and contracting U.S. scientific collaborators- providing financial support to project participants- coordinating travel and training activities to support project activities, and equipment and material procurement.”

Website:
http://www.crdf.org/focusdocs/focusdocs_show.htm?doc_id=3131...
Phone:
(703) 526-9720
Address:
CRDF | 1530 Wilson Blvd 3rd Floor | Arlington, VA 22209 USA

VERTIC

“BUILDING TRUST THROUGH VERIFICATION
VERTIC is an independent, not-for-profit non-governmental organization. Our mission is to support the development, implementation and effectiveness of international agreements and related regional and national initiatives. We focus on agreements and initiatives in the areas of arms control, disarmament and the environment, with particular attention to issues of monitoring, review, implementation and verification.”

Website:
http://www.vertic.org/
Phone:
+44 20 7065 0880
Address:
VERTIC | Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street | London EC2A 4LT, United Kingdom
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