On September 30, 2025, from 2:00 – 4:00 PM ET, NIH and the New England Biological Safety Association, the Mid-Atlantic Biological Safety Association, the Chesapeake Area Biological Safety Association, and the Northeast Biological Safety Association will be co-hosting a virtual listening session to obtain input from stakeholders on NIH’s recently announced initiative to modernize and strengthen biosafety oversight.

The meeting is free and open to the public but pre-registration is required. Priority registration for this listening session will be given to participants located in Region 1 of NIH’s stakeholder map. More information about the goals of the listening session, as well as a draft agenda, webcast information, and details on how to participate can be found on the meeting page of the OSP Website. 

For additional background on NIH’s biosafety initiative, click here.

Questions may be sent to [email protected].

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