NIH Engagements on Modernizing and Strengthening Biosafety Oversight

Below, please find a list of the engagements NIH has held to support its Biosafety Modernization Initiative.  The table includes brief summaries of what was discussed at each engagement. 

Table of Biosafety Engagements
Modernizing and Strengthening Biosafety Oversight
Regional Listening Sessions
Region 1 September 30, 2025 Meeting Information
Region 2 December 17, 2025 Meeting Information
Region 3 January 15, 2026 Meeting Information
Region 4 January 29, 2026 Meeting Information
Region 5 February 12, 2026 Meeting Information
Region 6 February 26, 2026 Meeting Information
Engagements with Associations/Societies/Organizations
Biological Safety
Administrators Association
Webinar		 December 4, 2025 Meeting Summary
American Society for
Microbiology Webinar		 December 15, 2025 Meeting Summary
Lewis – Burke Associates December 15, 2025 Meeting Summary
Biosafety Now January 14, 2026 Meeting Summary
Sabai, Inc January 27, 2026 Meeting Summary
Advarra February 5, 2026 Meeting Summary
WCG Clinical February 10, 2026 Meeting Summary
American Society for
Microbiology Webinar with
Biosafety and Biosecurity Interest Group
 February 11, 2026 Meeting Summary
Campus Safety, Health and
Environmental Management
Association (CSHEMA)
 February 17, 2026 Meeting Summary
Association of Public Health
Laboratories Biosafety and
Biosecurity Experts		 February 25, 2026 Meeting Summary
New England Society for Biomedical Research
 April 27, 2026 Meeting Summary
Engagements with IBCs
Fred Hutchinson Cancer
Research Center
 February 3, 2026 Meeting Summary
Iowa State University
 February 9, 2026 Meeting Summary
Houston Methodist
 February 13, 2026 Meeting Summary
University of Chicago
 February 13, 2026 Meeting Summary
Focus Group of Boston Area
Institutions
 February 26, 2026 Meeting Summary
Johns Hopkins University
 February 27, 2026 Meeting Summary
University of Maryland at
Baltimore
February 27, 2026 Meeting Summary