NEIDL in the News
NIH Concludes BU Biolab Poses Minimal Risk
Daily Free Press January 2, 2013 by Margaret Waterman The National Institutes of Health announced the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories pose a minimal risk to the community, according to a press release Wednesday. “The NIH conducted an exhaustive review of the lab and its findings were affirmed by an independent panel... More
NIH Concludes that BU BioLab Poses Minimal Risk to Community
For Immediate Release January 2, 2013 Contact: Ellen Berlin, 617.520.7115, eberlin@webershandwick.com NIH CONCLUDES THAT BU BIOLAB POSES MINIMAL RISK TO COMMUNITY Decision comes after thorough and comprehensive analysis January 2, 2013 --Today, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a Supplemental Record of Decision on Boston University’s National Emerging Infectious Diseases... More
Federal Regulators give Final OK to Boston University’s controversial South End Bio Lab
Boston Globe January 2, 2013 by Kay Lazar A decade-long push to open a controversial infectious-disease research lab in Boston’s South End neighborhood is one giant step closer to fruition, with federal regulators signing off on the project. In a notice published Wednesday in the Federal Register, the National Institutes of Health said that... More
BSL-2 Research to Start at BU BioLab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 4, 2012 CONTACT: Ellen Berlin, 617-520-7115 or Tom Testa, 617-959-3887 BSL-2 RESEARCH TO START AT BU BIOLAB Initial research to focus on tuberculosis (Boston) — Boston University researchers are moving into the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) at Boston University this week and will begin conducting BSL-2 research. They... More
Members Appointed to the Community Group for National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at BU
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: December 17, 2012 CONTACT: Ellen Berlin, 617.520.7115 or eberlin@webershandwick.com MEMBERS APPOINTED TO THE COMMUNITY GROUP FOR NATIONAL EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES LABORATORIES AT BU (Boston) — Six members have been appointed to fill the open positions on the Community Liaison Committee (CLC) of the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL). The... More
Emergency Drill Planned for BU Biolab
For Immediate Release December 4, 2012 Contact: Valeda Britton, 617 638 1911 Ellen Berlin 617 520 7115 Emergency Drill Planned for BU Biolab Exercise to simulate a medical incident involving a researcher (Boston) -- On Tuesday December 11, 2012, Boston University will be conducting a discussion-based exercise at the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) as... More
BU Biolab Awaits Risk Assessment Decision
The Daily Free Press November 29, 2012 by Amy Gorel After Boston Medical Center exercised its right to regain its investment in the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories from Boston University, operations continue to run normally as the biolab awaits a risk assessment decision from the National Institutes of ... More
Boston Medical Center quietly transfers ownership in infectious-disease lab to Boston University
Boston Business Journal November 13, 2013 by Craig Douglas Boston Medical Center and Boston University are carrying out an agreement that has enabled the hospital to sell its ownership stake in a controversial infectious-disease laboratory in the city’s South End. The two organizations first partnered to develop the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory in 2003... More
NEIDL Upgrades Wall Coating
Statement October 17, 2012 Through a series of inspections, NEIDL staff found that the wall coating installed by a contractor did not perform up to the standards we require for the Level 4 facility. Therefore, over the next several months, we will be re-coating several surface areas in the... More
Threading the NEIDL
http://www.twiv.tv/ September 23, 2012 Vincent, Alan, and Rich celebrate the 200th episode of TWiV by visiting the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories at Boston University Medical Center, where they meet with Elke, Paul, and Ron to talk about building and working in a BSL4 facility.
Public Comment Period Extended by NIH Blue Ribbon Panel
In order to provide the public with additional time to review and comment on the final supplementary risk assessment, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has decided to extend the public comment period for the final supplementary risk assessment until August 24, 2012. A notice of this extension was... More
NEIDL Website Puts Research on Display
BU Today 7/23/12 by: Leslie Friday Long a source of apprehension for some neighbors and community activists, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) on the Boston University Medical Campus is working hard to become an open book: the research facility has launched a new website where visitors can read about its research... More
BU biolab shoots for transparency with revamped website, community concerns remain
The Daily Free Press July 23, 2012 By Chris Lisinski Although the Boston University National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories’ revamped website provides research information to increase transparency, community members said they still have unaddressed concerns about the lab’s risks. “We felt it was important to let people know what was going on inside the lab,”... More
NEIDL Website Puts Research on Display
BU Today 07.23.2012 By Leslie Friday Long a source of apprehension for some neighbors and community activists, the National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories (NEIDL) on the Boston University Medical Campus is working hard to become an open book: the research facility has launched a new website where visitors can read about its research... More
Federal Register Notice
Federal Register Notice - July 6, 2012 EIS No. 20050514, Final EIS, NIH, ME, National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories, Construction of National Biocontainment Laboratory, BioSquare Research Park, Boston University Medical Center Campus, Boston, MA, Review Period Ends: 01/09/2006, Contact: Valerie Nottingham 301-496-7775. In Support of this Final ESI, NIH is publishing a... More
Final risk assessment released for BU biolab
Boston Globe 7/06/12 By Chelsea Conaboy, Globe Staff The National Institutes of Health issued a final risk assessment on Friday for a controversial high-security Boston University laboratory where researchers hope to study some of the world’s deadliest infectious diseases. The report triggers a 30-day comment period before the agency... More
Seeking Additional Members for Community Liaison Committee
The National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory (NEIDL) at Boston University is seeking additional members from Dorchester, Roxbury, South Boston and the South End to fill positions on its expanded Community Liaison Committee (CLC). More
Residents Voice Anger, Concerns Over BU Biolab
South End Patch 4/20/12 A sizable crowd turned out to oppose the plans to begin Level 4 operations at the South End facility. By Andrew Jeromski Upwards of 100 concerned citizens turned out Thursday night for a public hearing at Roxbury Community College to voice their disapproval and anger over a controversial Boston University... More
Opponents of BU Biolab Voice Concerns About Safety at Hearing
Boston Globe 4/20/12 By Patrick D. Rosso, Town Correspondent, Globe Staff In Video: Opponents of the BU Biolab voice their concerns about lab and its research of Level 3 and Level 4 pathogens. Concerned residents, protesters, and politicians turned out Thursday night to voice their opposition to the Boston University Biolab in the South... More
Residents Oppose BU Biolab for Deadly Diseases in South End
Boston Globe 4/20/12 By Amanda Cedrone Globe Correspondent About 100 people gathered Thursday night for a hearing in Roxbury to voice their disapproval of a controversial Boston University science lab. Area residents filled the Roxbury Community College auditorium, where representatives of the National Institutes of Health listened to concerns over the consequences of allowing the... More