NEIDL in the News
BioLab panel holds first meeting
South End News March 20, 2008 by Linda Rodriguez The National Institutes of Health, the federal agency funding the Boston University BioLab, held the first meeting of its Blue Ribbon Panel on the BioLab on March 13, in Washington, D.C., and in cyberspace via the NIH website (see "NIH Forms Panel to Address BioLab... More
Biolab panel eyes safety
Boston Herald March 14, 2008 By Christine McConville A panel of experts convened by the National Institutes of Health began reviewing public safety concerns surrounding a national biocontainment research laboratory being built in Boston’s South End neighborhood. “Our number one concern is the safety of the people working in the laboratory and those living... More
Coatings contractor will be on Levels 2 and 6
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 14, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, March 15, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coatings contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.
NIH forms panel to address BioLab concerns
South End News March 13, 2008 by Linda Rodriguez, Managing Editor The National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced on March 6 additional steps in its attempt to address public safety concerns around the Boston University BioLab, including the formation of a Blue Ribbon Panel of respected scientists to advise the federal agency. Opponents of... More
Statement on NIH Announcement of Blue Ribbon Panel
Boston University Medical Center For Immediate Release March 6, 2008 Contact: Ellen Berlin, Director of Corporate Communications 617-638-8491 We welcome the additional study and applaud the creation of the blue ribbon panel of independent esteemed scientists. We are pleased they will consider all concerns, including the community’s and those expressed by the panel assembled by the... More
NIH Outlines Next Steps to Address Safety Concerns about Boston-area Laboratory
NIH News - National Institutes of Health For Immediate Release: March 6, 2008 Contact: OD Office of Communications and Public Liaison - 301-496-5787 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) today announced additional steps in a comprehensive plan to address public safety concerns regarding a national biocontainment research laboratory now under construction at... More
Painter will work on Level 3
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories March 6, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, March 8, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coating contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6. The Painter will work on Level 3. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not... More
Building automation contractor will work on mechanical equipment floors
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 29, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, March 1, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coating contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6. The Building automation contractor will work on mechanical equipment floors.
Coatings contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 21, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, February 23, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coatings contractor will work on Levels 2 and 6. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.
Coatings contractor will work on Level 2
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 15, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, February 16, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coatings contractor will work on Level 2. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.
Roofer will work on Level 8
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories February 8, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, February 9, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Masonry contractor will work on Level 1.The Coatings contractor will work on Level 2. The Roofer will work on Level 8. Adverse impacts due to excessive... More
City Council plans hearing on BioLab
South End News February 7, 2008 by Justin Rice staff reporter Even the staunchest supporters of Boston University’s Bio-safety Level 4 Laboratory, better known as the BioLab, are questioning the proposed infectious disease facility. District 5 City Councilor Rob Consalvo filed a hearing order on Jan. 30 regarding recently raised concerns about the risk associated... More
Opening of BU biolab to be delayed
Boston Globe February 1, 2008 By Stephen Smith The opening of a Boston University laboratory designed to study the world's deadliest germs will be delayed several months or longer, according to documents filed this week in federal court by BU administrators overseeing the Biosafety Level-4 lab, the centerpiece of a larger federally sponsored... More
The electrical contractor will work on Levels 4, 5 and 6
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Jan 31, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, February 2, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coatings contractor will work on Level 2.The electrical contractor will work on Levels 4, 5 and 6. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are... More
The Coating contractor will work on Level 3
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 24, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, January 26, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coating contractor will work on Level 3. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise are not anticipated.
The Coating contractor will work on Level 2
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories January 18, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, January 19, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Coating contractor will work on Level 2. Adverse impacts due to vibration or noise are not anticipated.
The Fire protection and Masonry contractors will work on Level 1
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Janaury 10, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, January 12, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. The Fire protection and Masonry contractors will work on Level 1. The Coating contractor will work on Level 2. Adverse impacts due to excessive vibration or noise... More
Cigarette to blame for fire at site of future biolab
Boston Herald January 6, 2008 By Benjamin Bell Careless action apparently is to blame for a brief scare in the South End yesterday after a fire broke out at a site that will eventually be home to the most deadly viruses in the world, including Ebola, anthrax and the plague. “ It looks like... More
The Mechanical trades will work inside the building
National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories Janaury 4, 2008 Construction will take place Saturday, January 5, 2008 between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. and Sunday, January 6, 2008 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. On Saturday, the mechanical trades will work inside the building. Roof work will... More
SJC sides with opponents of BU BioLab
South End News December 20, 2007 by Lou Manzo If Attorney Douglas Wilkins and his clients, some in their fifth year of mobilizing to stop the construction of Boston University Medical Center’s Bio-Safety Level 4 Laboratory (BioLab), haven’t popped the champagne corks just yet, it’s not because they have nothing to celebrate. “If you... More