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Friday November 20th 13:00 - 17:00h, followed by a networking apéro
Felix-Frey auditorium, sitem-insel, Freiburgstrasse 3, 3010 Bern
Language: English
The event is free of charge and open to anyone interested.
The symposium is currently fully booked. Please register to be added to the waiting list. In our experience, places will become available closer to the event.
Program
Safeguarding against biological risks in an interconnected world
| 13:00 | Welcome & News from the Swiss Biorisk Alliance Dr Franziska Oeschger & Prof Dr med Stephen Leib, Swiss Biorisk Alliance |
| 13:15 | Switzerland's role in global health: focus on pandemic prevention, preparedness and response (PPPR) Ambassador Barbara Schedler Fischer, Vice-Director General / Head Division of International Affairs, Federal Office for Public Health |
| 13:45 | The Pasteur Network: epidemic and pandemic preparedness through partnership Dr Kathleen Victoir, The Pasteur Network |
| 14:15 | Resilience and preparedness in an increasingly complex world Resilience & Crisis Management Team, Center for Security Studies ETH Zürich |
| 14:45 | Coffee break |
| 15:15 | The WHO Biohub System Dr César Metzger, Head of the Biology Division, Spiez Laboratory |
| 15:45 | Wastewater and Environmental Surveillance Dr Tim Julian, Department of Environmental Microbiology, eawag |
| 16:15 | Genomic technology and AI for One Health surveillance |
| 16:45 | Wrap-up & Networking apéro |
| Moderators: Kathrin Summermatter, Alexandra Fischer |