The aim of the European Virus Archive project is to create and mobilise a European network of high calibre centres with the appropriate expertise, to collect, amplify, characterise, standardise, authenticate, distribute and track, mammalian and other exotic viruses. The EVA project is establishing a web-based catalogue to advertise and distribute viruses in the collection as well as associated products. In addition the EVA network also produce associated reagents on demand, to laboratories throughout Europe and also worldwide.

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EVA: European Virus Archive

EVA: European Virus Archive

EVA: European Virus Archive

Agenda: Workshop on International Quality Management Standards for Viral Collections Cataloging and Biosafety/Biosecurity Issues

Tuesday 13 April 2010

This workshop will be held in Moscow, Russia, and is coorganized by the ISTC and the EVA Consortium.

The event will take place on April 13-15 in Moscow at ISTC’s premises.

The aim of this workshop is to foster an effective scientific network between the EU and the Russian Federation.

Experts from leading Russian institutes were invited: Chumakov’s Institute of poliomyelitis and viral encephalitis, Moscow, Institute of viral preparations, Moscow, Ivanovsky Institute of virology, Moscow, Vector, Novosibirsk, Novosibirsk State University, Pasteur Institute, St Petersburg, Institute of Influenza, St. Petersburg, Institute of Highly Pure Biopreparations, St Petersburg, etc.

About 25 EU experts are planning to attend the meeting as well.

For more information on the event and participation, contact: Dr Tatiana Gremiakova, Chief Science Coordinator in Biotechnology

Email: Gremyakova@istc.ru .

See online : ISTC website