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    Kantonales Laboratorium Basel-Stadt (Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt)

    2. Where is it located (include both address and geographical location)?

    Kantonales Laboratorium Basel-Stadt, Bereich Gesundheitsschutz, Gesundheitsdepartement des Kantons Basel-Stadt, Kannenfeldstrasse 2, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland

    N 47° 33' 43.48", E 7° 34' 26.85"

    3. Floor area of laboratory areas by containment level
    BL 3 , 36.00 SqM
    BL 2 , 14.00 SqM
    Total laboratory floor area (SqM): 
    50

    4. The organizational structure of each facility

    Personnel
    (i) Total number of personnel: 
    4

    (ii) Division of personnel

    Military: 
    0
    Civilian: 
    4

    (iii) Division of personnel by category

    Scientists: 
    2
    Engineers: 
    0
    Technicians: 
    2
    Administrative and support staff: 
    0
    (iv) List the scientific disciplines represented in the scientific/engineering staff

    Microbiology, molecular biology, chemistry, inspection.

    (v) Are contractor staff working in the facility? If so, provide an approximate number.
    0
    Funding
    (vi) What is (are) the source(s) of funding for the work conducted in the facility, including indication if activity is wholly or partly financed by the Ministry of Defence?

    Cantons of Aargau, Basel-Landschaft, Basel-Stadt, Solothurn.

    Research
    Development
    Test & Evaluation
    Analysis / Diagnosis
    Education & Training
    Other activities

    0 %
    15 %
    40 %
    40 %
    5 %
    0 %

    (vii) What are the funding levels for the following programme areas:

    Research: 
    0 %
    Development: 
    15 %
    Test and evaluation: 
    40 %
    (viii) Briefly describe the publication policy of the facility

    Publication in open literature.

    (ix) Provide a list of publicly-available papers and reports resulting from the work published during the previous 12 months. (To include authors, titles and full references)

    No publicly available papers or reports published in the reporting period.

    Notes
    N/A
    Attachments
    N/A
    5. Briefly describe the biological defence work carried out at the facility, including type(s) of micro-organisms(9) and/or toxins studied, as well as outdoor studies of biological aerosols.

    The Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt is the Regional Competence Center for the primary analysis of samples suspicious of a bioterror-related background. The Regional Laboratory North is also appointed reference laboratory by the Federal Office of Environment for the two following fields of activities: Analysis of samples taken in and around laboratories subjected to the Containment Ordinance, and analysis of samples taken in the environment for the surveillance of the Release Ordinance.

    The Cantonal Laboratory of Basel-Stadt has been co-author for the "Chemical Inactivation of Organisms in Liquids - Guidelines for the chemical inactivation of organisms in liquid cultures or supernatants with proof of efficacy and safe disposal" and is working out specific SOP for chemical inactivation of microorganisms attn. Federal Office of Public Health FOPH.

    Microbiological and molecular biological methods have been established for the identification of a wide range of microorganisms in environmental samples, including relevant pathogens such as Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Bacillus anthracis, as well as adenoviruses and lentiviruses. Further methods for the detection of bioterror agents have been implemented according to the Regional Laboratory Network.

    For further information please visit (website in German):
    https://www.kantonslabor.bs.ch/

    (9) Including viruses and prions.

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