BioSafety Committee votes to recommend Cellens laboratory
Watertown BioSafety Committee unanimously recommended approval of Cellens, Inc.'s cancer research laboratory at 155 Arlington Street to the Board of Health, voting 4-0 on the application. Brad Parsons, Committee Chairman, presided over the remote meeting.
BioSafety Committee · Meeting of August 6, 2026
Watertown BioSafety Committee unanimously recommended approval of Cellens, Inc.'s cancer research laboratory at 155 Arlington Street to the Board of Health, voting 4-0 on the application. Brad Parsons, Committee Chairman, presided over the remote meeting. Nicole Billings, Director of Lab Services, presented information on Cellens.
The Committee also reviewed an amendment from FTGEN Corp for a laboratory expansion at 200 Dexter Avenue. Hung Duan, Biosafety Officer, presented expansion plans. Members questioned whether FTGEN would remain a small-quantity generator and asked about access between facilities at Suites 140 and 120.
Duan confirmed access is available via a connecting door. Ralph Mele requested an updated facility layout before further Committee action.
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Source: the BioSafety Committee meeting of August 6, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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