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Biosafety Committee backs 99 Coolidge lab permits

The Biosafety Committee recommended permits for new labs at 99 Coolidge Ave. The committee voted 5-0 by roll call to recommend both A Biologics and Profound Therapeutics to the Board of Health, each conditioned on an updated emergency action plan.

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Government · Biosafety Committee

Biosafety panel backs E. coli lab permit

The Biosafety Committee voted to recommend a permit for a new E. coli lab at 200 Dexter Ave. The 5-0 roll call sends founder Zain Jafar to the Board of Health on Feb. 18. Jafar said the BSL-1 work involves no pathogens, no infectious agents and no select agents.

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