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Government · BioSafety Committee

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.

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Government · BioSafety Committee

BioSafety Committee Approves Resonance Life Sciences Permit

Watertown BioSafety Committee approved Resonance Life Sciences' biosafety permit recommendation to the Board of Health. The committee voted 4-0 with a roll call, after microbiologist Richard Lavin presented the laboratory's research on probiotics for autoimmune and inflammatory disease treatment.

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Government · BioSafety Committee

BioSafety Committee Recommended Two Biotech Facility Permits

Watertown BioSafety Committee voted to recommend approval of two new biotech facility permits. The committee voted 3-0 to recommend approval of Camp4 Therapeutics Corp. at 100 Talcott Avenue with updated Workman's Compensation documentation. Chairman Brad Parsons moved both applications.

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Government · BioSafety Committee

BioSafety Committee recommends approval of Cidnam lab permit

The Watertown BioSafety Committee voted 5-0 to recommend approval of Cidnam, Inc.'s laboratory permit application. Founder Zane Jaafar presented on the lab's activities at 200 Dexter Avenue; Dr. Deb McEwan moved to recommend approval without conditions, and the vote was unanimous.

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