WHO and Switzerland Launch First BioHub Facility
On 25th May, 2021, the World Health Organization (WHO) and Switzerland signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to launch a BioHub facility that will allow rapid sharing of pathogens between laboratories and partners to facilitate better analysis and preparedness against them. The facility is being established as part of the WHO BioHub System, which was announced in November 2020.
The BioHub Facility
- To be based in Spiez, Switzerland, the facility will serve as a centre for the safe receipt, sequencing, storage and preparation of biological materials for distribution to other laboratories.
- Currently, pathogens are shared bilaterally between countries; this process ....
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