Re: [DIYbio] our lab space

Congrats on setting up Eugen! :)

On fees, the answer is "probably", but only for GMOs. At least in
Ireland and the UK (which derive their laws from the same EU directive
as Germany), there is a fee associated with licensing for different
safety levels of GMOs, but over here there's no fee or licensing
requirement for Biosafety Lvl.1 (~S1) bacteria which aren't genetically
modified. It's simply legal to keep and handle them, full stop.

I don't imagine Germany's much different in the literal text of the law,
but fees may be higher and it's certainly a lot harder to get a license
generally.

On 23/12/12 18:43, Eugen Leitl wrote:
> On Sun, Dec 23, 2012 at 12:50:15PM -0500, Dakota wrote:
>> Looks like a dream come true! Great stuff.
>
> Yeah, we're quite happy. Finally a place to get some work done.
>
>> As a side note, you mentioned S1 licensing, does that come with an extra
>
> I can't answer the question, despite having done some research. I don't think you
> need to pay for the license, but you need to register, and be compliant
> with the according regulations. In general, compliance, occupational
> safety and insurance of the volunteers is pretty high on our agenda.
> I can probably tell you quite a lot more about the kraut specifics
> in a couple months.
>
>> fee? I didn't know the biosafety levels off the top of my head but after
>> looking them up, S1 is basically just normal molecular bio...using
>> non-pathogenic E.Coli.
>

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