Invitation to the inauguration of newly
renovated high-containment laboratories at
Public Health Agency of Sweden
Public Health Agency of Sweden is pleased to announce the reopening of our
newly renovated Biosafety Level 3 and 4 laboratories in Solna this autumn. In
connection with this milestone, we cordially invite you to an inauguration
ceremony to mark the occasion.
Since their inauguration over 20 years ago, these high-containment laboratories
have operated around the clock as a national preparedness resource for serious
microbiological events. The October inauguration offers a unique insight into the
highly specialised work conducted within these facilities.
Time and place
Date: October 24, 2025
Time: 09.00 – 12.30: Presentations and lunch
12.30 – 14.00: Inauguration ceremony and site visit to the
facilities
Place: Public Health Agency of Sweden, Nobels väg 18 in Solna.
Registration
Please register to part of or whole day using the link below.
https://www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se/inaug2025
The presentations are given in English, while the inauguration ceremony after
lunch will be in Swedish.
Last day for registration is October 7. If you have any questions or need to
withdraw your registration, please contact Public Health Agency of Sweden at
[email protected]
Warmly welcome to the inauguration of the high-containment laboratories at
Public Health Agency of Sweden!
Best regards,
Olivia Wigzell
Director General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
Solna Folkhälsomyndigheten, SE-171 82 Solna. Besök: Nobels väg 18. Östersund Folkhälsomyndigheten, Box 505, 831 26 Östersund.
Besök: Campusvägen 20. Telefon 010-205 20 00 E-post
[email protected] www.folkhalsomyndigheten.se
Program for the day
Time Activity Location
08.30 – 09.00 Registration at PHAS Reception at PHAS
09.00 – 09.10 Welcome Gard auditorium
Sara Byfors, Head of Department for Microbiology, Public
Health Agency of Sweden (PHAS)
09.10 – 09.40 High-containment laboratories Gard auditorium
– A national preparedness resource for high-
consequence pathogen diagnostics
Johan Aarum, Head of Unit for Diagnostic Preparedness of
Notifiable and High Consequence Pathogens, PHAS
09.40 – 10.00 From patient to test result Gard auditorium
– The journey of a sample
Ryan Terrey and Jenny Verner-Carlsson, Unit for
Diagnostic Preparedness of Notifiable and High
Consequence Pathogens, PHAS
10.00 – 10.20 Break Foajén, Gard
auditorium
10.20 – 10.40 Mpox: Exemplifying the laboratory’s role in public Gard auditorium
health
Klara Sondén, Deputy State Epidemiologist
Sofia Appelberg, Analyst, Unit for Diagnostic Preparedness
of Notifiable and High Consequence Pathogens, PHAS
10.40 – 11.00 Research and diagnostics in a space suit Gard auditorium
– Working at the highest containment level
Elizabeth Elder, Vanessa Monteil, Analysts, Unit for
Diagnostic Preparedness of Notifiable and High
Consequence Pathogens, PHAS
Sándor Bereczky, Analyst, Unit for Biopreparedness, PHAS
11.00 – 11.15 Introduction to the activities rest of the day Gard auditorium
Sara Byfors, Head of Department for Microbiology, PHAS
11.15 – 12.30 Lunch Foajén, Gard
auditorium
11.15 – 12.30 Registration for newly arrived attendees Reception at PHAS
12.30 – 12.35 Welcome (in Swedish) Virushuset
Olivia Wigzell, Director General, Public Health Agency of
Sweden
12.35 Inauguration ceremony (in Swedish) Virushuset
Jakob Forssmed, Minister for Social Affairs and Public
Health
13.10 – 14.00 Site visit to the high-containment laboratories Laboratories
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Invitation to the inauguration of newly renovated high-containment
laboratories at Public Health Agency of Sweden
Public Health Agency of Sweden is pleased to announce the reopening of our
newly renovated Biosafety Level 3 and 4 laboratories in Solna this autumn.
In connection with this milestone, we cordially invite you to an
inauguration ceremony to mark the occasion.
Since their inauguration over 20 years ago, these high-containment
laboratories have operated around the clock as a national preparedness
resource for serious microbiological events. The October inauguration offers
a unique insight into the highly specialised work conducted within these
facilities.
Program and link for registration in attached document.
Time and place
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Date:
October 24, 2025
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Time:
09.00 – 12.30: Presentations and lunch
12.30 – 14.00: Inauguration ceremony and site visit to the facilities
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Place:
Public Health Agency of Sweden, Nobels väg 18 in Solna.
Welcome!
Olivia Wigzell
Director-General, Public Health Agency of Sweden
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Katarina Parneby
Gd-sekreterare / Executive assistant
+4610-205 2345
Folkhälsomyndigheten/Public Health Agency of Sweden
GD-kansliet/Director-General's Office
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