NATO SPS DIM-LAB project: Technical Experts Meeting and training in Madrid of Moroccan end-users of the mobile biological laboratory
For two weeks, from 18 to 29 July, ADELFAS and Moroccan end-users held a Technical Experts Meeting to validate the compliance of the level 3 mobile laboratory designed and built under the leadership of ADELFAS and to exchange on good practices in Safety containment...
Fighting COVID-19 with science
"Mobile laboratories have proven to be very efficient for the diagnosis of highly dangerous pathogens as well as for training health workers”, stated Dr Eyüp Turmus, NATO SPS Advisor and Programme Manager. In Morocco and Tunisia, an ongoing SPS project is developing...
ADELFAS leads a NATO project between Spain, Morocco and Tunisia
ADELFAS is leading a NATO project under the “SCIENCE FOR PEACE AND SECURITY” program, which promotes dialogue and practical cooperation between allies and partners, through scientific research, technological innovation and the exchange of knowledge…
Official launch in MADRID of the DIM-LAB project, CBRN deployable laboratories, NATO-SPS
On November 21 and 22, the official launch of DIM-LAB, “Deployable biological & chemical analytical laboratory”, a project supported by NATO, took place within the framework of the NATO program “Science for Peace and Security…
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NATO SPS DIM-LAB project: Technical Experts Meeting and training in Madrid of Moroccan end-users of the mobile biological laboratory
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ADELFAS leads a NATO project between Spain, Morocco and Tunisia
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