Biosafety and Biosecurity Sub-committee

The Biosafety and Biosecurity sub committee consults on all matters concerning biological safety (including work with recombinant DNA /Genetically Modified Organisms), formulates policies and reports their recommendations to the HSEAC. This subcommittee is also responsible for approving proposals involving rDNA/Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) as the Institutional Biosafety Committee for the Institute (KEMRI-IBC).

KEMRI Institutional Biosafety Committee (KEMRI-IBC)

The KEMRI-IBC has been established:

1. To meet the requirement in €œGuidelines on handling requests involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and the Biosafety Act, 2009 in Kenya 
2. To meet the requirements of agencies that require that all research involving biohazards is reviewed and approved by the Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) before funding is released and before the work begins. Such agencies include National Institutes of Health (NIH), Public Health Agency of Canada among others (See appendix 1 for a list of funding agencies and their Guidelines/requirements).