State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology "Vector" (Koltsovo)
| science, microbiology, fenced area
Russia /
Novosibirsk /
Koltsovo
World
/ Russia
/ Novosibirsk
/ Koltsovo
, 2 km from center (Кольцово)
World / Russia / Novosibirsk
science, biotech, microbiology, fenced area
The State Research Center of Virology and Biotechnology VECTOR, also known as the Vector Institute, is a highly sophisticated biological research center in Koltsovo, Novosibirsk Oblast, Russia. It is roughly analogous to both the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the US Army Chemical and Biological Defense Command. It has research facilities and capabilities for all levels of Biological Hazard, CDC Levels 1-4. It is one of two official repositories for the now-eradicated smallpox virus, and is part of the system of laboratories known as the Biopreparat.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_Research_Center_of_Virology_and_Biotechnology_VECTOR
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Coordinates: 54°56'26"N 83°13'46"E
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