Why is the NEIDL located in a densely populated area like the South End?
The location of the NEIDL provides an appropriate setting where established teams of researchers will be able to work together and collaborate on medical research with important infrastructure already in place. In addition, the South End location provides the ability to integrate the important infectious diseases research with extensive medical, clinical and research facilities and with other medical research facilities throughout the City of Boston. In more than 90 years of combined experience, the existing BSL-4 facilities in North America have operated safely and there has never been an environmental release or community incident. The NEIDL will be built and operated to incorporate and improve upon the operating procedures based on this history of best practices and government standards.
