Indicator biotechnology

Topic Core indicator DPSIR Main topic
Biotechnology Pressures

Safety laboratories in biotechnology enterprises

The use of genetically modified, pathogenic and alien organisms in safety laboratories harbours a substantial risk for people and the environment. However, the laboratories are important and necessary for handling and analysing environmental samples of hazardous pathogens.

Assessment of the state
impossible to evaluate impossible to evaluate
Assessment of the trend
impossible to evaluate impossible to evaluate
Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2022: 41 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2017 : 40 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2014 : 42 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2012 : 40 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2011 : 37 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2010 : 34 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2009 : 28 Biotechnology enterprises with safety level 3 or 4 laboratory facilities 2005 : 31
* Value not available

Data for the graph: Excel
Source: Federal Office for the Environment: Eidgenössischer Risikokataster ERKAS
Comment

The relatively high number of safety laboratories demonstrates the great significance of biotechnology for Switzerland, and the importance given to safety. The increase can also be attributed in part to the increase in new threats to health (pandemics, bioterrorism). For this reason the Indicator is not evaluated.

Method

The data are collected by a survey of cantonal agencies responsible for enforcing the Ordinance on Major Accidents.

 
Last updated on: 06.07.2023

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