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Closure Looms for Outdated RIVM Laboratories, but Relocation Is Not yet Possible.

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RIVM laboratories at the Science Park in Bilthoven may soon have to close due to the risk of virus outbreaks. The manager writes this in a letter obtained by the Financieele Dagblad. The laboratories are reportedly so outdated that the complex manager no longer considers it responsible to use them. Research into infectious pathogens is conducted in the laboratory. "The chance of an outbreak occurring there is real," investigative journalist Joha…

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Laboratories: The continuously postponed relocation of the RIVM is leading to an untenable situation at the old location in Bilthoven, according to the…

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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RIVM laboratories at the Science Park in Bilthoven may soon have to close due to the risk of virus outbreaks. The manager writes this in a letter obtained by the Financieele Dagblad. The laboratories are reportedly so outdated that the complex manager no longer considers it responsible to use them. Research into infectious pathogens is conducted in the laboratory. "The chance of an outbreak occurring there is real," investigative journalist Joha…

·Hilversum, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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The RIVM laboratories in Bilthoven are so outdated that the park manager wants them closed due to the risk of an outbreak. This is evident from a letter obtained by the FD. Meanwhile, the health institute has been waiting for years for a move to the new building at the Utrecht Science Park.

·Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the)
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An alarming report regarding the former headquarters of the coronavirus crisis: the RIVM may have to close laboratories due to the risk of an outbreak. The facilities where scientists research infectious pathogens are so outdated that the manager of the Science Park in Bilthoven considers it irresponsible to keep them open.

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The RIVM's outdated laboratories in Bilthoven may have to close soon, while the new building in Utrecht… RIVM laboratories threaten closure, new Utrecht building stands empty

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BNR Nieuwsradio broke the news in Amsterdam, Netherlands (Kingdom of the) on Wednesday, November 11, 2026.
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