Advice Explanation of the COGEM formula for calculating free lentiviral or gammaretroviral vector particles after ex vivo transduction
In biomedical or clinical research, cells are often genetically modified using lentiv...
20-05-2025
Advice Reassessment of the threshold values for the presence of free lentiviral and retroviral vector particles in clinical trials with ex vivo transduced cells
In certain gene therapies, cells from the patient are genetically altered outside the...
30-04-2025
Advice on tightening conditions for generic downscaling of containment requirements for the use of transgenes in alphavirus replicons
In 2022 COGEM advised that laboratory work with viral replicons derived from alphavir...
11-03-2025
Advice on generic containment measures for activities involving arthropod biological control agents in PKb-I research greenhouses
Biological control agents may be introduced into greenhouses and growth chambers wher...
10-12-2024
Overview of micro-organisms other than viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites, classified by COGEM
The Netherlands Commission on Genetic Modification (COGEM) advises the Dutch governme...
02-12-2024
Overview of containment measures for genetically modified plants (Update December 2024)
When activities are carried out with genetically modified (GM) plants under contained...
15-11-2023
Overview of micro-organisms other than viruses, bacteria, fungi or parasites, classified by COGEM
NOTE: This list has been updated in 2024 (see CGM/241210-03) The Netherlands Commissi...
29-09-2023
Risk Classification of Organisms: Pathogenicity classification of DNA and RNA viruses (Status September 2023)
NOTE: This list has been updated in 2024 (see CGM/241210-02) The Netherlands Commissi...
09-12-2021
Risk Classification of Organisms: Pathogenicity classification of parasites Status December 2021
NOTE: This classification has been updated in 2024 (see CGM/241127-03) The Netherland...
06-09-2016
Pollen load on thrips and its natural ennemies
Regulation for experiments with GM crops in contained facilities such as greenhouses ...