Join BioBuzz and July Co-Sponsors BRI and Azzur IT, as we visit BRI's offices and labs at their new location in Rockville on July 28th. Biomedical Research Institute (BRI), a 501 c 3 non-profit company, which focuses on the development of diagnostic and vaccine solutions to Schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease that impacts sub-Saharan Africa, Brazil and rural Asia where 800 million people live and over 200 million people are infected.

Each year 250,000 people die from the disease and many millions of Daily Adjusted Life years (DALYs) are lost from its ravages. BRI provides research reagents to Schistosomiasis investigators internationally and have our own basic research program called BIG (bladder immunology group). In addition, we have a biorepository with more than 5 million human clinical samples supporting the NIAID/AIDS Clinical Trials Group (ACTG). BRI’s work is supported by grants and contracts from the NIH. 

Azzur IT is an Azzur Group Company providing a broad range of services, including IT Quality & Compliance auditing services; computer system validation (CSV); application selection, implementation, integration and project management services; IT infrastructure, operations & data center assessment; risk-based data integrity assessment; compliance remediation projects; SOX consulting; process improvement and change management. 

They understand how critical regulatory compliance is for a company in the Healthcare and Life Sciences industry. Their experts at Azzur IT are well-versed in today's regulatory environment, including regulations 21 CFR Parts 11, 211, 820, Annex 11, Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. 

Throughout the year, BioBuzz hosts a FREE event for like-minded professionals and students to gather and network, reconnect with past coworkers, build stronger relationships and share conversations in a welcoming atmosphere.