University of Toledo Secures Nearly $7M to Bolster Biosafety of Level 3 Labs & Research Infrastructure Upgrades

The University of Toledo (UToledo) has received nearly $7 million from the federal government to update and expand its biosafety level 3 laboratory, enhancing the University’s ability to study dangerous pathogens and prepare against future pandemics. UToledo operates the only BSL3 lab in northwest Ohio and is one of just a handful located across the entire state. The funding also will allow the University to make major infrastructure updates in other key biomedical research facilities.

The $6.9 million grant, which comes from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National Institute of Standards and Technology, was announced Wednesday by U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur at an event on UToledo’s Health Science Campus.