A controversial Boston University lab got the go-ahead from the Boston City Council yesterday to conduct research on the most dangerous life-threatening infectious diseases such as Ebola.
The council voted 8-5 not to bar BU's National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratories from "Biosafety Level 4" research at its Albany Street site in the South End.
The outcome was disappointing, said City Councilor Charles Yancey, who filed the ordinance to ban the research. "Many other surrounding communities have banned Level 4 research to protect their residents from a potential risk," Yancey said. "I don't believe that the city of Boston is prepared to deal with an emergency resulting from the release of a pathogen."
The BU lab scored another victory yesterday when a Suffolk Superior Court judge ruled against 10 residents fighting the lab.
"We presented a great deal of scientific data and evidence to both the state court and City Council which demonstrated (BSL-4) research can be done safely in the city ... and we're pleased that (it) was convincing," BU spokesman Steve Burgay said.
Mayor Martin J. Walsh said in a statement that he's committed to working with BU and the neighborhood on "twin goals of furthering Boston's position as a leader in the life sciences, while ensuring the safety and security of our residents."
The City Council decision was crucial to the state's biotech industry, said Massachusetts Biotechnology Council CEO Robert Coughlin. "If the city of Boston banned BSL-4 labs, it would have a dramatic chilling effect on our reputation," he said.
The BSL-4 research still is subject to a permitting process with the Boston Public Health Commission.
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