The Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine hosts the largest concentration of medical entomologists in the UK, with a research profile that spans functional genomics of disease vectors to clinical trials, implementation research and the development of tools for monitoring and evaluation of disease transmission.
Our role
CCTech supported the development of new research facilities focused on insect-transmitted diseases and antibiotic resistance, within the Liverpool Life Sciences Accelerator Building.
CCTech advised on two areas within the new building:
- An ACDP Containment Level 3 (CL3) suite, comprising six CL3 Laboratories totalling 205m2, supported by two shared preparation laboratories and a dedicated entrance lobby.
- An HSE-licenced insectary facility totalling 452sqm and including seven separate insectaries with a total area of 115sqm. The suite consists of 14 environment-controlled rooms, including two Category 3 insectaries, two insecticide testing laboratories and two free-flying rooms for studies on insect behaviour. Accommodation is provided for the largest tsetse fly colony in the UK and a wide range of different mosquito species.
CCTech provided design input, carrying out a review of the Functional Requirement Specification (FDS) and feeding into the Design Specification (DS). This included a design and operational review of the proposed fumigation methodology for the CL3 laboratories.
CCTech also provided technical support and advice to the main contractor, specialist sub-contractor and client throughout the construction phase, including a review of validation documentation and compliance monitoring to the statutory licencing requirements.
This service continued post-practical completion and handover and was extended to include additional specialist areas such as commissioning of microbiological safety cabinets and fume cupboards.
Main contractor and specialist sub-contractors: Integrated Health Projects, JV Vinci UK and Sir Robert McAlpine