New Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory

Officially opened in May 2010, the new building for the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory is located at Innovation Place, adjacent to the University of Regina. 

The new laboratory will meet Saskatchewan's future needs by improving testing capability and speeding up intervention in the event of a public health crisis such as SARS or an influenza pandemic. It will enhance existing services such as testing for and monitoring of environmental specimens, food-borne illnesses, communicable diseases and influenza, including pandemic influenza.  Saskatchewan has had a provincial laboratory since 1905.

New Lab Opens - Toxicologist Joe Roettger (left) and Virology Manager Ken Brandt (right) join Health Minister Don McMorris for the ribbon-cutting at the official opening of the Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory, May 18, 2010, in Regina.