On June 1, 2020, Sadagat Asadova, a leading research fellow of the laboratory of Plant biotechnology and Seadet Khudaverdiyeva, a leading research fellow of the Laboratory of Genome structure and expression participated in an online seminar on “Practical experiment and problems in Coronavirus testing with PZR and serological methods”. Kaykhan Azadmanesh, head of the Virology Department of the Pasteur Institute and Mehdi Totonchy,  head of the Coronavirus laboratory of the Royan Institute made a speech at the seminar held organized by International Laboratories Network.  At the seminar issues on conducting molecular tests, evaluating new kits, the role of serological tests, coordination problems of Laboratory Network, ensuring safety in the laboratories where COVID-19 is tested were discussed.