Who we are

The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) was established by European scientists in 1978. The objective of EFB is to promote safe and ethically acceptable biotechnology for the better use of Nature's resources. EFB also wishes to expand collaborations between academic and industrial researchers throughout Europe to increase competencies, strengthen education, promote innovation and increase the benefits of biotechnological research to society at large. Every second year, EFB holds a European Congress on Biotechnology, which typically attracts more than a thousand people.

EFB has good contacts with the European Commission's Research Directorate-General. Thus EFB is currently initiating activities to assess and develop opportunities for cooperation and strategic relations in the field of biotechnology between the European Union and major countries and regions such as China, South East Asia and South-America.

More than 3000 scientists and students throughout Europe currently participate in EFB's Sections according to their special topical interests. In addition, the EFB has set up a number of Task Groups which deal with, for example, Public Perception of Biotechnology and formulate high-quality information about the use and application of biotechnology as well as with related ethical and safety aspects.

According to its new Statutes, which were approved by the General Assembly on 8 July 2001, EFB is open to universities, scientific institutes, companies, National Bioindustry Associations (Institutional Members) and Personal Members (who have to join one or more EFB Section/s). While there is a modest membership fee for Institutional Members, Personal EFB Membership is free of charge.

The Organisation

More Information

      EFB Statutes (approved February 7, 2004) and Internal Regulations

       Members of the Executive Board

      Countries represented in the Executive Board

      EFB Offices throughout Europe

      Join us! - More about EFB Membership and online registration.

      EFB - Dechema agreement, Basel, 24 August 2003

      EFB Information Package - pdf, 242 kB, updated monthly

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• Membership Overview for The European Federation of Biotechnology.

• A new year message from former President of EFB, including information about new Sections, Task Groups and EFB events (Word-document, 59 kB).

• What EFB can do for you

• EAGLES - Responding to global challenges
  Innovation Europe publication, 18 September 2003
  (original publication on: http://www.w-global.net/IE/IE2.pdf - 4,5 Mb pdf)

• Biotechnology Focus - interview with former President of EFB
  Enlargement Europe publication, pp 39-42, September 2003 (- 85 Kb pdf)

• Building Bridges - interview with former President of EFB
  European Biotechnology News, p. 26, No 3, 2003 (pdf)

• Interview with former President of EFB, Trends in Biotechnology, Profile Article
  Reprinted from Trends in Biotechnology, Vol. 20, 12/12/2002, pp. 532-533,
  Copyright 2002, with permission from Elsevier.
  - Trends in Biotechnology Homepage
  - ScienceDirectTM (BioMedNet Homepage)
  

• Statement by Bernard Rentier (Vice-President of EFB) printed in the European Biotechnology Science & Industry News, Vol. 1, 2002.
  - Homepage of the European Biotechnology Science & Industry News
  
  
• Profile of former President of EFB) (Word-document, 40 kB)

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