European Federation of Biotechnology
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| Abbreviation | EFB |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1978 |
| Founded at | Interlaken, Switzerland[1] |
| Type | Non-profit federation |
| Headquarters | Barcelona, Spain |
Region served | Europe |
| Fields | Biotechnology |
| Members | More than 25,000 |
| Website | www |
The European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) was established by European scientists in 1978.[1] It is a non-profit federation of national biotechnology associations, learned societies, universities, scientific institutes, biotechnology companies and individual biotechnologists working to promote biotechnology throughout Europe and beyond.[2]
Its mission is to promote the safe, sustainable and beneficial use of life sciences, to promote cutting edge research and innovation, to provide a forum for interdisciplinary and international cooperation, to improve scientific education and to facilitate an informed dialogue between scientists, the biotechnology industries and the public.[2]
The EFB has more than 25,000 individual members[2] and seven divisions:[3]
- Biobased Materials Division
- Biocatalysis Division
- Bioengineering and Bioprocessing Division
- Biopharmaceutical Division
- Environmental Biotechnology Division
- Microbial Biotechnology Division
- Plant, Agriculture and Food Division.
The EFB Central Office (ECO) is located in Barcelona.[2]
European Congress on Biotechnology
The European Congress on Biotechnology (ECB) is a conference for academic and industrial biotechnologists, organised by EFB.
The first congress was held in Interlaken, Switzerland, in 1978, and inaugurated the federation.[1] The congress is held every second year.[4]
Other events
The EFB, together with its divisions, organises specialised biotechnology events, such as:[2]
- Applied Synthetic Biology in Europe (ASBE)
- Recombinant Protein Production (RPP)
- Green for Good (G4G) series
- Microbial Stress
- Conference on Physiology of Yeasts and Filamentous Fungi (PYFF).
Journals
New Biotechnology is the EFB's official journal, a peer-reviewed publication issued bimonthly by Elsevier since 2008.[5] The federation also publishes the open-access EFB Bioeconomy Journal, which covers research and policy relating to the bioeconomy.[2]
See also
- Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, the European Commission's research department
- European Chemical Society (formerly EuCheMS), a federation of European chemical societies
- EuropaBio, the European biotechnology industry association
- European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA)
References
- 1 2 3 "European Federation of Biotechnology". Open Yearbook of International Organizations. Union of International Associations. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "About us". European Federation of Biotechnology. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "Divisions". European Federation of Biotechnology. Retrieved 25 June 2026.
- ↑ "European Congress on Biotechnology 2024". ecb2024.com. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
- ↑ "New Biotechnology". NLM Catalog. United States National Library of Medicine. Retrieved 25 June 2026.