European Federation of Biotechnology

President: Professor Dr Mathias Uhlen

Contents

• European Congress on Biotechnology
• Journal
• References

Established by European scientists in 1978, the European Federation of Biotechnology (EFB) is Europe’s 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.

The mission of the EFB is to promote the safe, sustainable and beneficial use of the life sciences, to promote research and innovation at the cutting edge of biotechnology, 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.

With Institutional Members from across Europe and more than 30.000 Personal Members, the EFB has Regional Branch Offices in Europe to support its activities in the various areas of biotechnology. There is no charge for personal membership. Although Institutional Members pay an annual membership fee, the EFB is totally independent of its members, who value the ability of the Federation to promote policies based solely on scientific evidence, not on commercial interests or the prejudice of any lobby group.

The EFB Central Office (ECO) is located in Barcelona, Spain. Membership administration, organization of Executive Board meetings and General Assemblies, website management and organization of scientific meetings for EFB Sections and promotion of the European Congresses on Biotechnology are some of the main responsibilities of ECO.