European bioresource collections meet in Braunschweig in September
Main focus of the 40th ECCO meeting: "New Horizons in Accessing Microbial Diversity"
From 27 to 29 September 2022, the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures will host the 40th annual meeting of the European Culture Collections' Organisation (ECCO). The meeting will be chaired by the Scientific Director of the DSMZ, microbiologist Prof. Jörg Overmann. The focus of this year's meeting is "New Horizons in Accessing Microbial Diversity". The renowned event will take place in the conference centre of the Steigenberger Parkhotel in Braunschweig, Lower Saxony. Further information is available at https://www.dsmz.de/ecco-2022/.
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ is the world's most diverse bioresource collection and is one of the members of ECCO, which was founded in 1981. The association of bioresource collections promotes collaboration between institutions as well as knowledge transfer in the field of cultivation and conservation of bioresources.
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About the Leibniz Institute DSMZ
The Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures is the world's most diverse collection of biological resources (bacteria, archaea, protists, yeasts, fungi, bacteriophages, plant viruses, genomic bacterial DNA as well as human and animal cell lines). Microorganisms and cell cultures are collected, investigated and archived at the DSMZ. As an institution of the Leibniz Association, the DSMZ with its extensive scientific services and biological resources has been a global partner for research, science and industry since 1969. The DSMZ was the first registered collection in Europe (Regulation (EU) No. 511/2014) and is certified according to the quality standard ISO 9001:2015. As a patent depository, it offers the only possibility in Germany to deposit biological material in accordance with the requirements of the Budapest Treaty. In addition to scientific services, research is the second pillar of the DSMZ. The institute, located on the Science Campus Braunschweig-Süd, accommodates more than 79,000 cultures and biomaterials and has around 200 employees. www.dsmz.de
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