European Culture Collections' Organisation
Dear all, I have the pleasure to inform you that registration for the FREE Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) “Biobanking” from Institut Pasteur Paris is now open! How has biobanking evolved in recent years? What are the different biobanks and for which purposes? By the end of the course, you […]
The position paper on Exchange of strains between Culture Collections discusses the impact, advantages, and pitfalls related to the exchange of strains among ECCO collections and proposes new terms for cooperation. It is now published here and in Zenodo in this link: https://zenodo.org/records/14558612.
The organisers of this year’s ECCO meeting are pleased to welcome you to Utrecht, the Netherlands, from 15th to 17th September. The general topic of that meeting will be “Securing and exploring microbial biodiversity for a sustainable and healthy future”. More info will follow soon. In the meantime we hope you will […]
DSI will be holding two webinars on the 10 and 11 of September on the key considerations for a multilateral mechanism for DSI in relation to COP16. Agenda Translating good intentions into an effective system to leverage DSI use in support of the GBF Understanding how DSI is stored and […]
We are very pleased to announce that the XLII European Culture Collections’ Organisation (ECCO) meeting will be held in the amazing city of Bari (Apulia region, Southern Italy), from 18 to 20 September 2024. The ECCO meeting is organised by the Institute of Sciences of Food Production of the National […]
Arising from discussions at the 2023 State of the World’s Plants and Fungi symposium, the ‘2030 Declaration on Scientific Plant and Fungal Collecting’ contains five commitments towards filling key knowledge gaps in plant and fungal diversity, through collaborative and targeted collecting and research activities. Download the full declaration from the […]
ECCO XLII ‘Microbe & Microbiome management for a better planet’ will be held in Bari, Italy 18-20 September 2024. More information and registration will be available soon. Save the date!
The Future is Fungi Award honors frontier and cutting-edge science and innovation on how to use fungi for the environmental solutions that the world needs.Are you ready to lead the way? Learn more at www.futureisfungi.org! The application period is open from on September 5th until October the 15th. The winner will receive EUR 10 000 + […]
Tuesday 19 September 9:30: MALDI-TOF training13:00: Welcome & ECCO registration14:00: Keynote lectures16:30: Opening Expo 40 years BCCM & networking reception19:00: Walking buffet & animation Wednesday 20 September 8:30: ECCO registration9:00: Welcome address9:15: Session 1 – Microbes in Health & Disease Chair: Rudi Beyaert & Wouter De SchamphelaireKeynote speaker: Kim De […]
Welcome to ECCO XLI – 2023 The impact of microbial resources in healthcare, agriculture and ecology The BCCM Consortium is delighted to invite you to the 41st ECCO meeting in Brussels, Belgium, from 19th to 22nd of September 2023! ECCO XLI is organised back to back with the celebration of 40 years BCCM, […]
