EBB involves biobanks and culture collections in all the Atlantic EU member states (France, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, and UK), and one associated state (Norway).
Even though located outside the Atlantic Area, the Norwegian biobank is part of the EMBRC-Norway Node, and contributes key expertise in coordinated operation in compliance with ABS regulations, and allow for a broader coverage of European marine ecosystems and biological resources.
Universidade de Vigo (UVigo) Spain
UVigo is a leading Institution in Marine Research in Spain. ECIMAT, its Marine Research Station, is one of the two stations that integrate the Spanish node of EMBRC. UVigo is a member of the European Marine Research Network (EuroMarine). Project Leader
Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental (CIIMAR) Portugal
CIIMAR is a leading research and training institution of the University of Porto which promotes technological development and supports public policies and governance in Marine and Environmental Sciences working for the sustainable management and exploitation of resources. It hosts an important collection of Cyanobacteria. Partner
Universidad del País Vasco/ Euskal Herriko Unibertsitatea (UPV/EHU) Spain
UPV/EHU is a teaching and research institution recognized as an International Research Campus of Excellence. It houses the Biscay Bay Environmental Biospecimen Bank, has experience in standardization of ex-situ culture maintenance, and has worked on the Nagoya protocol. Partner
Universidade do Algarve (UALG) Portugal
UALG is a university with well-established research centers, being the main one CCMAR, associated with sea exploitation and protection of marine biodiversity with experience in in-situ and ex-situ conservation techniques providing research support for long-term storage of biological samples.
Sorbonne Université (SU)
Station Biologique de Roscoff is one of SU´s marine Research Infrastructures. It has high quality facilities for bio-banking and offers access to a wide spectrum of marine biological resources, including one of the largest and most diverse marine microorganism culture collections in the world.
Havforskningsinstituttet (IMR) Norway
IMR has long experience in biobanking marine biological resources, including whole organisms, biochemical extracts and taxonomic and genetic samples from marine microorganisms, invertebrates and vertebrates. It coordinates its repository and a national network of marine collections in Norway. Partner
Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom (MBA) UK
MBA is a learned society with a scientific laboratory that undertakes research in marine biology. It provides of state of the art facilities, expertise and infrastructures, which includes the Plymouth collection of living algae and phytoplankton. Partner
Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh (NUIG) Ireland
NUIG is active in marine ecology and microbiology, deep-sea biology, systematic, evolution and coastal processes; it possesses a marine biodiscovery laboratory, a collection of marine algae, animal and associated microbial biomass, and a state of the art facility for culturing of marine organisms. Partner
Scottish Association for Marine Sciences (SAMS) UK
SAMS hosts one of the world´s largest and most diverse collections of MBRs, the Culture Collection of Algae and Protozoa (CCAP). Member of EMBRC, it is a world reference on functional preservation of MBRs. Associated Partner
National Collection of Industrial and Marine Bacteria (NCIMB) UK
Custodian of the National Collection of Marine Bacteria, established in the 1950s, NCIMB has extensive experience in culturing and long-term preservation of a large and increasing diversity of organisms available to external users. Associated Partner
EBB, the European Blue Biobank.