Developing Knowledge to the benefit of Member States

- Strengthening the scientific capability of Member States through research carried out in Trieste, Italy, New Delhi, India and Cape Town, South Africa, in cooperation with its network of Affiliated Centres in ICGEB Member States.

- Supporting long- and short-term training of young scientists.

- Sharing research knowledge through peer-reviewed international publications.

- Transferring recombinant biopharmaceutical and agricultural technologies.

- Providing tools for the safe and sustainable use of biotechnology.

Institutional Activities

ICGEB plays an important role in biosafety-related issues and in the environmentally sustainable use of biotechnology.
The Centre provides an on-line, biobliographic database on Biosafety, a search mechanism on risk assessment for the release of genetically modified organisms (GMOs). ICGEB is active in enhancing the safe and peaceful use of biotechnology and is promoting the adoption of ethical codes for researchers working in life sciences, while developing original policies to intellectual property. In addition, technical advice is provided to Member States on request for the formulation of national bioscience policy; definition of research goals; development of national bioindustries, and the establishment of national biotechnology laboratories.

Cooperation with other International Agencies is promoted to harmonise and speed up projects of common interest. Some of the Organisations with which ICGEB maintains close contact and collaboration are:

Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physic ICTP (Trieste)
Elettra Synchrotron (Trieste)
European Commission EC
European Molecular Biology Laboratory EMBL
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations FAO
International Atomic Energy Agency IAEA
International Centre for Science and High Technology ICS (Trieste)
International School for Advanced Studies SISSA (Trieste)
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OECD
The Academy of Sciences for the Developing World TWAS (Trieste)
United Nations Industrial Development Organization UNIDO
United Nations Environment Programme UNEP
United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization UNESCO
World Health Organization WHO