Member States

Afghanistan	Hungary	Romania
Algeria	India	Russia
Argentina	Iran	Saudi Arabia
Bangladesh	Iraq	Senegal
Bhutan	Italy	Serbia
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Jordan	Slovakia
Brazil	Kuwait	Slovenia
Bulgaria	Kyrgyzstan	South Africa
Burundi	Liberia	Sri Lanka
Cameroon	Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	Sudan
Chile	Malaysia	Syria
China	Mauritius	Tanzania
Colombia	Mexico	Trinidad and Tobago
Costa Rica	Morocco	Tunisia
Côte d'Ivoire	Nigeria	Turkey
Croatia	Pakistan	United Araba Emirates
Cuba	Panama	Uruguay
Ecuador	Peru	Venezuela
Egypt	Poland	Viet Nam
FRY Macedonia	Qatar

Latest Developments

- On 21 September 2008 Burundi completed its accession to the Statutes to become the 59th Member State of ICGEB.
- At its 14th session (22-23 October 2007) the Board of Governors accepted the requests for Membership from the Governments of Benin, the Libyan Arab Jamahiriya and Malaysia, bringing the total number of ICGEB Signatory Countries to 77.
- 38 ICGEB Affiliated Centres world-wide. Direct Links to ICGEB Affiliated Centres, Networks and Liaison Officers are activated from this site.

The Benefits of Membership

Joining ICGEB offers countries new opportunities to further their research activities through participation in research grant funding programmes and comprehensive training schemes.
In addition, it provides a unique intergovernmental forum where policy issues related to biosafety and technology transfer are discussed.

How to Join ICGEB

A country interested to join ICGEB should contact the Director of Administration and External Relations for detailed information on the application procedure.