European Association of Biotechnology (EBTNA) 

 European Biotechnology Thematic Network Association (EBTNA) is the leading organization of biotechnology professionals in Europe. 

The objectives of the Association, which is a non-profit making Association, are: 

•to implement, consult or supervise programmes for the assessment of skills and knowledge in sciences with an emphasis on biotechnology; 

•to undertake programmes concerning education, training and research, especially those concerning innovative approaches; 

•to operate as a consultant or assessor in programmes concerning education and training; 

•to provide certification of achievement when assessments have been carried out under appropriate conditions; 

•to co-operate with established professional or other associations in the furtherance of its objectives; 

•to extend the reach of all aspects of education in biotechnology beyond national border.

The direct target groups are the students, postgraduates, post-doctors and other personnel of Institutions, research centres and Enterprise employers. Indirect target groups are the Institutions, the Industries, the Trade Unions and Education and Labour Ministries.

EBTNA has more than 35 in country coordinators  across Europe and other continents, who facilitate and coordinate Biotechnology related activities more efficiently.

EBTNA  plans to organize working groups in different areas of Biotechnology such as:

•       Red Biotechnology - Health, Medical, Diagnostics

•       Yellow Biotechnology - Food Biotechnology, Nutrition Science

•       Blue Biotechnology - Aquaculture, Coastal and Marine Biotech

•       Green Biotechnology - Agricultural, Environmental Biotechnology, Biofuels, Biofertilizers,

•        Bioremediation & Geomicrobiology

•        Brown Biotechnology - Arid Zone and Desert Biotechnology

•        Dark Biotechnology - Bioterrorism, Biowarfare, Biocrimes, Antcrop warfare

•        Purple Biotechnology - Patents, Publications, Inventions, IPRs

•        White Biotechnology - Gene-based Bioindustries

•        Gold Biotechnology - Bioinformatics, Nanobiotechnology

•        Grey Biotechnology - Classical Fermentation and Bioprocess Technology