General Subjects Statements on general subjects A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z 1st Monitoring Report of the ZKBS on Synthetic Biology (2012) (not accessible) [PDF, 87 KB] 2nd Report of the ZKBS on Synthetic Biology (2018) (not accessible) [PDF, 2…
Impressions Head of the ZKBS Sigrun Smola opens the MEACB The first MEACB took place in 2006.. Hilde Mellegård from the Norwegian Biotechnology Advisory Board reports on the recent work on the future regulation of GMOs in Norway. Anke Stein from the scientific…
General recommendations of the ZKBS The ZKBS adopts general recommendations (position statements) on safety-relevant issues that often occur in genetic engineering operations or in genetic engineering facilities. Such general recommendations relate in particular to…
Vectors Statements on vectors A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Adeno-associated viruses from Primates and derived vectors (updated 2024) [PDF, 392 KB] Adenovirus from Primates_gene transfer with (updated 2025) (not accessible) [PDF, 899 KB] R…
Composition According to § 4 of the GenTG , the ZKBS consists of 20 independent members with one deputy for each. The members are either experts on a specialist field or a competent person of a social interest group. The members of the ZKBS and their deputies are…
Changed classifications & opinions put out of force The following table lists classifications that have changed due to current data. For more detailed information, please call up the corresponding entry in the respective database via the link. Statements that were…
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Tasks Voluntary expert panel The Central Committee on Biological Safety (ZKBS) is a voluntary expert panel responsible for evaluating genetically modified organisms (GMOs) with regard to the potential risks posed to humans, animals and the environment and delivering…
Service The Service area bundles relevant information, additional services and selected offers from the field of biological safety and genetic engineering. Many topics, one goal 9th MEACB 2019 From 6 to 7 November 2019 the 9th Meeting of the European Advisory…
For applicants Do you have any questions about formalities or the safety assessment of your planned genetic engineering work? Your responsible state authority will be happy to help you! Here (not accessible) [PDF, 357 KB] you will find the authority responsible for…
