Archived english announcements of the ZKBS The adenovirus-based vaccine strains ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 (AstraZeneca), Ad26.COVS1 (Johnson & Johnson/Janssen) and rAd5-S-CoV2 + rAd26-S-CoV2 (SputnikV) were classified by the ZKBS in risk group 1. More detailed information can…
3rd report of the ZKBS on Synthetic Biology published Based on the continuous monitoring of developments in the field of Synthetic Biology in the period from June 2018 to December 2021, the ZKBS has now adopted its 3rd report on Synthetic Biology (not accessible)…
Current Announcements 4th Report on Synthetic Biology published 21 September 2026 To the announcement All announcements Monitoring Synthetic Biology 2025 published 9 July 2026 To the announcement All announcements ZKBS Commentary on the Use of AI in Genetic…
Monitoring Synthetic Biology 2022 published The Synthetic Biology Working Group of the ZKBS has reviewed the publications of the year 2022 and selected 31 of them for publication on their homepage . The working group found that most research approaches are covered by…
Position Statement of the ZKBS on the European Commission's proposal for a regulation on plants obtained by certain new genomic techniques and their food and feed, and amending Regulation (EU) 2017/625 You can find the Position Statement here . Year of issue : 2023…
Monitoring Synthetic Biology 2023 published The Synthetic Biology Working Group of the ZKBS has reviewed the publications of the year 2023 and selected 37 of them for publication on their homepage . The working group found that all research approaches in synthetic…
Vectors With the help of vectors, any DNA segments, even those foreign to a given species, can be introduced into microorganisms, cell lines and higher organisms. They are an important tool for genetic engineers. An overview of the vectors already evaluated by the…
Cell Lines The cell line database provides an overview of the cell lines that have already been evaluated by the ZKBS. The ZKBS possess sufficient information for cell lines listed in this database. The submission of detailed information on these cell lines, e. g.…
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