Prof. dr. Maja Ravnikar became a new member of IWGLVV steering comitee as a president-elect

Biotechnological Hub of the NIB (BTH-NIB)

The purpose of the investment project BTH-NIB is the assurance of the appropriate infrastructural conditions for the use of research and developmental opportunities in the fields of operation of the NIB.

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Official opening of the Biotechnological Hub of the National Institute of Biology and the presentation of the Zei Awards.

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Construction of the Biotechnological Hub of the NIB is complete

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Services and products

Agriculture Industry Services

National Institute of Biology is authorized by the Ministry of Agriculture and the Environment to perform defined tasks of public service for the protection of plants.

Environmental Monitoring and Water-quality Testing Services

The principles of sustainable development and modern environmental protection policy require systematic monitoring of the status of nature and human environment.

Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology Industry Services

We offer bioanalytical laboratory support, toxicology studies, genetic toxicology testing of different samples, residual DNA detection, improvements of production lines through systems biology, and cotoxicology studies.

Research equipment

The big research equipment is used as support to our research and educational activities and serves technological development in co-operation with commercial enterprises.

Training and Related Services

We offer hands on training, consulting and technical auditing, development of protocols and workflows, organization of workshops.

Mutagenicity analysis under GLP

On the NIB we have certified GLP laboratory for testing mutagenicity with bacterial reverse mutation assay, or the Ames test (OECD 471).

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Prof. dr. Maja Ravnikar became a new member of IWGLVV steering comitee as a president-elect

New steering comitee was elected on the 4th congress of International working group of legume and vegetable viruses (IWGLVV) in Malaga. Prof. dr. Maja Ravnikar became a member of steering comitee as a next elected president.

The aim of the International working group of legume and vegetable viruses (IWGLVV) is to promote direct contact between legume and vegetable virus research workers throughout the world by distribution of information and material among group members and by organisation of international meetings open to non-members. The group was established in 1971 and is composed of 85 members from all around the world. To become a member the recommendation of a current member is needed, together with steering comitee approval.

3rd congress was organised in 2008 by NIB in Ljubljana. British society for plant pathology acknowledged the good organization of the congress.

At the 4th congress, organized in May 2011 in Malaga, new steering comitee was elected. Prof. dr. Maja Ravnikar became a new member of the steering comitee as a next elected president. Her mandate starts with next congress that will be held in 2014 in the Netherlands.