EMBRC

EMBRC-BE provides access to estuarine and marine habitats (water column, soft sediments and artificial hard substrates) through research vessels and a scientific diving team. It offers a wide range of experimental facilities for ecological research including climate rooms, micro- and mesocosms and equipment for climate-change related research. Integrated omics platforms for biodiscovery, microalgae culturing facilities and platforms for histological sectioning and staining techniques are available as well... EMBRC-BE maintains a collection with well-characterized strains of marine and freshwater diatoms, including new model species for molecular and biotechnological research, a bacteria collection with >25000 strains and a living culture collection of marine macroalgae... EMBRC plays a critical role in today's marine research landscape by supporting users internationally to pursue cutting-edge, high-impact research to tackle today's pressing issues.

Also known as: EMBRC-BE, EMBRC-Belgium, European Marine Biological Resource Centre

Primary location: Gent Belgium