PolBOL representation at the Biodiversity Genomics Europe Plus meeting in Leiden!

The first meeting of the project will take place in Leiden, Netherlands, at the Naturalis Biodiversity Center on June 3-4, 2026.

Biodiversity Genomics Europe plus is an initiative of 22 partners from 17 countries, expanding on the work undertaken within the recently concluded "Biodiversity Genomics Europe" project. Together, we are creating an integrated research infrastructure that will revolutionize the way we study and protect European nature through the use of modern genomics.

The project's main goals are: scaling up genomic research for more effective biomonitoring and ensuring open access to knowledge through the implementation of FAIR standards, ensuring data benefits the entire scientific community, and delivering practical science – creating tools that support effective environmental protection.

Our research team plays a key role in the project, focusing on the development of the European DNA barcoding network.

As part of BGE+, our scientists will, among other things, conduct research. Implement innovative, mobile "lab-in-the-box" solutions based on nanopore sequencing technology (ONT), create international standards for distributed genetic data production, and coordinate the activities of the national DNA barcoding network – PoLBOL.

More information about the project can be found at: https://biodiversitygenomics.eu