iBOL News & Events
How BIOSCAN is inspiring the next generation of biodiversity researchers
Trainees from Beirut’s St. Joseph University prepare to apply new-found skills in DNA barcoding for new species discovery in Lebanon.
BIOSCAN launches at iBOL Conference 2019
The iBOL community gathers for iBOL2019 and the launch of BIOSCAN in Trondheim, Norway.
Major scientific program BIOSCAN aims to provide data to address biodiversity loss, prompting international response
7-year program involving organizations in 40 nations launched on June 16, sparking interest from around the world.
Landmark 5.3-million € in funding to GBOL from German government
5.3-million € funding will activate specialized research team to reveal “dark taxa” in little-known but important insect groups.
Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation provide CBG with $0.65 million
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation provide funding for new laboratory equipment in support of iBOL’s research programs.
The launch of Pakistan Barcode of Life (PakBOL)
Pakistan launches PakBOL Network on April 25th at the 3rd International Conference on “Empowering Nation through Sciences” organized by the Women University Mardan.
Donald Hobern Appointed Executive Secretary of the iBOL Consortium
iBOL welcomes Donald Hobern as its new Executive Secretary. He comes to iBOL from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) in Copenhagen, Denmark.
Advancing the genomic revolution of species delimitation: Kick-off meeting
$1.1M project largely funded by a grant awarded to Marko Mutanen, iBOL’s Finnish representative, by the Academy of Finland.
