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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 6d

Hard to find a better finale for #BGEconnects than the fantastic roundtable about #biodiversity innovation we had yesterday, which featured the presence of EU Commissioner of Fisheries and Oceans Costas Kadis. A detailed report about it coming soon! @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Our #BGEconnects symposium was a success!

We continue with a closed #roundtable: “Biodiversity #innovation: Enabling technology for nature and green growth.” A report summarising the main conclusions will be made available after the event.

👉 More info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/27/b...

BGE Connects to take place next September 30th and October 1st in Brussels - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

Biodiversity Genomics Connects (Brussels, 30 Sept – 1 Oct, 2025) will be a two-day, two-part gathering to bring together researchers, innovators, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Europe to r...

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

Our #BGEconnects symposium ended with words by @rmwaterhouse.bsky.social and Pete Hollingsworth. We achieved extra #connections and shared an enormous amount of expertise. Accessibility, follow-up workshops, capacity building... next steps!

A big thank you to all attendees, speakers and organizers!

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Huge thanks to all our fantastic speakers! We continue with our concluding remarks and synthesis.

▶️ Watch live (free): lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

@horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social #symposium #BGE #Biodiversity #Genomics #Europe

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Norwegian Barcode of Life (NorBOL) @norwbol.bsky.social · 7d

@biogeneurope.bsky.social panel discussion on biodiversity genomics research infrastructure in Europe. So relevant for the future of #dnabarcoding and #genomics.

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects:

Many topics are being discussed during our #paneldiscussion: from #collaboration and #harmonization to #longterm #sustainability and #funding.

▶️ Watch live (free) and please don’t hesitate to ask questions: lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

@horizoneu.bsky.social #symposium #BGE

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Message to our #online audience: please feel free to ask your questions! We’re currently opening the floor for questions.

👉 Programme and more info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/27/b...

@horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social

BGE Connects to take place next September 30th and October 1st in Brussels - Biodiversity Genomics Europe

Biodiversity Genomics Connects (Brussels, 30 Sept – 1 Oct, 2025) will be a two-day, two-part gathering to bring together researchers, innovators, policymakers, and stakeholders from across Europe to r...

biodiversitygenomics.eu

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects:

Panel discussion on #biodiversity #genomics #infrastructure in #Europe. Panelist Gert Verreet mentioned that #researchinfrastructures are not only important for the sake of scientific excellence. They also must be enablers for Europe's #competitiveness.

@horizoneu.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects:

Elena Buzan talked about “National nodes - coordinate national #infrastructure, services, standardise practices, and connect countries to European research infrastructures.”

“We would like to understand better and map the #user needs and start to collaborate”, she says.

#BGE

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Our director Dimitris Koureas gave a short talk about placing #BGE in the European landscape of research #infrastructure.

“Research infrastructures act as alliances, commons, federations and orchestrations”, he says. “They are not just technical structures.”

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Huge thanks to all our fantastic panelists and chair @cmazzoni.bsky.social in the first half of this morning. At 11:00 CEST, we continue with our next block: “#Biodiversity #Genomics #Infrastructure in #Europe”.

▶️ Watch live (free): lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

Stay tuned!

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Chair @cmazzoni.bsky.social asked the panelists the following question: “How is biodiversity monitoring going to be in 5-10 years?” @tiinalaamanen.bsky.social is optimistic, and Andy Nisbet stresses the importance of #referencelibraries.

@horizoneu.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Message to our #online audience: please feel free to ask your questions! We’re currently opening the floor for questions.

👉 Programme and more info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/27/b...

@horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects:

Make sure to watch live (free)!🎥

We’re currently discussing interesting topics in the panel discussion, such as #standardization, #technologyreadinesslevels, thinking #globally and #capacity building.

👉Join us and don’t hesitate to ask questions: lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

#symposium

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects:

Amber Hartman-Scholz from @leibniz-dsmz.bsky.social finished her talk on “Building skills and #capacity in #biodiversity #genomics”. We’re currently starting the panel discussion on supporting mainstream deployment of biodiversity genomics in #Europe.

@horizoneu.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels

Kristian Meissner from @syke.fi informed us about the “Implementation and standardization of molecular monitoring methods”. “We must focus on joint transcoding”, he concludes.

@horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social #symposium #BGE

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 7d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Good morning and welcome to day 2 of #BGE’s symposium "Unlocking the power of #genomic science for nature and the #bioeconomy in Europe"!

▶️ Watch live (free): lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

Stay tuned!

@horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels

After an interesting concluding #discussion on #policy and #practitioners needs, we’ve finished our first day! Many thanks to all (online) participants and speakers. Tomorrow we are back at 09:00 CEST.

Stay tuned and see you all tomorrow!

@horizoneu.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects:

@tiinalaamanen.bsky.social from @syke.fi showed us a #roadmap for implementing environmental DNA (eDNA) and other molecular #monitoring methods in Finland.

An example to follow!

@horizoneu.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social #symposium #BGE #eDNA

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects:

Alice Valentini, co-founder and Head of the Research Division at SPYGEN, finished her talk on “Environmental DNA for #Business: From Scientific Innovation to Market Practice”. “Work on environmental DNA (eDNA) still needs progress”, she says.

@horizoneu.bsky.social #BGE

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Kristine Westergaard from NTNU tells us more about “Monitoring unintentional #alien introductions through #DNA-based methods”.

Don't miss out, it's free!

👉 Programme and more info: biodiversitygenomics.eu/2025/08/27/b...

▶️ Watch live: lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live from #BGEconnects in Brussels:

Christina Hvilsom (Copenhagen ZOO) presents “From Genomes to Governance: Genetic Diversity Indicators for Biodiversity Policy and Practice”. “Genetic diversity is important”, she says.

Don’t forget to join us online!

▶️ Watch live (free): lnkd.in/eQmVztQq

#BGE

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Claire Carvell @clairecarvell.bsky.social · 8d

Great opportunity to present @pomscheme.bsky.social collaborative research with @sangerinstitute.bsky.social at #BGEconnects. DNA-based transformation will only be possible with continued national-scale sampling, curated archives, data infrastructure and collaboration with taxonomists.

Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live #BGEconnects

@clairecarvell.bsky.social and @marakat.bsky.social talked about DNAbarcoding for large-scale #insect community biomonitoring: “DNA-based species discovery can indeed transform taxonomic uncertainty from a barrier into a structured pathway for improved biodiversity intelligence.”

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live @ #BGEconnects in Brussels:

“Generation of high quality assemblies combined with #population studies should be of top priority for all economically important species to provide the tools for #sustainable exploitation”, says Leif Andersson from Uppsala University.

#BGE @horizoneu.bsky.social

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Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) @biogeneurope.bsky.social · 8d

♨️Live #BGEconnects

@clairecarvell.bsky.social and @marakat.bsky.social talked about DNAbarcoding for large-scale #insect community biomonitoring: “DNA-based species discovery can indeed transform taxonomic uncertainty from a barrier into a structured pathway for improved biodiversity intelligence.”

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