The Estonian Biocentre (EBC; et, Eesti Biokeskus) is a

genetics Genetics is the study of genes, genetic variation, and heredity in organisms.Hartl D, Jones E (2005) It is an important branch in biology because heredity is vital to organisms' evolution. Gregor Mendel, a Moravian Augustinian friar wor ...

and genomics research institute located in Tartu,

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

. It's a joint venture between the

University of Tartu The University of Tartu (UT; et, Tartu Ülikool; la, Universitas Tartuensis) is a university in the city of Tartu in Estonia. It is the national university of Estonia. It is the only classical university in the country, and also its biggest ...

and the

National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics National Institute of Chemical Physics and Biophysics (NICPB; Estonian Keemilise ja Bioloogilise Füüsika Instituut, or KBFI) is public non-profit research institute A research institute, research centre, research center or research organizati ...

. The goal is to promote research and technological development (RTD) of gene and cell technologies in

. The EBC is regulated by a nine-member Scientific Council composed of researchers from the EBC and outside and is advised by an international Advisory Board, currently consisting of five members from different countries. EBC was established in 1986. The current director of EBC is Prof. Richard Villems.

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* Genetics or genomics research institutions Research institutes in Estonia University of Tartu 1986 establishments in Estonia {{Estonia-university-stub

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