CBOL Member Organizations

Since the inaugural meeting in May 2004, over 130 organizations from 43 countries across 6 continents have joined the Consortium for the Barcode of Life. Click here to view CBOL members on the world map.

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Africa

Organization Country City Website
Department of Biology Ethiopia, Federal Democratic Republic of Addis Ababa http://www.sc.aau.edu.et
University of Ghana Ghana, Republic of Accra http://www.ug.edu.gh
Biotech Forensics Kenya, Republic of Nairobi http://forensics.co.ke/forensics/
Ebonyi State University Abakailiki Nigeria, Federal Republic of Abakaliki
Sheda Science and Technology Complex Nigeria, Federal Republic of Abuja
AfriBugs CC South Africa, Republic of Pretoria North http://www.afribugs.com
Forestry & Agricultural Biotechnology Institute (FABI) South Africa, Republic of Pretoria http://fabinet.up.ac.za
South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity South Africa, Republic of Grahamstown http://saiab.ac.za
South African Sugarcan Research Institute South Africa, Republic of Mount Edgecombe http://www.sasa.org.za/sasri_overview615.aspx
University of the Free State South Africa, Republic of Bloemfontein http://www.ufs.ac.za
WESSA South Africa, Republic of Johannesburg http://www.wessa.org.za
BINDURA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE EDUCATION Zimbabwe, Republic of BINDURA http://www.buse.ac.zw

Asia

Organization Country City Website
Department of Botany, University of Rajshahi Bangladesh, People's Republic of Rajshahi http://www.ru.ac.bd
Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences China, People's Republic of Beijing http://www.implad.ac.cn
School of Life Science, Southwest University China, People's Republic of Chongqing http://smkxxy.swu.edu.cn/
Hai Kang Life Co. Ltd. Hong Kong, Special Administrative Region of China Sau Kei Wan http://www.haikanglife.com
Bharathiar University India, Republic of Coimbatore http://www.b-u.ac.in
Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Annamalai University India, Republic of Cuddalore
Department of Biotechnology, Bharathiar University India, Republic of Coimbatore http://www.b-u.ac.in/faculty/biotech/sathishkumar.html
department of ocean studies and marine biology, pondicherry university India, Republic of port blair http://pondi.uni.com
Indian Agricultural Research Institute India, Republic of New Delhi http://www.iari.res.in
National Bureau of Animal Genetics Resources India, Republic of Karnal http://www.nbagr.ernet.in
National Institute of Oceanography India, Republic of Cochin http://www.nio.org/
pondicherry university India, Republic of port blair http://www.pondiuni.edu.com
Sathyabama Universty India, Republic of chennai http://www.sathyabamauniv.ac.in
Vector Control Research Centre (Indian Council of Medical Research) India, Republic of PONDICHERRY http://www.vcrc.res.in
YOUNG NATURALIST NETWORK India, Republic of KOLKATA
Isfahan University of Technology Iran, Islamic Republic of Isfahan http://iut.ac.ir
University of Tehran Iran, Islamic Republic of Tehran http://ut.ac.ir/en/index.htm
Centre for Marine & Coastal Studies (CEMACS) Malaysia MINDEN http://www.usm.my/cemacs
National Institute for Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering Pakistan, Islamic Republic of Faisalabad http://www.nibge.org
Genetech Research Institute Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Colombo http://www.genetechlanka.org
Genetech Research Institute Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Colombo
Institute of Fundamental Studies Sri Lanka, Democratic Socialist Republic of Kandy http://www.ifs.ac.lk
Biodiversity Research Center, Academia Sinica Taiwan Taipei http://biodiv.sinica.edu.tw
Bogazici University Institute of Environmental Sciences Turkey, Republic of Istanbul http://www.esc.boun.edu.tr
Carnivore and Pangolin Conservation Program Vietnam, Socialist Republic of Nho Quan

Europe

Organization Country City Website
Royal Museum for Central Africa Belgium, Kingdom of Tervuren http://www.africamuseum.be
Institute for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, University of Sarajevo Bosnia and Herzegovina Sarajevo http://www.ingeb.ba
Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle France, French Republic Paris http://www.mnhn.fr
Zoologisches Forschungsmuseum Alexander Koenig Germany, Federal Republic of Bonn http://www.zfmk.de
Hellenic Complex Systems Laboratory Greece, Hellenic Republic Drama http://hcsl.com
National Botanic Gardens of Ireland Ireland Dublin http://www.botanicgardens.ie/
Department of Forestry and Environment (D.A.F.) - University of Tuscia Italy, Italian Republic Viterbo http://www.unitus.it
Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali-Università di Udine Italy, Italian Republic Udine http://www.disa.uniud.it/
Botanical Garden of Vilnius University Lithuania, Republic of Vilnius http://www.botanikos-sodas.vu.lt
Wagenigen University Netherlands, Kingdom of the wageningen http://wur.nl
Bioforsk - Norwegian Institute for Agricultural and Environmental Research Norway, Kingdom of Aas http://www.bioforsk.no
Department of Plant Taxonomy and Nature Conservation, Gdansk University Poland, Republic of Gdansk http://www.ug.edu.pl/en/
Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences Poland, Republic of Sopot http://www.iopan.gda.pl
Nicolaus Copernicus University Poland, Republic of Torun http://www.umk.pl
Sea Fisheries Institute in Gdynia Poland, Republic of Gdynia http://www.sfi.gdynia.pl/index.php
Centre of Molecular and Environmental Biology, University of Minho Portugal, Portuguese Republic Braga http://cbma.bio.uminho.pt/index.php?language=pt
Scientific Research Centre of the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts Slovenia, Republic of Ljubljana
Departamento de Biologia Vegetal II, Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Complutense de Madrid Spain, Kingdom of Madrid http://www.ucm.es/info/systemol
Real Jardín Botánico, CSIC Spain, Kingdom of Madrid http://www.rjb.csic.es/jardinbotanico/jardin/
Swedish Museum of Natural History Sweden, Kingdom of Stockholm http://www.nrm.se
Bangor University United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Bangor
National Botanic Garden of Wales United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Carmarthenshire http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk
Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Edinburgh http://www.rbge.org.uk/
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew United Kingdom of Great Britain & Northern Ireland Richmond

North America

Organization Country City Website
Biodiversity Institute of Ontario Canada Guelph http://biodiversity.ca
Connell Memorial Herbarium, University of New Brunswick Canada Fredericton http://www.unb.ca/herbarium/index.html
GeoPense Canada Mississauga http://www.geopense.net
Instituto Nacional de Biodiversidad Costa Rica, Republic of Santo Domingo http://www.inbio.ac.cr
Universidad Autónoma de Aguascalientes / CONBIOCEM Mexico, United Mexican States Aguascalientes
Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Mexico, United Mexican States Mexico
Museum of Zoology, University of Puerto Rico Puerto Rico, Commonwealth of San Juan
ATCC United States of America Manassas http://www.atcc.org
Bionovo Inc. United States of America Emeryville http://bionovo.com
Cabrini College United States of America Radnor http://cabrini.edu
Coastal Marine Biolabs United States of America Ventura http://www.coastalmarinebiolabs.org
Digital World Biology United States of America Seattle http://www.digitalworldbiology.com
Encyclopedia of Life United States of America Washington http://www.eol.org
Life Technologies United States of America Carlsbad http://www.lifetech.com
National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution United States of America Washington http://www.mnh.si.edu/
New England Biolabs United States of America Ipswich http://neb.com
Smithsonian Institution United States of America Washington http://www.si.edu

Oceania

Organization Country City Website
Australian Plant DNA Bank, Southern Cross University Australia, Commonwealth of Lismore http://www.dnabank.com.au
Royal Botanic Gardens Melbourne Australia, Commonwealth of South Yarra http://www.rbg.vic.gov.au/
Landcare Research New Zealand Auckland http://www.LandcareResearch.co.nz

South America

Organization Country City Website
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales "Bernardino Rivadavia" MACN - CONICET Argentina, Argentine Republic Buenos Aires http://www.macn.gov.ar
Universidade Federal do Amazonas Brazil, Federative Republic of Manaus http://portal.ufam.edu.br/
CORPOICA Colombia, Republic of Bogota http://www.corpoica.org.co/SitioWeb/
Universidad Nacional de Colombia Sede Medellín Colombia, Republic of Medellín http://www.medellin.unal.edu.co
MUSEO ECUATORIANO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Ecuador, Republic of Quito http://www.mecn.gov.ec
CORBIDI (Centro de Ornitología y Biodiversidad) Peru, Republic of Surco http://www.corbidi.org