CABI and The GBRCN

GBRCN Workshop Brazil July 2008

CABI● Publishing● International

Development● Commodities● Knowledge for

Development● Invasives● Biopesticides

● Bioservices (BRC)● Microbial Services and

natural product discovery● Biosystematics

Over 400 staff worldwide in 9 countries

BRC at CABI Europe UK

20 staff

28000 fungi and bacteria

Microbial identificationsCulture supply and preservationIndustrial servicesConsultanciesProjectsScreeningCharacterisationPartnerships

Microbial Services and natural product discovery

Statistics

● 26 000+ Fungi 2 000+ Bacteria● 1300 ex-type; 4500 species● Majority freeze-dried and

cryopreserved● ca. 500 preserved/yr● Deposits – Patents -International

Depository Authority; subject to publication and public research; confidential safe deposit

● Secretariat of the UK collection network – UKNCC

● Partner in international initiatives: OECD; CBD; EU: EBRI

GRC Country coverage

Collection originates from 142 countries● 50% from member

countries● 14% UK● 40% Europe ● 10% Africa● 25% Asia● 12% Americas● 13% Oceania

Alexander Flemming’s strain

Transferred from NCTC to CABI in 1948

CABI’s research infrastructurecommitted to scientific research and

innovation

Projects (120 in 46 countries):●Capacity building ●Technology development ●Conservation and utilisation ● Operational standards ●Policy development ●Legislation compliance

Resources●computerised sample concentration ●liquid handling robots for high throughput assays ●extract production suite ●state-of-the-art cryopreservation facilities ●molecular sequencer ●biolomics data management software

CABI contribution

Smith’s time to secretariat and delivery of work packages; jointly covered by BMBF and CABIProject outputs:

E-learning tool developmentEUFP7 EMbaRC project

Linkage to CABI Member CountriesCABI Development Fund support to

integrate the development of BRCs in CABI’sMember Countries with developing economiesAccess to CABI expertise through funded projects

Prepares people for microbiology resource management in the laboratory, an individual would be able to:

● Handle micro-organisms safely and effectively● Grow, store and use microorganisms proficiently● Understand the legislative environment● Go onto further specific training with a good

practical grounding and understanding such as IATA shippers training

● Be better prepared for research

E Learning tool top level objectives

● Culture Collections● Characterization and Use of Micro-organisms● Isolation and Growth of Micro-organisms● Preserving Micro-organisms● Fungi● Safe Handling and Distributing Micro-organisms● Legislative environment and Best Practices

Course Content

Approach

Learning

Practice

Assessment

Delivered in 7 one hour sessions at the computer plus learning exercises

Learning Model: the Complete Circle

EMbaRC

Partners

INRAIPDSMZCABICECTBCCM MUMCBS

European Consortium of Microbial ResourceCentres● Develop Common standards and

protocols ● User Access, training and outreach ● Sustainable activity of BRCs● Trans-national Access to partner

collections and services● Improving strain and DNA storage

methods● Exploring new approaches in species

identification

Culture Collection holdings world wide

Continent Collections StrainsAfrica 11 12 255Asia 177 322 195Europe 173 1 005 930America 121 326 297Oceania 43 89 786

525 1 756 463World Data Centre for Microorganisms (WDCM) http:// wdcm.nig.ac.jp

WFCC members with certification or accreditationAGO - Arocrete Group Co., TaiwanBIOCEN (BioCC) - Centro Nacional de Biopreparados, CubaCABI Genetic Resource Collection; UKCCCM – Czech Culture Collection of MicroorganismsCCRC - Culture Collection and Research Center, FIRDI, TaiwanCECT - Coleccion Espanola de Cultivos Tipo, SpainCIP - Collection de l´Institut Pasteur, FranceDSMZ - Deutsche Sammlung von Mikroorganismen und Zellkulturen, GermanyECACC - European Collection of Cell Cultures, UKICLC - Interlab Cell Line Collection; Italy; GMPIFM Quality Services Pty Ltd, AustraliaIHEM – Insitute of Higiene and Epidemiology, Mycology, BelgiumLMBP – Plasmd collection, BelgiumLMG – University of Gent, BelgiumMUCL – Mycology, University Louvain la Neuve, BelgiumNCIMB - National Collection of Industrial, Food, Marine Bacteria, UKNCPV - National Collection of Pathogenic Viruses, UKNCTC - National Collection of Type Cultures, UKNCYC - National Collection of Yeast Cultures, UK

Summary

● CABI is a multi-disciplinary organisation – intergovernmental

● Bench science to field● Service to fund science – not core

funded● CABI envisages mutually beneficial

outputs through joint initiatives with the GBRCN

● An e learning tool in an environment for knowledge development