Sbb biosafety

The central role of Sciensano and, in particular, the SBB as a permanent centre of expertise in the field of biosafety was thus consolidated.
Between 1993 and 2000, the SBB functioned mainly thanks to this financial support from the Regions.
The financial contribution from the Federal State only became effective in 2000.

The Biosafety Advisory Council (BAC) is one of the two pillars (with the Service Biosafety and Biotechnology - SBB) of the scientific evaluation system that has been set up in Belgium to advise the Federal and Regional competent authorities about the biosafety of activities involving genetically modified organisms (GMOs) and/or pathogens.

The SBB was created in 1995 and is composed of a multidisciplinary group of scientists performing scientific expertise and research focusing on biosafety-related matters.
The SBB is committed to serve society by providing objective information on scientific issues related to biosafety.

The expertise of the SBB covers a broad range of scientific domains in life science such as: