Germany
Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin (VBIO) – German Life Sciences Association
The German Life Sciences Association (VBIO; Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin) is Germany’s largest umbrella organisation for the life sciences. It represents more than 4,500 individual members and 26 institutional member societies with more than 25,000 members, together with 76 cooperating members from companies, faculties and institutes.
VBIO covers the full spectrum of the life sciences, from molecular and cellular biology to organismal, ecological and biomedical fields. It supports professional development, education and careers, and represents life-science perspectives in dialogue with science, society and policy.
Structure and activities
VBIO has a president elected for a two-year term, an executive committee and an advisory board. Its offices in Munich (education and careers) and Berlin (science and society) coordinate activities. Individual members are organised in state-level branches, and the association works through sections, working groups and its member societies.
VBIO runs competitions, education programmes and public-engagement initiatives, and publishes the association journal BIUZ.
Details
- Organisation: Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften und Biomedizin (VBIO)
- English name: German Life Sciences Association
- Website: www.vbio.de
- Scale: More than 4,500 individual members; 26 institutional members (more than 25,000 members); 76 cooperating members
- Last verified: 6 October 2026