An expertise forum to facilitate the identification of organisms of policy concern and their derived products.
Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern
The Barcoding Facility for Organisms and Tissues of Policy Concern (BopCo) helps scientists, governmental organisations, companies and private individuals with the identification of organisms of policy concern and their derived products by three possible means:
- It acts as a focal point for identifying biological materials upon request, by providing access to the necessary expertise and infrastructure.
- It connects individuals with taxonomic experts who possess the required know-how and means to identify the sample(s) and to provide background information on the concerned organisms.
- It uses morphological species traits, DNA-barcoding and other DNA-based technologies, to produce reliable identifications, by utilising fully equipped DNA laboratories at RBINS and RMCA.
Status: BopCo is fully funded by the Belgian Science Policy Office (BELSPO).
Creation date: 2015
Access & costs: To send material for species identification, fill in the Request Sample Identification Form or contact BopCo directly by email (contacts below).
Website: https://bopco.be
Contact: bopco@naturalsciences.be
- Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences: Samuel Vanden Abeele, Ann Vanderheyden, Karin Breugelmans & Brigitte Segers
- Royal Museum for Central Africa: Nathalie Smitz & Fanny Kratz
E-infrastructures
Biological resources
Laboratories & technologies
Networking & coordination
Invertebrates
Vertebrates
Plants
Fungi
Micro-organisms
Terrestrial
Marine
Freshwater
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