Biosyst.EU 2017 conference in Gothenburg: 15.-18. August 2017

For the third time, more than 100 scientists from all over the world came to attend the “Biosyst.EU” conference format for all kinds of organism groups. There were lectures and discussions on various aspects of biological systematics and diversity, covering everything from fungi, plants, algae, insects, automatic image recognition methods and new teaching formats for pupils and students. GBOL organized a symposium on “DNA-barcoding and the future of biodiversity monitoring” on the initiative of Prof. Wägele on behalf of the Society for Biological Systematics (GfBS). Our keynote speaker was Prof. Mehrdad Hajibabaei from Canada, who described the successful path from DNA barcoding to metabarcoding and presented the latest ideas on metatranscriptomics and other innovations.

Our symposium was well attended and the many discussions give hope for new projects and cooperation!