Good timing! The feature on @biogeneurope.bsky.social that #CORDIS has just published is a great way to see where our 2nd act - Biodiversity Genomics Europe Plus (starting in May) comes from: cordis.europa.eu/article/id/4... @iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org
@ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @iboleurope.bsky.social, @horizoneu.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics #europe
BGE generated tens of thousands of DNA barcodes in the past 3,5 years 🪲 🪱 🐦⬛ and this proved quite difficult in some cases!
Well, challenge accepted! 💪
Want to know more? Go to our website and read our interview with Olga Vinnere Pettersson 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/03/30/c...
@iboleurope.bsky.social , @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @horizoneu.bsky.social
#biodiversity #genomics #europe #soil
The BGE project aimed to understand, monitor and protect European biodiversity. But how did we get the data that will help do this? It starts with a sample! 🪱 🦠 🪲 🍄
Want to know more? 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/03/25/f...
🆕 The @biogeneurope.bsky.social project - which now gives way to BGE+ - represented a landmark in European research collaboration, bringing together the #DNAbarcoding (@iboleurope.bsky.social) and #reference #genomes (@ergabiodiv.bsky.social) communities.
🔓 Grant Proposal: doi.org/10.3897/rio.....
The EasyConnections are also available in Portugese and Italian!
@horizoneu.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA #podcast
Have you enjoyed the @iboleurope.bsky.social and @ergabiodiv.bsky.social Genomics Connections podcast?
Each episode came with a simple language version named: 'EasyConnections' ✨
All EasyConnections have been collected in one booklet! 🥳Read them here:
biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/26/c...
🤝 This consortium unites @iboleurope.bsky.social (DNA barcoding), @ergabiodiv.bsky.social (reference genomes) and @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org (taxonomic research and natural history collections) to align end-to-end workflows from field sampling to application.
@horizoneu.bsky.social #biodiversity
BGE is coming to an end, but don't worry: we have amazing news!✨
BGE+, heir to BGE, has been selected for funding 🥳💥
BGE+ aims to build a #biodiversity #genomics infrastructure in #Europe. 💪
Want to know more about what that entails?
👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b...
🤝 This consortium unites @iboleurope.bsky.social (DNA barcoding), @ergabiodiv.bsky.social (reference genomes) and @eurotaxonomy.cetaf.org (taxonomic research and natural history collections) to align end-to-end workflows from field sampling to application.
@horizoneu.bsky.social #biodiversity
@bgbol.org, @iboleurope.bsky.social, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @horizoneu.bsky.social, @ebpgenome.bsky.social
#bioblitz #CitizenScience #Bulgaria #BiodiversityHotspot #biodiversity #genomics #europe
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This initiative has received support from Biodiversity Genomics Europe, a project co-funded by European Research Executive Agency (REA), UK Research and Innovation and the Swiss government
Bioblitz in Bulgaria!💥
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/20/f...
The Ali Botush UNESCO Biosphere Reserve is a biodiversity hotspot in Bulgaria. In this hotspot live a lot of endemic and protected species; a perfect place for a bioblitz! 🌻🪲
🇨🇾 Two citizen science events in #Cyprus brought together researchers, NGOs, students & local stakeholders to learn pollinator identification and field monitoring.
👉 www.erga-biodiversity.eu/post/wings-b... @ucy1.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social
🐟 Species suggested & sampled by researchers from @exeter.ac.uk
🧬 Genome sequenced and assembled by the team at Wellcome Sanger Institute Tree of Life Programme
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#biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA
Another new ERGA - European Reference Genome Atlas - Biodiversity Genomics Europe reference genome is available! ✨
Meet the eastern mosquito fish: Gambusia Holbrooki! 🐟
More information 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-48
@iboleurope.bsky.social @ergabiodiv.bsky.social @ebpgenome.bsky.social @biogeneurope.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA #soil #invertebrates
💥 The Portugese media was also interested and wrote more about this event! 💥
👉 sapo.pt/artigo/biolo...
👉 valsousatv.sapo.pt/2026/02/12/b...
The last BGE workshop in Portugal ✨
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/b...
In this workshop the participants learned more about the small animals that live in the soil and about their different characteristics. 🪱 🐜 🪳
@birdlifecyprus.bsky.social @ucy1.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @horizoneu.bsky.social
#biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA #bioblitz #cyprus #citizenscience #climatechange
Cyprus is a #biodiversity hotspot with a lot of endemic pollinator species. These pollinators are extremely important for maintaining natural habitats and supporting #agriculture, but their populations are in decline due to habitat loss, pesticide use and climate change.
The Cyprus University of Technology hosted two citizen science events: a workshop to identify #pollinators and a monitoring activity.
Bioblitz in Cyprus! ✨
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/16/w...
@horizoneu.bsky.social, @iboleurope.bsky.social #biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA
Another new @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genome is available! ✨
Have you ever seen this spineless thistle before? Carlina diae! 🏵️
This species of thistle is endemic to Crete, Greece.
More information 👉 open-research-europe.ec.europa.eu/articles/6-3...
@iboleurope.bsky.social, @ergabiodiv.bsky.social, @horizoneu.bsky.social, @biogeneurope.bsky.social
#biodiversity #genomics #europe #DNA
Another workshop in Greece! ✨
More information on our website 👉 biodiversitygenomics.eu/2026/02/09/d...
During this workshop over 150 people, students, parents and educators, learned more about how genetics are used to study biodiversity.
@horizoneu.bsky.social @iboleurope.bsky.social
#biodiversity #genomics #europe #dna
New @ergabiodiv.bsky.social - @biogeneurope.bsky.social reference genomes have been made available! 🥳
Meet these mosquitoes: Culex laticinctus, Culex, modestus, Culex perexiguus and Culex theileri! 🦟🦟 🦟🦟
More information 👉 academic.oup.com/gbe/article/...