• The Institute provides a forum for debate on the present structure and future development of the biology profession in both domestic and international context.
  
  
• The Institute is a founding member of the European Federation of Biotechnology and the European Countries Biologists Association (ECBA).
  
  
• Through its members, the Institute maintains an extensive network of contacts with biologists within the E.U. and worldwide.
  
  
• The current membership comprises professional biologists in universities, institutes of technology, schools, government departments, hospitals, semi-state bodies and a wide range of industries