• To represent and promote the professional interests of biologists.
  
  
• To advise government and the public in general on biological matters having implications for society.
  
  
• To ensure professional competence of biologists.
  
  
• To facilitate contacts between biologists in Ireland, within the European Union and internationally.
  
  
• To promote interest in, and an understanding of biology and its application and implications for modern society through education and research.
  
  
• To attract and encourage entrants to the profession of biology.
  
  
• To provide support and expertise to biology teachers through an Expert Panel