Our Mission
- To promote and advocate the added value of open shared resource laboratories as platforms for efficient and productive high-tech scientific research
- To educate the public and European policy makers about the importance of such centers of expertise in modern life sciences
- To shape the future European ecosystem of infrastructures and facilities in a bottom-up open and transparent manner
Our Actions
- Organizing trainings, meetings and biennial congresses
- Informing members about external events and training opportunities
- Promoting career tracks in CFs and ensuring that CF staff are valued and evaluated appropriately
- Establishing guidelines for benchmarking and best practices in CFs
- Facilitating collaborations between CFs and suppliers of software, reagents and instruments
- Establishing standards for CF management and certification
- Reaching out to European and national policy makers and funders to educate them about the advantages and merits of CFs
- Educating the general public on the important role of CFs in basic and biomedical research