Division 1 Tasks and Activities

EMBRC-ERIC shall operate on the basis of a central organization as a distributed operation of individual Nodes in a coordinated way as defined in a Service Level Agreement (SLA), managed by the Executive Director supported by the Secretariat, the Committee of Nodes and Liaison Officers. The relations between the Headquarters and the Nodes and/or Operators, and their resources, shall be regulated through the SLAs for the provision of services, products and activities to support the high-level ambitions of this research infrastructure.

EMBRC-ERIC shall provide a single access entry point to a comprehensive portfolio of services and research platforms, marine ecosystems, biological resources, E-infrastructure and metadata.

The services offered and the activities undertaken by EMBRC-ERIC shall include, but are not limited to:

1. (a)

   Access to a portfolio of research platforms, biological resources, analytical services and data;

2. (b)

   Joint research and development activities through a coordinated, long-term development programme among national Nodes;

3. (c)

   Support of access to marine biological material, including genetic material, and advice and guidance on the use of marine bio-resources;

4. (d)

   Integrated workflows of high quality services for access to biological, analytical and data resources by deploying common underpinning technologies and practices;

5. (e)

   Strengthening of the connection of science with industry through a coordinated knowledge and technology transfer service;

6. (f)

   Training facilities and courses for researchers and technical personnel;

7. (g)

   Collaboration with research infrastructures in related and/or complementary fields;

8. (h)

   Engagement with relevant stakeholders of the European maritime regions, to support their environmental policies and blue bio-economy.

The activities will be implemented in accordance with the policies provided for in Articles 21 to 26 of the Statutes that will be appended to the Rules of Operations and made available to users.