Federal Coordination Centre for Biotechnology

The Federal Coordination Centre for Biotechnology is the entry and exit point for all notifications and licence applications under the Ordinance on the Contained Use of Organisms (ContainO) and the Ordinance on Occupational Safety in Biotechnology (OOSB).

The ContainO affects any companies, public or private organisations that carry out activities involving the contained use of genetically modified organisms, alien organisms subject to compulsory containment or pathogenic organisms.

Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN)
Federal Coordination Centre for Biotechnology
3003 Bern
Tel.: [phone]
[e-mail]

ECOGEN client portal

You can use the Ecogen client portal to submit notifications and licence applications in accordance with the Containment Ordinance (ContainO) and the Ordinance on Occupational Safety in Biotechnology (OOSB).

ECOGEN: Public register

The register contains the list of notifications and authorizations for activities involving pathogenic or genetically modified organisms in contained use.

For technical questions, for instance regarding the classification of activities, please contact the FOEN's specialized service directly:

[phone]
[e-mail]

Last modification 17.05.2022