ESCMID Panorama

ESCMID Study Group for Biofilms - ESGB

News & Activities

In fall 2012 ESGB is offering the 2nd edition of the online course: 'Bacterial Biofilms and Their Role in Chronic Diseases' in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen. The course can be followed by Masters and PhD students as well as professionals that meet the admission criteria. Application deadline is 1 June 2012.

course flyer

In the fall of 2011 ESGB held the first online course: 'Bacterial Biofilms and Their Role in Chronic Diseases' in collaboration with the University of Copenhagen. The course was followed by Masters and PhD students as well as professionals. Check out the evaluation by the participants.

Course evaluation

  • 8 May, 12.30-13.30 (Room Blue 2)
    ESGB Business Meeting
    All interested persons are cordially invited to join the meeting and plan future ESGB activities.

For more details about the congress, please check the ECCMID/ICC programme.

ECCMID/ICC programme

Copenhagen, Denmark, 6 - 8 July 2011 (Congress Chair: Niels Hoiby).

To learn more about the conference and the possibility to apply for Attendance Grants please follow the link below.

EUROBIOFILMS 2011

Biofilms in Nosocomial Fungal Infections

ESGB organised this ESCMID PGEC in collaboration with the Fungal Infection Study Group (EFISG) in Paris, France, 31 Jan - 1 Feb 2011.

This congress was the first European Congress on Microbial Biofilms.
Rome, 2 - 5 September 2009 (Congress Chair: Gianfranco Donelli).

EUROBIOFILMS 2009

Medical Biofilm Techniques 2009

ESGB organized this ESCMID PGTW in Copenhagen, Denmark, 17 - 20 August 2009.

Newly established Danish Biofilm Working Group

Danish ESGB members established this national group under the umbrella of the Danish Society for Clinical Microbiology.

Chairperson: Niels Hoiby

Secretary: Thomas Bjarnsholt

ESGB encourages members in other European countries to establish similar national scientific biofilm fora.

Last update: 25 January 2012

Download the latest Annual Report.

Annual Report

ESCMID Postgraduate Technical Workshop

 

27 - 30 August 2012, Copenhagen, Denmark