The Station Biologique de Roscoff (SBR) is a research and training center in marine biology and oceanography and was founded in 1872 by Henri de Lacaze Duthiers, Professor at the Sorbonne University. Based on the high biodiversity and variety of habitats in the area. Today, it has become a world-renowned research and training centre in marine biology and ecology, with circa 300 staff on a 20.000 m2 campus, jointly operated by the Sorbonne Université (SU) and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS). The Station Biologique de Roscoff is part of the National Infrastructure EMBRC France – french node of EMBRC.
Mission and research
SBR’s missions are (1) to promote research and training on the biology of marine organisms and ecosystems; (2) to provide access, both for staff and non-resident researchers, to the ecological and biological resources of the site; (3) to carry out long-term observations of the physical, chemical and biological characteristics of the coastal environment in the vicinity of Roscoff; (4) to contribute to the regional ecosystem of innovation.
Research covers aspects from genes to the marine environment and includes the study of biological processes in marine organisms, the discovery of bioactive molecules of marine origin for potential therapeutic applications, the study of the marine environment and the way it shapes ecosystems, populations and organisms, and the functional and evolutionary processes that structure marine biodiversity.