Online Training Events in Accordance with § 28 GenTSV to Obtain Expertise for Project Leaders and Biosafety Officers (Basic Course and Refresher Course)

In future, pursuant to the amended Genetic Engineering Safety Ordinance (GenTSV), project leaders and biosafety officers (BBS) must update their professional expertise every five years by attending a refresher course.

Since the actual practice of the implementation of this 5-year period differs in the individual federal states, we recommend that you clarify with your respective responsible state authorities when exactly you will have to attend a refresher course for the first time.

For the Max Planck Institutes on Campus Martinsried, according to the state authorities, renewed participation in an officially recognized continuing training event is required until 28 February 2026 at the latest.

Due to this amendment of the GenTSV, we are organizing 2 MPG-internal training events in accordance with § 28 GenTSV at the MPI of Biochemistry.

!!! IMPORTANT CHANGE, please note: For organizational reasons, we can only offer the courses internally for Max Planck members!!!

Online Basic Course  pursuant to GenTSV for obtaining the certificate of competence for project leaders (PL) and biosafety officers (BBS).

The two-day online Basic Course will take place at the end of November/beginning of December 2025. You will find further information and the link to register here on this page from around mid-July 2025.

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Online Refresher Course pursuant to GenTSV for project leaders (PL) and biosafety officers (BBS) to obtain their expertise.

The one-day online Refresher Course will take place on Wednesday, 25 June 2025. You will find further information and the link to register here on this page from the beginning of March 2025.