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 on Thursday and Friday, 27 and 28 November 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 online refresher course will take place on Wednesday, 25 June 2025. You can find the program here
The training course is recognised by the Government of Upper Bavaria under reference number 55.1GT-8790.GT_3-4-6.
We will provide simultaneous interpretation into English for non-German-speaking participants. Slides in German and English will be put on screen in parallel during the sessions. Additionally, MPIB will provide the scripts for download by the participants prior to the online event.
Important note for non-German-speaking participants: Before registering for the course, please make sure that your respective genetic engineering authorities generally accept non-German-speaking persons as project leaders or as authorized representatives in biological safety matters. This issue is handled differently in the respective federal states.
The online course will take place via the ZOOM platform in cooperation with an external company for the technical engineering. It is mandatory for participants to install the free-of-charge ZOOM app on their respective device (https://zoom.us/support/download) to enable participation in the ZOOM meeting via the personalized access data they will receive in advance. In addition, a time slot for a technical check will be provided beforehand. All details in this regard will be forwarded by e-mail approx. 1 week prior to the course.
Along with the online registration, participants must upload an up-to-date portrait photo and a scan of their ID card for identity verification purposes. At the beginning of the online session, these images will be compared visually with the video streamed by the respective participants’ cameras.
Participants will only receive a certificate of attendance by postal mail if they participated in a suitable working environment and without being distracted by other activities throughout the training event.
Participants will only receive a certificate of attendance by postal mail if they participated in a suitable working environment and without being distracted by other activities throughout the training event.
The number of participants is limited. The registration deadline is 20 June 2025 (or earlier if the course is already full).
You can find the link to register here.
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Please note that registration is binding. For telephone enquiries, please call: 089 / 8578-3789.
Please note that the English translation of this information is provided for purposes of convenience and reference only. Only the German version of the text is legally binding.