26 September 2025 short news Open data: A roadmap that facilitates data reuse In an article in Nature Microbiology, the authors – including researchers from IGB – discuss improvements for the exchange of microbiome data between institutions.
16 September 2025 short news IGB in the newly elected executive committee of the German Limnological Society IGB's full commitment to one of the most important German professional societies for water research: Two scientists from IGB were elected as members of the executive committee of the German Limnological Society (DGL), and Michael Hupfer will take over as president of the society in 2026. IGB will also host the next DGL annual conference in September 2026.
15 September 2025 short news Recommendation for measurement method European Water Framework Directive An international research team recommends a genetic approach for the obligatory measurements under the European Water Framework Directive (WFD). The article has been published in the journal Nature Water.
12 September 2025 insight After the power outage: IGB now available again We have had limited availability since Tuesday, 9 September 2025, due to a power outage in south-east Berlin. This has affected services such as telephone and email. Availability has now been fully restored.
