Origins

At the AquaEcOmics meeting in Evian (March, 2025), an international group of 35 experts discussed the future of regular European meetings and collaborative efforts in the field of eDNA and environmental omics. This culminated in requests for the formation of a formal society, similar to the eDNA Society or Southern environmental DNA Society.

We, the core group driving these efforts, believe that such a society should aim to unify environmental omics “stakeholders” across all ecosystems and target organisms, foster international collaboration, and bridge the gap between science and policy through knowledge exchange, standardization, and engagement. By creating a centralized platform for these efforts, eDNA^Europe will promote integration, capacity building, and the implementation of global best practices in close exchange with other societies.

The members of the eDNA^Europe core group: Florian Altermatt, Karolina Bacela-Spychalska, Pedro Beja, Manuela Coci, Isabelle Domaizon, Marija Gligora Udovič, Pascal Hablützel, Pete Hollingsworth, Belma Kalamujić Stroil, Jasmina Kamberović, Panagiotis Kasapidis, Lori Lawson Handley, Florian Leese, Kristian Meissner, Massimiliano Molari, Fabrice Not, Thorsten Stoeck & Bettina Thalinger