Supported by the European Commission's Biotechnology Programme

EBSG was formed in 1991 during a workshop on "Bacillus protein secretion" held on the Friesian island of Schiermonnikoog (The Netherlands), and is co-ordinated by Sierd Bron

EBSG holds six-monthly meetings on the secretion of proteins from Bacillus subtilis. The tenth Spring Meeting was held under the BACELL umbrella in Bayreuth, Germany between 12-16 May 2000

EBSG consists of eleven research laboratories - 7 in academic institutions, 2 in governmental institutions and 2 European biotechnology companies. The group leaders meet at least twice a year.

	Sierd BRON	Department of Genetics, University of Groningen	Nrl
	Wolfgang SCHUMANN	Department of Genetics University of Bayreuth	Ger
	Marc KOLKMAN	Genencor International B.V., Leiden	Nrl
	Arnold DRIESSEN	Department of Microbiology, University of Groningen	Nrl
	Roland FREUDL	Institute for Biotechnology, Jülich	Ger
	Matti SARVAS	National Public Health Institute, Helsinki	Fin
	Marie-Françoise PETIT-GLATRON	Institute Jacques Monod, Paris	Fra
	Colin HARWOOD	Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Newcastle	Gbr
	Michael RASMUSSEN	Novo Nordisk, Bagsvaerd	Dan
	Jan Maarten van DIJL, Wim QUAX	Department of Pharmaceutical Biology,University of Groningen	Nrl
	Michael HECKER	Department of Biosciences, University of Greifswald	Ger

colin.harwood@ncl.ac.uk