Membership

Benefits of EATCB Membership

The benefits include

  • voting rights & oppurtunity to nominate and/or stand for EATCB Board positions
  • reduced fees & opportunity to apply for awards at Annual Meetings
  • forum for networking at workshops & roundtables
  • membership directory
  • may apply for scholarships & funds for training
  • access to Congress abstracts & workshops/roundtable presentations
  • access to Journal "Cell & Tissue Banking"


Membership categories

There are different categories of EATCB membership:


  1. active members
  2. associate members



How to apply / process for application

  • apply online
  • receive immediate membership website access
  • Full membership benefits will then be subject to approval from EATCB Board.
  • reply from administrative office on acceptance (may take several months)
  • receive membership certificate


active individual member

shall undertake the major part of their work in a public tissue or cell bank or procurement organization, not-for-profit according to WHO guiding principles


active institutional member

open to institutions involved in non-for profit tissue and cell banking or procurement organization activities. An Institute will be able to register up to 5 individuals. Each of these 5 individuals has full membership rights


Sister Association member

open to members of other legally registered national or international organizations or institutions of individuals undertaking the major part of their work in a public, non-for profit tissue or cell bank or procurement organization. Not-for-profit according to WHO guiding principles.


Honorary member

limited to those of great eminence who have made major contributions to tissue and cell banking


Active Members have the following duties:


Support the objectives of the EATCB

comply with payments of Annual Subscriptions fee

Adhere to the Articles of the EATCB

Attend at least one out of three consecutive Congresses of the association

Inform the EATCB Board of changes in circumstances which may affect their membership status within two months after change

Confirm or change personal, organization and contact details within two months after change

Active members have the following rights:


Vote, nominate and stand for Board positions

Attend meetings of EATCB with reduced EATCB member fee

Provide supporting declarations for new members

Participate in Committees as determined by the Board or at the request of General Meeting

Associate Members

shall be individual or institutional members undertaking the major part of their work in the tissue or cell banking or procurement and does not fulfill requirements of active membership (see EATCB bylaws 4.2.2) as well as individuals or institutions involved in clinical application of tissues and cells or interested in tissue and cell banking activities.


Associate individual member


Associate institutional member


Associate Members have the following duties:


Support the objectives of the EATCB

comply with payments of Annual Subscriptions fee

Adhere to the Articles of the EACTB

Attend at least one out of three consecutive Congresses of the association

Inform the EATCB Board of changes in circumstances which may affect their membership status within two months after change

Confirm or change personal, organization and contact details within two months after change.


Associate members have the following rights:


Attend meetings of EATCB with reduced EATCB member fee

Participate in Committees as determined by the Board or at the request of General Meeting

Apply Membership online

Download the current membership application form. Send it completely filled out to office@eatcb.eu

application form
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