Mission of the NIBN

Conducting multi-disciplinary research guided by clear biotechnological goals, the National Institute for Biotechnology in the Negev (NIBN) was created with a mission to plant the seeds that will lead to the growth of successful biotechnology industries in Israel, particularly in the Negev. Hosted within Ben Gurion University, the NIBN is organized along unique guidelines designed to encourage its members to cross the academic barriers that, by tradition, have separated scientific disciplines and instead engage in creative and ground-breaking biotechnological research.

“It is in the Negev that Jewish scientific talent
and research ability shall be tested.”

                                                                                       David Ben-Gurion

                                                                                       First Prime Minister of Israel