Institute is a member of the Black Sea Biotechnology Association (BSBA), which was established in June 2004 as international public non-profit organization with the aims to:

• create within the Black Sea region, a network of countries with historically similar agricultural needs, priorities and often practices, science based regulations that not only protect the public health and the regional environment, but also stimulate economic development, international trade, modern agricultural practices, modern food and feed production industry, east/west collaborations and the advancement of regional varieties.
• increase the region's contribution to and participation in the global debate regarding agricultural biotechnology.
• avoid regulatory and trade practices for Ag Biotech that lead to unnecessary and/or unjustified barriers that encumber commerce and ultimately disadvantage the region
• build a system of mutual recognition of regulatory and safety data for agricultural products improved through biotechnology.
• build regional human and organizational (including information sharing) capacity to understand and responsibly employ Ag biotechnology.
• contribute to public perception of biotechnology by setting facts against factoids.
• launch the regional Biotechnology Information Center which will work in cooperation with other information networks and serve in real time mode as the regional Ag-Biotech clearing house
• launch the annual Black Sea Region Biotech Forum. At the Forum, regulatory, economic development and trade related issues of Ag biotechnology will be discussed and solutions proposed for the countries surrounding the Black Sea region in areas of technology, seed and commodities

BSBA (www.bsbanet.org) has members presenting Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine, Belgium, and Switzerland and is governed by the Board of Directors in consultations with the Board of Trustees.

The organization is open for new members who share its vies and wishes to contribute to reaching the goals.

15 September 2004 the Black Sea Biotechnology Association gave the press conference in Sofia, Bulgaria dedicated to clarification of its aims and goals.