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(For student membership please contact the ABSA office.)
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The American Biological Safety Association (ABSA) was founded in 1984 to promote biosafety as a scientific discipline and serve the growing needs of biosafety professionals throughout the world. Its goals are to provide a professional association that represents the interests and needs of practitioners of biological safety, and to provide a forum for the continued and timely exchange of biosafety information.
Persons interested in joining ABSA or renewing their membership may complete an application on-line, e-mail info@absa.org, or phone the ABSA Office at (847) 949-1517.
(For student membership please contact the ABSA office.)
Annual Membership Levels (per calendar year):
Student (Student Membership is defined as working no more than | $25 |
Individual | $210 |
Corporate (includes three employees) | $735 |
Each additional employee | $210 |
Membership benefits include:
ABSA's name and Corporate Member logo are the sole property of the American Biological Safety Association, Inc.(ABSA), and ABSA does not endorse services or products sold or marketed by ABSA Corporate Members.
- Subscription to Applied Biosafety (4 issues per year)
- Access to the membership directory
- Members-only access to content found exclusively on the ABSA website
- Reduced registration fees for the annual Biological Safety Conference and other Training
- Discounts on ABSA publications
Corporate Membership benefits include:
- ABSA Corporate Logo use on your website and letterhead (more...)
- Subscription to Applied Biosafety (4 issues per year) per Corporate employee
- Access to the membership directory
- Members-only access to content found exclusively on the ABSA website
- Reduced registration fees for the annual Biological Safety Conference and other Training
- Discounts on ABSA publications

