BES and the Foundation for Science and Technology and the Porto University jointly created the BES Biodiversity chair, with the purpose of attracting to Portugal top level experts living abroad to develop and promote emerging areas of knowledge in the field of biodiversity.

The main purpose of the BES Biodiversity Chair is to attract to Portugal top level experts living abroad to develop and promote emerging areas of knowledge, namely through research and development projects dealing with issues of mutual interest to BES and the Porto University.