12 moments of philanthropy: #7 John Kendrew Young Scientist Award
Since 2011, Roland Specker has sponsored the John Kendrew Young Scientist Award, which both supports early-career scientists while also honouring EMBL’s first director general.
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Sparking the next 50 years of collaborative discovery
EMBL's 50th anniversary symposium brought together its vibrant community, showcased its many scientific contributions, and drove discussions on the future of Europe's leading life sciences laboratory.
Foundations for the Future: EMBL in the 1990s
In the second session of Coffee with EMBL this year, held online on Friday 14 June 2024, EMBL alumni and current staff reflected on the 1990s as part of the “5 decades of EMBL” series, and considered how the culture and innovations of the nineties paved the way for current-day EMBL. Moderator…
EMBL’s reflection on the future European Framework Programme
EMBL is excited to share its position paper on the upcoming European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).
Looking back: EMBL in the 1970s and 1980s
A special Coffee with EMBL session celebrated EMBL’s 50th anniversary by inviting alumni to reflect on the organisation’s first two decades
12 moments of philanthropy: #5 Friends of EMBL
Empowering science through collaborative efforts
Stephen Cusack: what I’ve learned
Stephen Cusack, world-renowned structural biologist and former Head of EMBL Grenoble, reflects on his early influences, his achievements, and the lessons he’s learned as he embarks on his next adventure.
What I’ve learned: Toby Gibson
From growing up enjoying the nature around him, Toby Gibson led his career towards computational biology where he collaborated with Des Higgins and Julie Thompson to develop the groundbreaking Clustal W bioinformatics tool that became the focus of one of the most cited scientific papers of all time
12 moments of philanthropy: #4 EMBL Imaging Centre
When big ideas open new doors
12 moments of philanthropy: #3 Environmental Research Initiative
Showing how smaller donations can be little drops that create big ripples.