To offer vital services to scientists in the member states and beyond
Each year, EMBL researchers find new ways to improve both the technological offerings to users as well as the way service is provided, such as enabling open access to an impressive array of bioinformatic tools. The year 2023 was no exception in its experimental services and facilities as well as its molecular data services.
“Through IMAGINE’S collaborative approach, we aim to build the imaging tools that take research to the next level and…develop technologies that quickly move from a research idea to actual use in open access infrastructures.”
– Jan Ellenberg, IMAGINE coordinator, Head of EMBL Cell Biology & Biophysics unit and EMBL Imaging Centre
EMBL coordinated a European Union grant (IMAGINE), which promises to lead to next-generation imaging technology to probe structure and function of biological specimens in their natural context. Additionally, EMBL brought cutting-edge technology directly to the field, helping researchers carry out advanced sample preparation, metadata acquisition, and analysis – immediately after sample collection, thanks to its new Advanced Mobile Laboratory and the TREC expedition.
EMBL embarked on a technology development journey with a European Commission five-year Horizon Europe grant.
EMBL’s new Advanced Mobile Laboratory brought cutting-edge technologies to the European coast for researchers to study ‘life in context’.
A new EMBL-developed method can help identify and investigate plankton species in field samples faster, more accurately and with greater resolution.
A new technology from EMBL Hamburg now provides insights into mRNA pharmaceuticals and other nanomedicines.
EMBL Hamburg scientists helped develop the Spitrobot, a ground-breaking experimental setup to simplify time-resolved crystallography experiments.
A collaboration between EMBL Grenoble and EBRIS scientists led to characterising a new compound with promising activity against SARS-CoV-2 variants.
“This portal represents a significant advancement for the scientific community, providing a comprehensive platform for accessing and sharing vital genomic data…We can enhance our understanding of global biodiversity, linking data from various ecosystems to support more effective and informed conservation strategies worldwide.”
— Camila Mazzoni, Group Leader, Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research Berlin and Founding Chair of the European Reference Genome Atlas (ERGA)
EMBL-EBI launched the Global Biodiversity Portal – an open access data portal that will consolidate genomic information from different biodiversity projects within the Earth BioGenome Project. Additionally, the HoloFood project launched the world’s first freely accessible data portal with comprehensive biomolecular data. Researchers can now explore microbial diversity in the chicken and salmon gut and study how changes in diet affect animal health. The data will be useful in developing better animal feed.
A new open-access data portal has consolidated information from biodiversity projects within the Earth BioGenome Project.
HoloFood project’s new, comprehensive biomolecular dataset will likely reduce environmental impacts of animal feed, improve food security.
A new Pathogens Portal provides free access to the most comprehensive collection of biomolecular data about pathogens — key to pathogen surveillance.
Large language models are changing how we curate and annotate scientific data, setting the stage for a more efficient understanding of scientific literature.
EMBL-EBI data resources are being used to deliver thousands of genetic diagnostics to patients every month. A web article looks at how this data access makes a difference.
The Human Pangenome Reference Consortium, which includes EMBL-EBI, captured genomic diversity better than the human reference genome.
EMBL experimental services support academic and industry users in Europe and beyond.
EMBL-EBI maintains the world’s most comprehensive range of freely available and up-to-date molecular data resources. Developed in collaboration with scientists worldwide, these open databases, tools, and software can be accessed by anyone around the world.