EMBL Annual Report 2025 online
EMBL’s 2025 annual report is now online, sharing achievements across its five missions, along with key facts and figures from the year.
EditNews
Large-scale microbiome study identifies robust colorectal cancer signature
New EMBL-led research identifies a robust gut microbiome signature linked to colorectal cancer, consistent across populations, sequencing methods & age groups — detectable even in early-stage disease …
Edit
EasyGrid: towards better automation in cryo-electron microscopy
The Papp team at EMBL Grenoble has developed EasyGrid and EasyGrid Control, unique instruments that automate sample preparation and quality control for cryo-electron microscopy, cryo-electron tomograp…
Edit
We are EMBL: Alana Sousa on data and machine learning, from young stars to crystals
EMBL Grenoble Data Scientist for AI Alana Sousa talks about how she went from analysing star formation to improving a machine learning tool for crystal identification in structural biology.
Edit
Five takeaways from the first European conference on sex differences
At a recent EMBL conference, scientists shared research aimed at understanding the source of gender differences.
Edit
Inside the genome: insights from the ‘Brain (epi)genome’ conference
A recent EMBO workshop brought together researchers who are expanding our understanding of how layers of genetic and epigenetic regulation underlie critical brain functions.
Edit
Tracing environmental change through river microbiomes in Luxembourg
EMBL and partners carried out a new TREC pilot project in Luxembourg to study how freshwater microbiomes respond to environmental change. By sampling rivers, soils, and wastewater sites along the Mose…
Edit
The scientists behind the data: investing in Europe’s data stewardship workforce
EMBL is coordinating STARDAST, a new €8M Horizon Europe project to strengthen data stewardship careers, FAIR data practices, and open science across Europe.
Edit
We are EMBL: Neeya Jacob on streamlining operations and preserving the spark of her inner child
The new Head of Administration at EMBL Rome talks about her vision for creating a stable and supportive operational environment, and the importance of leading with clarity, consistency, and compliance…
Edit
Connecting tissue physical changes to what developing cells become
Scientists find that close interactions between the mechanical properties of tissues and biochemical signalling between cells drive critical cell fate decisions during zebrafish embryo development.
Edit
Fellowships expand research horizons
EMBL-UNESCO fellows reflect on experiences at EMBL that broadened their own research capacity while providing new perspectives to collaborators.
Edit
Providing a cellular ‘all-clear’ signal to resume protein synthesis
A newly identified protein, SNOR, has been found to help cells in a starvation-induced dormancy restart protein synthesis once nutrients are again available.
Edit
EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme gets new member
Daiichi Sankyo joins EMBL’s Corporate Partnership Programme.
Edit
AXIS: a lab-in-the-loop machine learning method for automating crystal screening
The Marquez Team has developed an AI-based training method that automates crystal screening and identification for macromolecular crystallography studies.
Edit
Connecting communities to share the joy of doing science
EMBL scientists are finding new and interesting ways to engage the public and make the wonders of scientific discoveries more accessible to everyone.
Edit
Advancing open science at EMBL
Bastian Drees, EMBL’s Head of Scientific Information Management, discusses the successes and challenges associated with implementing the organisation’s open science policy.
Edit
From biological principles to AI and back again
Here are seven key takeaways from an EMBL | EMBO symposium that brought together scientists from all over the world to discuss the role of AI in the life sciences.
Edit
Tony Hyman starts as EMBL Director General
Former EMBL group leader returns to lead the organisation’s six sites at a time of change and opportunity in life sciences.
Edit
Study shows how lymph node architecture affects cancer growth
A new study maps the organisation of immune and stromal cells in lymph nodes and shows how loss of this organisation is associated with prognosis in certain lymphomas.
Edit
Sea creatures reveal the physics behind animal body shape diversity
New study identifies ‘mechanotypes’ as the physical links between genes and body shapes, explaining and predicting how diverse forms arise in animals like corals and sea anemones.
Edit