
It’s EMBL Day in Bulgaria!
EMBL strengthened its ties with its newest prospect member state Bulgaria at a recent ‘information day’ designed for networking and information exchange.
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EMBL strengthened its ties with its newest prospect member state Bulgaria at a recent ‘information day’ designed for networking and information exchange.
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This year’s EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme annual meeting connected EMBL scientists with industry representatives to talk about AI and life sciences research.
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African scientists awarded the 2024 EMBL-UNESCO residencies share their experience in bioinformatics and virology, emphasising the power of connections and knowledge exchange.
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Memorandum of Understanding between EMBL and ELLIS will drive AI in European life science research, training, and technology. The strategic partnership will promote interdisciplinary training and develop innovative projects that address pressing challenges in human and planetary health.
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In our final 12th ‘moment of philanthropy’, we shine a light on how a donation from the Athenaeum Dietrich Götze Stiftung fuels impactful EMBL research that aims to better understand treatment-resistant childhood leukaemia.
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Scientists share their experiences of creating stunning images at the EMBL Imaging Centre.
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EMBL and its partners have received funding from the European Commission for two new Twinning Projects, which will build expertise and research capacity in its member states.
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Kristaps Krims-Dāvis spent a month at EMBL Heidelberg getting a crash course in cutting-edge microscopy.
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The partnership will address global food security challenges through optimised agricultural research and data-driven innovation.
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EMBL hosted a Science Day with Evonik, bringing together 16 industry experts and EMBL scientists to explore collaborative research opportunities.
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In 2023, EMBL opened its interactive World of Molecular Biology exhibition as an inspiring entree into molecular biology. This visionary project would not have been possible without an impressive array of support.
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EMBL Barcelona observed EMBL’s 50th anniversary with a scientific celebration that attracted alumni and other leading life scientists.
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Yuvarani Masarapu, a junior bioinformatician and doctoral student at SciLifeLab in Stockholm, spent a week with EMBL collaborators, finding solutions to research challenges and expanding her scientific perspective.
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In less than two years, the EMBL-led TREC expedition has demonstrated that large-scale international collaboration is essential for driving ground-breaking planetary and human health research with societal impact. Here, we summarise some aspects of the expedition in numbers.
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Dieter Schwarz Foundation provides the ‘life’ support for innovative global research collaboration of EMBL-Stanford Life Science Alliance
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EMBL’s Scientific Visitor Programme enables high-level scientific exchange and cross-fertilisation of ideas and technologies through sabbatical fellowships for researchers.
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The ARISE summer school brought together fellows from across EMBL sites who are working on technology projects as part of EMBL’s Career Accelerator for Research Infrastructure Scientists (ARISE) programme.
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EMBL’s first Industry Day offered EMBL scientists a unique opportunity to network with several leading life science companies.
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The Manfred Lautenschläger Foundation helped fund EMBL’s Advanced Mobile Lab, enabling many experimental concepts.
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The 13th annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL partnership for molecular medicine took place on 16–19 September 2024 in Oslo and was hosted by the Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM).
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A delegation from Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities visited EMBL to strengthen ties and discuss future opportunities.
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After Suzanne Eaton’s death, family and friends raised funds for a Kinderhaus playground, providing a joyous way to remember her.
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The TREC expedition concluded its sampling in Greece and strengthened scientific exchange and collaborative networks with their Greek partners during a political and scientific stakeholder event in Athens.
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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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EMBL's 50th anniversary symposium brought together its vibrant community, showcased its many scientific contributions, and drove discussion on the future of Europe's leading life sciences laboratory.
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A scientific workshop on flow cytometry was organised at EMBL Rome, taking advantage of the presence of the Advanced Mobile Laboratory, the biggest unit of EMBL’s mobile lab fleet.
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At EMBL Rome, an immersive youth training programme is dedicated to, but also inspired by, alumnus Riccardo Cortese, thanks to private donors.
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This event bridged research and entrepreneurship, fuelling innovation and discovery. Attendees immersed themselves in insightful discussions and invaluable networking opportunities, inspired to journey from lab research to entrepreneurial success.
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For almost two months, Italy was the stage for the TREC expedition, with a rich programme of events organised across the country attended by the public, scientists, schools, and high-level political stakeholders, including Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini.
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EMBL Grenoble and the ESRF hosted a workshop bringing together representatives from research and industry to discuss the ever-growing role of artificial intelligence in the field of structural biology.
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Starting in 2014, Friends of EMBL engages a diverse range of individuals to support and connect with EMBL research. Through unique events and philanthropic contributions, members play a vital role in fostering a stronger bond between EMBL and society.
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A bold vision to build a centre of excellence for imaging captured the imagination and support from private and public donors to help create the EMBL Imaging Centre.
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The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024
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The Environmental Research Initiative is a community effort of donations empowering EMBL scientists to solve global environmental challenges through molecular biology.
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During a visit from high-level representatives of EMBL’s member state Malta, the honourable delegation allowed a peek behind the scenes of their scientific and institutional collaborations, and shared their memories and future aspirations for the partnership.
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The Fuchs Fund, started by Lilo and Manfred Fuchs in 2017, has become a lifeline for EMBL students facing adversity during their PhD journeys.
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A pivotal conversation 20 years ago led to the creation of the iconic 'double-helix building' that is EMBL's Advanced Training Centre.
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The two institutions celebrated the renewal of the partnership agreement initiated in 1999 for the delivery of a doctoral degree and a joint training certificate during UGA’s Welcome Day for doctoral students.
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The Barcelona Collaboratorium celebrated a milestone as it hosted the EMBO Practical Course ‘Computational modelling of multicellular systems'.
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Representatives from politics, research and the philanthropist community joined the Minister's visit to EMBL exhibition “The World of Molecular Biology” in Heidelberg and welcomed the dialogue between science and society initiated by the exhibition.
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The TREC expedition has come to the end of its first phase. The last superstop of 2023 was hosted by CIIMAR in Porto and, despite the adverse weather conditions, included many scientific and public engagement activities.
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On this date (15 November), 21 years ago, the EMBL, ESRF, ILL, and IBS directors signed a memorandum of understanding to create the Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB) on the European Photon and Neutron (EPN) science campus in Grenoble.
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A celebratory event at the Maritime Museum Bilbao marked the partnerships that make possible the TREC expedition on land and at sea along the European coast.
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Scientists from the MELIS department at UPF and EMBL Barcelona have organised a symposium to discuss the work of the visionary Catalan scientist Pere Alberch, who passed away 25 years ago.
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EMBL in Spain 2023 was held in Bilbao on Friday 9 October, hosted at the Center for Cooperative Research in Biosciences (CIC bioGUNE).
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EMBL Grenoble was once again present for the science outreach event ‘Parvis des Sciences’ on Saturday 14 October 2023.
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Ian Smith, Chair of EMBL Australia´s Council, chats about the synergies between the organisations, opportunities for collaboration, and ideas for exciting new programmes arising out of a recent visit to EMBL Heidelberg.
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EMBL participated in the recent Science and Innovation Days in Podgorica, Montenegro, sharing its passion for knowledge and curiosity.
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EMBL gathered together government, industry, and academic researchers to explore how to leverage the power of AI and machine learning to advance research.
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Structural biologist Shlomo Trachtenberg has made research trips to EMBL from Israel since the late 1970s and reflects on the boost EMBL’s technology provided his research, the ingredients for an ideal research institution, and his ongoing fascination with microscopes.
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The 12th annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine took place in Espoo, Finland, between 11-14 September 2023.
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An upcoming EMBL-led infrastructure management training will help formalise information exchange in the Rhine-Neckar region to widen access to technology and scientific services for members of the Health + Life Science Alliance.
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Through the collaborative framework agreement, EMBL and ZEISS aim to accelerate the development of imaging technology to advance life science research.
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The TREC expedition stop in Sopot offered an opportunity to create connections with Polish scientists and citizens around the topics of planetary biology and ocean science.
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TREC scientists, outreach specialists, and a crucial support team have been on the road, exploring life at European coasts.
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During a visit to the Heidelberg EMBL campus, Minister Petra Olschowski learned about EMBL´s current research programme, its scientific operations and local collaborations, and explored its Imaging Centre and World of Molecular Biology exhibition.
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EMBL researchers and collaborators have begun an impactful innovation-development journey, thanks to a European Commission ‘IMAGINE’ grant.
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The annual meeting organised by Italian EMBL alumni was held in Turin on 18-19 May, hosted by the University of Turin and the University of Piemonte Orientale (UPO)
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The third meeting between EMBL and SciLifeLab communities took place in Uppsala and focused on data science, aiming at further expanding the collaboration
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European Commission and EMBL renew commitment, agree on new areas of cooperation, in new EC DG’s first infrastructure visit since appointment.
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The PLAST-CELL project aims to understanding cancer progression by quantifying a cancer cell’s ability to respond to environmental stress that threatens its survival
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Vizgen, the life science company dedicated to improving human health by visualising single-cell spatial genomics information, has joined EMBL’s Corporate Partnership Programme.
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The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine celebrates the signing of its renewed ten years agreement between EMBL and the Universities of Aarhus, Oslo, Umeå, and Helsinki.
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Croatian scientists and students from the Ruđer Bošković Institute and University of Zagreb visited EMBL to exchange ideas with researchers and public outreach experts on ways to increase interest, awareness, and involvement in science.
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EMBL Hamburg partners with the Hanseatic Life Science Research Infrastructure Consortium (HALRIC) to enhance life sciences research in Scandinavia and northern Germany. The consortium builds on the HALOS project to foster collaborations between industry, hospitals, and universities, leveraging…
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Nikon Europe has intensified its engagement with EMBL's Corporate Partnership Programme to support young scientists.
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Europe’s life sciences laboratory EMBL on 5 April welcomed Council delegates Ivana Lagator and Lidija Vukcevic from the Montenegrin Ministry of Science and Technological Development, and University of Montenegro representative Professor Danilo Mrdak, to discuss expanding research and training…
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Darwin Tree of Life project improves bioinformatics tools for biodiversity data analysis
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Scientists from EMBL and its French academic partners gathered at EMBL Rome for a workshop to foster collaboration and advance research in neuroscience.
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An annual Corporate Partnership Programme meeting provided a forum for EMBL researchers and industry representatives to discuss mobile labs, planetary biology, and other areas of common interest.
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EMBL’s French site was highlighted in a short film presenting its expertise in structural biology research and services.
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One of EMBL’s core missions is the development and transfer of scientific know-how and technologies to academia, industry, and commercial entities to facilitate further research, innovations, and commercialisation for the benefit of society at large. Working across Europe, EMBL has partnerships…
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New agreement with UN organisation will enable cooperation in the fields of open science, capacity building, and talent development
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EMBL hosts inaugural meeting for major interdisciplinary project designed to boost understanding of ocean life
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Europe-wide project studies coastal and marine biodiversity from viruses to whales
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In October 2022, EMBL Grenoble participated in the annual science outreach event Parvis des Sciences, organised by the GIANT campus under the umbrella of the French science week – La Fête de la science.
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DANEMO is a communication platform and research support initiative launched by DANDRITE at Aarhus University. It aims to encourage scientists in Denmark to engage with EMBL and EMBO. The DANEMO symposium from 3-4 November in Aarhus focused on raising awareness of the new EMBL programme ‘Molecules…
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EMBL deepens scientific collaboration, opening the door for greater engagement and opportunities for Malta’s life science community
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Visit of delegation from the Ruđer Bošković Institute to EMBL Heidelberg marks a new chapter in scientific and institutional cooperation
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Leading scientific research facilities launch the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim. The research alliance aims to build the Rhine-Neckar region into an internationally leading biomedical-technological cluster focusing on life sciences, the health economy, and medical technology.
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EMBL's Partnership Conference highlights the value of its networks, bringing researchers together to build new scientific connections.
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The institutes have launched a joint new initiative which aims to make biology as engineerable as an aeroplane or a bridge.
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The Federated EGA is set to improve access to sensitive human data in a safe and secure way.
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Dieter Schwarz Foundation renews 3-year funding to EMBL for the EMBL | Stanford Life Science Alliance, a unique international collaboration bringing together researchers from the two leading institutions to develop transformative technologies and accelerate biomedical research.
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EMBL delegation including the Director General visits Iceland marking another stage in this deepening scientific collaboration
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The first meeting of the Latvian Bioinformatics Forum points towards an even brighter future for the country’s role in European life sciences
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EMBL’s site by the sea hosted a trio of conferences this summer, covering topics ranging from vascular biology to engineered living systems to evolution.
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Creating a cutting-edge facility for the global life science community doesn't happen overnight. We spoke to some of those who worked to turn this dream into a reality.
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Researchers from EMBL and CSIC came together to discuss microbial communities, diversity, and behaviour, in the context of One Health.
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Two days of events with institutes in the country add a new chapter to successful scientific collaboration
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The African BioGenome Project and EMBL have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to support each other in building genomics and bioinformatics capacity across Africa
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EMBL and IIT scientists met in person at EMBL Rome to strengthen their collaboration and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange
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A new formal collaboration agreement enables will help smooth the transition from fundamental science to innovation.
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The GSK Vaccines site in Siena hosted the annual EMBL in Italy event. The hybrid meeting brought together industry leaders, representatives from biotech start-ups, data scientists, and researchers from academia.
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Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
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EMBL and the Sapienza University of Rome confirm their reciprocal interest in intensifying collaborations and launch new opportunities for exchange of expertise
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The 11th annual Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine meeting was hosted in virtual format by DANDRITE, the Danish node of the Partnership, from 31 January–2 February 2022. The programme included updates from all partnership nodes, discussions about opportunities for new collaborations,…
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Open Targets, a consortium focused on drug target identification, prioritisation, and validation, announced today that Pfizer has joined as a partner.
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Agreement signed with Latvia’s Biomedical Research and Study Centre will boost academic exchange and collaboration on some of the largest challenges facing human and planetary health.
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Ahead of the annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, we spoke with its new Speaker, Mark Daly. Mark Daly, FIMM Director, recently accepted the post of Speaker of the Nordic EMBL Partnership. He explains his vision of the future cooperation between EMBL and the Nordics.
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A delegation from EMBL has participated in inauguration of a new facility — Incubator House — located in Szeged, Hungary.
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The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed between EMBL and the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB) a year ago has already catalysed new grants for joint research projects related to cancer and infection biology, thereby deepening collaborative activities.
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The agreement focuses on reinforcing the collaboration between scientists to strengthen our understanding of the organism in its environment.
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EMBL and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) signed a memorandum of understanding.
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EMBL has taken another step towards strengthening its scientific relationship with Lithuania.
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The upcoming 22nd EMBL Science & Society Conference will explore the One Health approach, which advocates for greater cross-sectoral collaboration and communication across the human-animal-environment interface.
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The engagement of US and European Big Science facilities
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EMBL attends COP26 to argue for strategy to involve molecular biology in the Green Recovery
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EMBL has held a joint workshop with the Belgian Science Policy Office, BELSPO, underlining their long-standing collaboration and commitment to future cooperation.
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The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to support scientific cooperation in the exploration of coastal and oceanic ecosystems.
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A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between EMBL and the University of Tartu, a leading centre of research and training. The MoU aims to strengthen cooperation between EMBL and the life science research community in Estonia.
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EMBL and Hungarian research institutes will collaborate to address urgent biological and environmental challenges.
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EMBL and Helmholtz Association have signed a memorandum of understanding. The expanded collaboration of both institutions will focus on research related to health.
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3D-Beacons Network acts as a one-stop shop for protein structures by combining and standardising data from several providers.
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The EMBL Imaging Centre is preparing for external user access, after an on-time and on-budget build and handover to the science team.
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EMBL and the Swedish Science for Life Laboratory sign agreement to advance science together.
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EMBL’s most recent Science and Society seminar explored how best to harness big data to address multi-faceted issues of a pandemic.
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Leading international experts gathered to showcase progress in the fight against COVID-19 and share lessons for the future.
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A memorandum of understanding has been signed between EMBL and Inserm to strengthen their scientific cooperation.
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The European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Italian Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to expand the scope of their collaboration to include areas of mutual interest and in the context of EMBL’s 2022-2026 Programme “Molecules to Ecosystems”.
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Edith Heard has been appointed to a new World Health Organization advisory council.
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A memorandum of understanding has been signed between EMBL, Collège de France, and the Institute of Biology of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS).
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EMBL and Portugal are bringing together leading scientists to highlight the role of fundamental research in tackling infectious diseases.
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Scientists from the CABANA project explore how open data is benefiting global research efforts.
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The Sample Preparation and Characterisation (SPC) Facility at EMBL Hamburg is one of the founding members of the Molecular-Scale Biophysics Research Infrastructure (MOSBRI). Within this new European initiative, the SPC Facility will offer services related to membrane proteins, protein complexes,…
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EMBL and EMBRC have signed a memorandum of understanding for increased scientific collaboration.
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EMBL and CNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen scientific cooperation. The agreement will foster collaborative projects and integrate them within the European and global scientific landscape.
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EMBL and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg are increasing their already existing collaborations with a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.
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EMBL’s sites in Grenoble, Hamburg, and Heidelberg form the newest Instruct Centre. The new centre offers users access to a broad range of state-of-the-art facilities.
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December has seen the start of a new chapter in the collaboration that has for years marked the relationship between the European Commission (EC) and EMBL.
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Microbiomes, plastics, and connectivity – AtlantECO aims to understand the fabric of the Atlantic Ocean.
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EMBL Director General Edith Heard introduced EMBL’s future plans during a parliamentary event at the Paul-Löbe-Haus of the German Bundestag in Berlin. She shared examples of EMBL’s research and outlined how EMBL’s activities will develop.
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EMBL’s Rupert Lück is engaged in developing the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC): the infrastructure that will support the future of data sharing and analysis in Europe.
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EMBL and CIML have signed a memorandum of understanding that will open up new scientific opportunities.
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On 9 October, EMBL and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding that paves the way for stronger collaboration between these two leading research institutions.
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On 8 September, EMBL and Vilnius University Life Sciences Center signed a framework agreement for the establishment of the VU LSC–EMBL Partnership for Genome Editing Technologies.
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EMBL’s network of alumni plays a vital role in advancing the life sciences globally. EMBL provides research, services, and infrastructure that help former staff to do this effectively. For several years EMBL has been discovering more avenues to help the life sciences across Europe. A key part of…
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The partnership between EMBL and four Nordic research institutions aims to stimulate scientific exchange and inspire scientific collaborations. This year’s conference of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine included many talks by EMBL researchers and a presentation by EMBL’s…
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Two EMBL speakers gave presentations that looked toward the future and at ways to trailblaze on the endless frontier of science.
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A national consortium including EMBL and the DKFZ is set to launch the German Human Genome–Phenome Archive, creating an invaluable bridge between fundamental biomedical research and applied healthcare.
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EMBL and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility (ESRF) restart the activities of the Joint Structural Biology Group in Grenoble to support coronavirus-related projects. A new initiative will allow users to be granted access to the High-Throughput Crystallisation (HTX) lab at EMBL and to a…
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EMBL welcomes NetApp, a leader in cloud data services empowering global organisations to change their world with data, as member of the Corporate Partnership Programme of the EMBL Advanced Training Centre.
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The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine has been awarded 210,000 euros. The funds will be used to train the next generation of specialists and research leaders in molecular medicine in the Nordic countries.
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EMBL Heidelberg reopens the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Platform to support coronavirus structural biology research.
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Three international teams involving EMBL Heidelberg have been granted funding from the European Commission for three Twinning projects with institutes in Portugal and the Czech Republic.
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Theresia Bauer and EMBL discuss organisational developments and future strategies
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2020 call now open for FNR funding of bilateral projects between EMBL and Luxembourg
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László Palkovics, Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, visited EMBL Heidelberg
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Two recent events have expanded EMBL’s collaboration with one of its newest member states
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Euro-BioImaging now established as a European Research Infrastructure Consortium
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Joining forces to support early-career scientists
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EMBL begins partnership with Polish centre of excellence for neural plasticity and brain disorders
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On 5 February 2019, EMBL welcomed Poland as its 26th member state
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Joining forces to advance training in biomedical research and therapy
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EMBL partners with the Hungarian Centre of Excellence for Molecular Medicine
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Pharmaceutical company Sanofi strengthens drug targets discovery collaboration Open Targets
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EMBL Barcelona invites locals to celebrate its Inauguration Symposium
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17 young scientists experienced hands-on training at EMBL Hamburg.
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EMBL alumni Gareth Griffiths and Rein Aasland receive the 2018 “Volunteer of the Year” award
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Scientists in Finland met to share ideas and discover research opportunities
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EMBL alumni and researchers working throughout Spain met in Madrid
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EMBL and Promega collaborate to train young scientists
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ATTRACT initiative will fund 170 breakthrough detection and imaging ideas with market potential
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Roche and EMBL join forces
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Montenegro becomes EMBL’s 25th member state
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New partner strengthens drug discovery collaboration
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Montenegro’s Minister of Science discusses the importance of international collaboration in research
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Following the completion of the Human Genome Project in 2001, scientists and the media described the genome as “the book of life”, holding the answers to the way genes are linked to disease. Yet, seventeen years later, we are still deciphering how cells interpret this book. Since…
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EMBL and EMBO hosted the ERC's Scientific Council in Heidelberg 28 February to 2 March
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Joining forces for single-cell research
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EMBL welcomes Slovakia as its 24th member state
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James Sharpe, Head of EMBL Barcelona, co-chairs the morphogenetic engineering-themed conference
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EMBL and the European synchrotron ESRF extend their Joint Structural Biology Group
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How Australia’s associate membership of EMBL empowers scientists and drives collaboration
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Bernt Eric Uhlin, Director of MIMS, will replace Kjetil Taskén, Director of NCMM
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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EMBL’s annual reception took place on 18 September, with more than 150 attendees
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Newly opened European X-Ray Free-Electron Laser celebrates start of user operations
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Lars Steinmetz. Director of the Life Science Alliance, reflects on the EMBL|Stanford initiative
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NEB joins EMBL’s corporate partnership programme
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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EMBL-EBI supports bioinformatics training and capacity in Latin America
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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Genetic data from a major cohort now distributed via EMBL-EBI
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EMBL’s Iain Mattaj, the new Chair of EIROforum, on EIROforum’s role
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On 29 June, at a ceremony in front of 700 guests, the Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) in Hamburg, was officially opened. At the event on the Deutsches Elektronen-Synchrotron (DESY) Campus in Hamburg, Helmut Dosch, Chairman of the DESY Board of Directors, presented Head of EMBL Hamburg…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2017
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Accelerating researchers’ access to next-generation light-sheet microscopy
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EMBL’s Monterotondo site strengthens links with the Italian scientific community
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Sartorius and EMBL join forces to support advanced training and science education
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GSK and EMBL have signed an agreement to enhance understanding of disease and drug mechanisms
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The PEPC course celebrated its 10th anniversary in Hamburg from the 12 – 20 September this year
CONNECTIONS2016
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Participants learn about EMBL’s ocean biodiversity research at the Fall Gala
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CamNTF hosts meetings around Cambridge, open to all scientists interested in new therapeutics
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EMBL recently attended the Naturejobs Career Expo, advising scientists about their career options
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2016
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EMBL and the Hubrecht Institute signed a 5-year partnership agreement
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2016
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Celebrating the rich history of scientific contributions in Malta, EMBL's newest member state
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EMBL and ESRF scientists and mechanics work together on upgrade for one of Europe’s big X-ray sources
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Alumnus and entrepreneur Marc Zabeau speaks at inaugural Life Science Funders and Foundations event
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Grenoble-based Partnership for Structural Biology (PSB) renewed for five more years
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2016
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Marco Tripoldi and Valeria Carola join colleagues and peers at gathering of Italy-based alumni
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Abel Ureta-Vidal and Louise Modis join colleagues and peers at gathering of UK-based alumni
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Pioneering target validation collaboration expands to accelerate drug discovery research.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2016
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With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Find out what’s in store at the 2016 Core Technologies for the Life Sciences meeting.
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GOBLET initiative supports pan-African bioinformatics trainers in Cape Town.
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Identifying evidence-based relationships between drug targets and diseases.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
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Connecting entrepreneurs and world leaders in genomics to address opportunities and challenges.
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Behind the scenes of the EMBL alumni chapter meeting in Zürich, Switzerland.
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Behind the scenes of the EMBL-VIB alumni Benelux meeting.
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Amidst the excitement of Nobel Week, behind the scenes of the annual Lindau Nobel Laureate Meetings.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
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EMBL-Wellcome Genome Campus events collaboration showcases open, application-based science.
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Renewals and reunions: EMBL’s Nordic partners look to the future.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
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Insights from organisers of upcoming EMBO|EMBL Aquatic Microeukaryotes symposium.
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Tara Oceans research vessel welcomes aboard scientists, policymakers and funders.
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Alumni Rune Linding and Guillermo Montoya join colleagues and peers at the first Danish chapter meeting.
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Genevieve Almouzni and Nicolas Le Novère share their insights at alumni chapter meeting hosted in the UK.
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"It's like living a review!" Participants of recent super-resolution microscopy course share their highlights
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Maria Kamber, who heads the mouse facility, ensures “dignity, compassion and respect” for her charges.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
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EMBL Core Facilities collaborate with French research programme Signalife to revive training visit.
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Leading scientists will gather in Heidelberg this November to discuss the potential of personalised health.
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Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) with the University of Heidelberg, renewed until 2025.
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Industrial partners and BioStruct-X facility members gather for Workshop at EMBL Hamburg.
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EMBL-EBI organises an evening of talks and discussion about the global spread of infectious disease.
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EMBL’s corporate partners zoom in on big data and bioimaging.
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EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.
CONNECTIONS2014
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EMBL-EBI supports Big Biology Day, inspiring 500 youngsters with jelly-baby DNA and golf-tee viruses.
CONNECTIONS2014
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First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.
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In a Statement of Intent signed this month, Poland becomes a prospect member state of EMBL, and the new partners agree to explore possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the country becoming a full member state within three years. “Poland has a strong and active life science…
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Pooling programming and problem-solving expertise in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI.
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The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) welcomes Hungary as its newest prospect member state. In a Statement of Intent signed this month, Hungary and EMBL agree to explore possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the country becoming a full member state within three years.…
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Research building for interdisciplinary Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) takes shape.
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PhD students reap rewards and rave reviews as Summer School of Science organisers
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EMBL students successfully take science to the pub
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Anniversary reflections on connections between scientific and political interests.
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A new EMBL-EBI biomedical initiative works to determine the best target proteins for new drugs.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2014
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Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology
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A pioneering public-private research initiative between GSK, the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute is to harness the power of ‘big data’ and genome sequencing to improve the success rate for discovering new medicines. The new Centre for…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2014
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Europe is uniting to make state-of-the-art imaging technologies accessible to biomedical researchers throughout the continent in a concerted manner. The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and seven countries (Belgium, Finland, Italy, Poland, Slovakia, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom)…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2014
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Euro-BioImaging, the pan-European open access research infrastructure for biological and medical imaging technologies, invites leading European imaging facilities to submit proposals to participate. Applications to become a Euro-BioImaging node will be reviewed by a board of independent…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2013
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Today, the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine celebrates two important milestones: the renewal of the partnership agreement for an extended period of 10 years, and the expansion of the Nordic EMBL network with the official opening of the Danish Research Institute of Translational…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2013
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Italy has pledged to participate in ELIXIR, a major undertaking to safeguard the results of life science research in Europe. With one of Europe’s larger economies now demonstrating its commitment to ELIXIR, this burgeoning research infrastructure is well placed to continue its excellent progress.…
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Today, Janez Potočnik, European Commissioner for Science and Research, received a statement of support for the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers from EIROforum. “The EIROforum partners warmly welcome this valuable initiative by…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2006
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The BioModels Database, hosted by the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) in Cambridge, UK, has entered a formal data-exchange agreement with the Database of Quantitative Chemical Signalling (DOQCS) of the National Centre for…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2006
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Today the European Molecular Biology Laboratory’s (EMBL) European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), the Swiss Institute for Bioinformatics (SIB), the University of Cologne, Germany, and the European Patent Office launch FELICS (Free European Life-science Information and Computational Services).…
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EMBOSS, the European Molecular Biology Open Software Suite, has received a vital funding boost from the UK Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) that will guarantee its continued maintenance under an open source license for the next three years. This ends two years of…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2006
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Today three research organisations announce the merging of their expertise to fight cardiovascular diseases, which are among the most common health problems and causes of death in the world. The Magdi Yacoub Institute (MYI) at the UK’s Harefield Heart Science Centre, Imperial College London,…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2006
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Today the network of excellence for Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite (BioMalPar), will bring together the world’s elite in the field of Malaria research at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. At the second annual BioMalPar conference, organised jointly…
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The European Commission has selected the EBI to coordinate a project that will stimulate and explore synergies between bioinformatics (the science of storing, retrieving and analysing large amounts of biological information) and medical informatics (the science of processing, sharing and using…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2005
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The European Bioinformatics Institute and Flanders Interuniversity Institute for Biotechnology (VIB) – Ghent University have launched the PRoteomics IDEntifications database (PRIDE). PRIDE allows researchers who work in the field of proteomics – the large-scale study of proteins – to…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2005
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The executive teams of five major molecular interaction databases announced today the signing of an agreement to share curation efforts and exchange completed records through a mechanism known as the International Molecular Exchange (IMEx) consortium. IMEx will provide a network of stable,…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2005
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The world’s three leading public repositories for DNA and RNA sequence information have reached 100 gigabases (100,000,000,000 bases; the ‘letters’ of the genetic code) of sequence. Thanks to their data exchange policy, which has paved the way for the global exchange of many types…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2005
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The first rate research from the Molecular Medicine Partnership Unit (MMPU) is now set to continue for the long-term. The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Medical Faculty of University of Heidelberg, who formed the joint venture in 2002, have announced their plans to initiate a…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2005
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A systematic search through human genes has begun at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg, Germany. Working within the MitoCheck consortium that includes 10 other institutes throughout Europe, the EMBL scientists will silence all human genes, one-by-one, to find those…
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2005
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A novel high-tech microscope will be brought to the marketplace, giving laboratories everywhere fascinating new insights into living organisms. EMBLEM Technology Transfer GmbH (EMBLEM), the commercial entity of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), announced today that it has signed a…
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