20 December 2024
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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.
11 December 2024
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Kristaps Krims-Dāvis spent a month at EMBL Heidelberg getting a crash course in cutting-edge microscopy.
15 November 2024
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EMBL Barcelona observed EMBL’s 50th anniversary with a scientific celebration that attracted alumni and other leading life scientists.
15 November 2024
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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.
4 November 2024
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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.
30 September 2024
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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).
12 September 2024
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A delegation from Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities visited EMBL to strengthen ties and discuss future opportunities.
16 August 2024
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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.
2 July 2024
EMBL Announcements
Bulgaria has become the latest EMBL prospect member state, starting a three-year process toward full membership. The prospect membership opens up new opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration. Including Bulgaria, EMBL is now supported by 29 full member states, one associate member state,…
17 June 2024
EMBL Announcements
EMBL´s position paper outlines the organisation’s views on the importance of science and how it could be best supported in the context of the upcoming European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).
17 June 2024
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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.
18 April 2024
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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
20 March 2024
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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.
18 March 2024
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives
The first EMBL-UNESCO infection biology research fellows share observations after residencies with EMBL researchers.
2024
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19 February 2024
Science & Technology
The Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition prepares to begin its next phase of sampling, with stops in Spain, Greece, Italy, and beyond.
2024
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23 January 2024
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives
EMBL’s link to other sciences and its tradition of collaborative discovery carry on, providing the model and means to address big challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss.
2024
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9 January 2024
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters
Latvia’s life sciences sector will benefit from expanded access to the leading European research, services, and training provided by EMBL.
2024
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17 November 2023
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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.
2023
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10 November 2023
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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.
2023
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31 October 2023
ConnectionsLab Matters
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.
2023
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30 October 2023
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EMBL participated in the recent Science and Innovation Days in Podgorica, Montenegro, sharing its passion for knowledge and curiosity.
24 October 2023
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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.
2023
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6 October 2023
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives
Zuzana Koskova is a PhD student from Slovakia who, at the age of 19, left her country to pursue her career in biological sciences in Germany. In this interview, she talks about her interests, career aspirations, and recent participation at the Info Day held in Bratislava, where she had the…
2023
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21 September 2023
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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.
2023
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28 June 2023
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters
Starts three-year process toward full membership, opening up new opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration.
2023
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2 June 2023
Connections
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.
31 May 2023
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EMBL researchers and collaborators have begun an impactful innovation-development journey, thanks to a European Commission ‘IMAGINE’ grant.
2023
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26 May 2023
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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.
2023
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2 May 2023
ConnectionsLab Matters
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.
2023
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28 April 2023
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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.
2023
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20 February 2023
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters
The Baltic nation of Estonia has become a full member of EMBL, joining the organisation as its 28th member state.
2023
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27 January 2023
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New agreement with UN organisation will enable cooperation in the fields of open science, capacity building, and talent development
2023
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18 November 2022
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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…
17 November 2022
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EMBL deepens scientific collaboration, opening the door for greater engagement and opportunities for Malta’s life science community
12 October 2022
Connections
Visit of delegation from the Ruđer Bošković Institute to EMBL Heidelberg marks a new chapter in scientific and institutional cooperation
7 September 2022
Lab Matters
The Scientific Visitor Programme shares EMBL tools and talent with outside researchers in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments.
27 July 2022
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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
21 June 2022
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Researchers from EMBL and CSIC came together to discuss microbial communities, diversity, and behaviour, in the context of One Health.
10 June 2022
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Two days of events with institutes in the country add a new chapter to successful scientific collaboration
8 June 2022
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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
2022
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2 June 2022
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A new formal collaboration agreement enables will help smooth the transition from fundamental science to innovation.
2022
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1 June 2022
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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.
19 May 2022
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Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
23 February 2022
ConnectionsLab Matters
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,…
2022
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9 February 2022
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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.
27 January 2022
ConnectionsLab Matters
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.
2022
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20 December 2021
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The agreement focuses on reinforcing the collaboration between scientists to strengthen our understanding of the organism in its environment.
2021
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18 October 2021
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters
Professor Edith Heard is among new members elected to US National Academy of Medicine
2021
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4 October 2021
ConnectionsLab Matters
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.
2021
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28 September 2021
ConnectionsLab Matters
EMBL and Hungarian research institutes will collaborate to address urgent biological and environmental challenges.
2021
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30 April 2021
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters
The EMBL-Tara Ocean Foundation collaboration will expand opportunities to jointly explore molecular connections between ocean and humankind.
2021
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28 April 2021
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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”.
2021
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11 February 2021
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EMBL and EMBRC have signed a memorandum of understanding for increased scientific collaboration.
2021
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29 January 2021
ConnectionsLab Matters
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.
2021
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20 January 2021
ConnectionsLab Matters
EMBL and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg are increasing their already existing collaborations with a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.
2021
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29 September 2020
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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…
24 January 2020
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László Palkovics, Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, visited EMBL Heidelberg