EMBL announces interim leadership
EMBL Announcements EMBL announces that Peer Bork and Ewan Birney will lead the organisation after the departure of Director General Edith Heard in summer 2025.
2024
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EMBL Director General becomes next Director and Chief Executive of the Francis Crick Institute
EMBL Announcements Professor Edith Heard will succeed Sir Paul Nurse at the London-based institute in the summer of 2025
2024
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Baden-Württemberg’s new Minister of Science, Research, and the Arts visits EMBL
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.
2023
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Edith Heard elected as member of the French Academy of Sciences
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters The Director General of EMBL was elected by her peers to become a member of one of France’s oldest national science academies.
2022
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Strengthening scientific ties between EMBL and Iceland
ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL delegation including the Director General visits Iceland marking another stage in this deepening scientific collaboration
2022
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Official opening of the EMBL Imaging Centre
EMBL Announcements Representatives from politics, industry and academia attended the inauguration ceremony at EMBL Heidelberg
2022
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The world needs science, and science needs women
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBL Director General Edith Heard joined other L’Oreal-UNESCO Laureates in Paris for a series of events celebrating these outstanding researchers and their contributions.
2022
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Edith Heard elected as a member of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL Director General Edith Heard has been elected as a foreign member of The Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters in recognition of her academic excellence. Heard is among 15 new members of the Academy, which has been advancing basic research and interdisciplinarity for nearly 280 years.
2022
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EMBL and SciLifeLab foster new connections
Connections Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
2022
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EMBL and Latvia deepen collaboration
Connections 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.
2022
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New facility in Hungary builds on strong collaborative foundations
Connections A delegation from EMBL has participated in inauguration of a new facility — Incubator House — located in Szeged, Hungary.
2022
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The start of a journey
Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives This year marks the beginning of EMBL’s next programme ‘Molecules to Ecosystems’ to advance the understanding of life across scales and in the context of changing environments.
2022
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Celebrating Lithuania-EMBL cooperation on life science research
Connections EMBL has taken another step towards strengthening its scientific relationship with Lithuania.
2021
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EMBL reinforces collaboration with Belgian scientific community
Connections EMBL has held a joint workshop with the Belgian Science Policy Office, BELSPO, underlining their long-standing collaboration and commitment to future cooperation.
2021
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EMBL DG joins National Academy of Medicine
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Professor Edith Heard is among new members elected to US National Academy of Medicine
2021
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Edith Heard elected to the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL Director General Edith Heard has been elected a member of the German National Academy of Sciences Leopoldina. Her admission to the ‘Human Genetics and Molecular Medicine’ section recognises her outstanding professional contributions to science.
2021
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EMBL Director General welcomes new EMBO Director
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL Director General Edith Heard has warmly welcomed Fiona Watt, who will become the new director of EMBO.
2021
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How can we prepare for future pandemics?
Connections Leading international experts gathered to showcase progress in the fight against COVID-19 and share lessons for the future.
2021
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EMBL Director General elected to US National Academy of Sciences
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL Director General Edith Heard has been elected into the US National Academy of Sciences, recognising her contributions to research.
2021
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EMBL DG joins WHO Science Council
ConnectionsLab Matters Edith Heard has been appointed to a new World Health Organization advisory council.
2021
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Reflecting on allyship as women in science
Lab Matters Being a woman in science takes allies, not just great science. Here, EMBL’s L’Oréal–UNESCO Fellows talk about support networks.
2021
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Sharing our vision for the future
ConnectionsLab Matters 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.
2020
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Edith Heard elected senator of the Max Planck Society
EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL Director General Edith Heard has been elected a senator of the Max Planck Society, one of Germany’s leading scientific research organisations. She joins the Senate along with Nobel Laureates and EMBL alumni Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard and Stefan W. Hell, as well as nine additional new…
2020
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