Changes in EMBL leadership
Peer Bork and Ewan Birney take up interim leadership of EMBL as Edith Heard steps down as Director General.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2025
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Speaking the language of DNA
Right from the early days of DNA sequencing, EMBL’s scientists have been instrumental in helping the world understand, decode, archive, and manipulate genomes at scale and across many branches of the evolutionary tree, a task they continue to excel at today.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2024
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EMBL announces interim leadership
EMBL announces that Peer Bork and Ewan Birney will lead the organisation after the departure of Director General Edith Heard in summer 2025.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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The EMBL evolution: Ewan Birney on open data and the ethos of excellence
Ewan Birney reflects on his time at EMBL and the development of the organisation through a commitment to open data and nurturing scientific talent.
PEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2024
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Changes to EMBL-EBI’s Senior Management Team
EMBL-EBI's Senior Management Team announces new appointment and title changes.
2024
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AI at EMBL: enabling responsible innovations in the life sciences
EMBL stands as a leader, exemplifying how to harmoniously integrate AI in research and through its delivery of data services.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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The Human Genome Project at 20: interview with Ewan Birney
On the 20th anniversary of the Human Genome Project, we look back at its history, wonder and potential.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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Human genome editing: regulations, risks, and ethical considerations
Scientists have the technology to edit the human genome. But when should they, and who contributes to these decisions?
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2023
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The ‘long read’ for cancer
Using Oxford Nanopore long-read sequencing, EMBL scientists sequenced a primary childhood brain tumour known as a medulloblastoma, uncovering a novel complex mutation pattern.
2023
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CNest: a new method for copy number variation analysis
A new method for the robust analysis of copy number variation and used UK Biobank data to identify links between genome and disease.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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Learning from Deep Learning: the inspirational story behind AlphaFold
DeepMind visits EMBL Heidelberg to discuss current and future implications of Artificial Intelligence for life science research.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2022
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New clues to a 500-year old mystery about the human heart
An international team of scientists involving Ewan Birney's group has investigated the function of a complex mesh of muscle fibres that line the inner surface of the heart.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Five things you probably didn’t know about the Human Genome Project
Today we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the first draft of the entire human genome.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2020
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Funding for bioinformatics technical infrastructure
Enhancing the world's bioinformatics infrastructure
LAB MATTERS2019
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Buffering mechanism protects embryonic development
New mechanism revealed
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2017
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Ewan Birney to lead Global Alliance
Global Alliance for Genomics and Health chose Birney to lead efforts to bring genomics to the clinic
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2016
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Towards personalised breast cancer treatment
Largest-ever study of breast cancer genomes reveals new genes and mutations
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2016
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Leading the way for gender equality
Award acknowledges leadership in gender equality on the Wellcome Genome Campus
LAB MATTERS2016
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Event gets to the core of research
Find out what’s in store at the 2016 Core Technologies for the Life Sciences meeting.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Target Validation platform launches
Identifying evidence-based relationships between drug targets and diseases.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2015
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BioBeat15: Translating genomics into biobusiness
Connecting entrepreneurs and world leaders in genomics to address opportunities and challenges.
CONNECTIONS2015
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Using humans as a model organism
Ewan Birney on the risks, rewards and realities of studying humans as a model species.
LAB MATTERSPEOPLE & PERSPECTIVES2015
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Mini DNA sequencer tests true
Evaluation of MinION™ sequencer finds performance and reliability consistently good.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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Awards & Honours
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards – meet the latest honourees.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2015
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Janet Thornton steps down
Staff gather to celebrate Janet Thorton's 14 years as Director of EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Large-scale genetic analysis made easier
Researchers at EMBL-EBI speed up complex GWAS analyses with new method and algorithm.
SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY2015
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EMBL-EBI joins CERN openlab
CERN openlab enters a new phase, expanding to include EMBL-EBI and other public research organisations.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Focusing on partnerships
EMBL’s corporate partners zoom in on big data and bioimaging.
CONNECTIONS2015
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New Joint Directors of EMBL-EBI
Rolf Apweiler and Ewan Birney appointed Joint Directors of EMBL-EBI, as Janet Thornton steps down.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Jeffrey Barrett to lead CTTV
Jeffrey Barrett appointed Director of CTTV, the GSK, EMBL-EBI and Sanger Institute partnership.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Moving 20 Petabytes
A blog extract by Ewan Birney reflects on the challenges of moving a massive data-centre.
LAB MATTERS2015
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Blog roundup: September
Pathfinding – poetic and practical – was a common theme in blogs from the EMBL network.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Art inspired by data science
Artist Stephen Wright gifts artwork inspired by DNA storage research to EMBL-EBI.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Celebrating 40 years of leading life science
"Thank you, EMBL, for changing my life" – reunion celebrates great science and great scientists
LAB MATTERS2014
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New genomics API
New genomics API allows researchers to share anonymised genetic data seamlessly across platforms.
LAB MATTERS2014
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Awards & Honours
EMBL scientists regularly receive prestigious awards - meet the latest honourees
LAB MATTERS2014
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On target
A new EMBL-EBI biomedical initiative works to determine the best target proteins for new drugs.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2014
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Cross-Channel collaboration
Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology
CONNECTIONS2014
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