Connections 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.
2024
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Lab Matters EMBL Rome volunteers participated in the European Researchers’ Night organised by the CNR in Montelibretti, attended by over 1,500 visitors. They prepared activities and games reflecting the wide variety of projects conducted at the site and across EMBL.
2024
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People & Perspectives Daniele Ancora is an ARISE fellow in the Light Imaging Facility at EMBL Rome. With a background in theoretical physics, he develops algorithms to improve image-based omics technologies. Learn about his interdisciplinary training and his little ‘obsessions’.
2024
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Connections 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).
2024
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Connections A delegation from Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities visited EMBL to strengthen ties and discuss future opportunities.
2024
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Connections 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.
2024
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Connections 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.
2024
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Science & Technology The dynamic world of proteomics is shaping the future of personalised medicine, but some obstacles stand in the way
2024
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Science & Technology EMBL Hamburg scientists and collaborators discovered a new molecular mechanism in which an unstructured protein disables one of the main cancer-promoting proteins by gluing them into an elongated stack. Data from human patient samples support the role of this mechanism in prostate cancer…
2024
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Connections 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.
2024
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Connections The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024
2024
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Science & Technology An interdisciplinary collaboration between Hamburg scientists has yielded new insights into the structure and function of a heat-resistant enzyme from an exotic microbe. In this interview, EMBL Hamburg’s Matthias Wilmanns and TUHH’s Garo Antranikian discuss how their collaboration developed and…
2023
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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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ConnectionsLab Matters 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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New framework to improve the FAIRness of clinical and molecular datasets
2023
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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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ConnectionsLab Matters 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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Lab MattersScience & Technology Dey Group holds second annual ‘labbatical’ to step outside daily research tasks with the help of single-celled model organisms.
2023
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ConnectionsLab Matters Scientists from EMBL and its French academic partners gathered at EMBL Rome for a workshop to foster collaboration and advance research in neuroscience.
2023
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Connections 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.
2023
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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…
2023
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Connections 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.
2022
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ConnectionsLab Matters The institutes have launched a joint new initiative which aims to make biology as engineerable as an aeroplane or a bridge.
2022
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Lab MattersScience & Technology The GEEF facility at EMBL Rome supports scientists worldwide with scientific expertise and state-of-the-art gene editing technologies.
2022
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Connections Researchers from EMBL and CSIC came together to discuss microbial communities, diversity, and behaviour, in the context of One Health.
2022
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ConnectionsLab Matters A new formal collaboration agreement enables will help smooth the transition from fundamental science to innovation.
2022
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Connections Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
2022
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and the Sapienza University of Rome confirm their reciprocal interest in intensifying collaborations and launch new opportunities for exchange of expertise
2022
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Judith Zaugg, Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg, has been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant of €2 million funded under the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme. Over the next five years, the grant will enable her group to study cellular interactions in the human bone…
2022
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Science & Technology Genomes are made up of thousands of individual pieces – genes – which are expressed at different levels. Researchers at EMBL have shed light on how the placement of a gene affects its expression, as well as that of its neighbours.
2022
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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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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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Connections A delegation from EMBL has participated in inauguration of a new facility — Incubator House — located in Szeged, Hungary.
2022
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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.
2021
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ConnectionsLab Matters The agreement focuses on reinforcing the collaboration between scientists to strengthen our understanding of the organism in its environment.
2021
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) signed a memorandum of understanding.
2021
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Science & Technology EMBL structural biology is part of an international collaboration addressing zoonotic disease caused by Lassa virus.
2021
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Independent impact review finds EMBL experimental services are ‘critical’ for research and endorses EMBL as a world-class service provider for academia and industry.
2021
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ConnectionsLab Matters The two organisations have signed a memorandum of understanding to support scientific cooperation in the exploration of coastal and oceanic ecosystems.
2021
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Lab Matters This autumn, students begin their PhD in research groups across EMBL’s six sites.
2021
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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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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and Helmholtz Association have signed a memorandum of understanding. The expanded collaboration of both institutions will focus on research related to health.
2021
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Science & Technology Packaged for simple installation and free use, the novel method DECODE enables researchers to reduce imaging times and increase localisation density in single-molecule localisation microscopy (SMLM).
2021
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Science & Technology A new collaborative study led by EMBL group leaders Kiran Patil, Nassos Typas, and Peer Bork has found that common medications accumulate in human gut bacteria. This process reduces drug effectiveness and affects the metabolism of common gut microbes, thereby altering the gut microbiome.
2021
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Giulia Zanetti from the Institute of Structural and Molecular Biology (ISMB) in London explains how the collaboration with the Cryo-Electron Microscopy Service Platform enabled her group to reveal the structure of protein transport complexes.
2021
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Science & Technology Analysis of more than 2 million images has boosted understanding of ocean microbes, shedding light on the distribution of nitrogen-fixers at a global level
2021
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Science & Technology A collaboration led by EMBL Hamburg’s Svergun Group used small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) at the European XFEL to obtain data on samples containing coronavirus spike proteins and antibodies that bind them.
2021
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Science & Technology Under the innovative Planetary Biology research theme, EMBL scientists aim to understand life in the context of its environment.
2021
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and the Swedish Science for Life Laboratory sign agreement to advance science together.
2021
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ConnectionsLab Matters A memorandum of understanding has been signed between EMBL and Inserm to strengthen their scientific cooperation.
2021
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People & Perspectives Zehra Sayers explains what makes the SESAME synchrotron special, why we should not fear failure, and why curiosity is her biggest driver.
2021
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Science & Technology EMBL Hamburg’s integrated structural biology facility has contributed to the success of a large-scale SARS-CoV-2 study
2021
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ConnectionsLab Matters A memorandum of understanding has been signed between EMBL, Collège de France, and the Institute of Biology of the Ecole Normale Supérieure (IBENS).
2021
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters This MoU formalises a 15-year collaboration between the two institutes and strengthens Grenoble as a European research centre in the life sciences.
2021
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Connections 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.
2020
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Science & Technology Biotechnology company BioNTech and Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz conduct collaborative research with EMBL scientists at the beamline P12 in Hamburg
2020
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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.
2020
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and CIML have signed a memorandum of understanding that will open up new scientific opportunities.
2020
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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.
2020
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Lab MattersScience & Technology Research facilities play a crucial role in the advancement of science by supporting scientists with specialised expertise and state-of-the-art equipment. The Microscopy Facility at EMBL Rome exemplifies this role by making a wide variety of light microscopy technologies available to its researchers…
2020
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People & Perspectives Erin Tranfield recently joined the EMBL Alumni Association Board as one of 15 newly elected members. Here, she talks about her new role on the board and reflects on how a life-changing event made her refocus her perspective on work and life.
2020
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters The EMBL International PhD Programme is one of EMBL’s flagship training programmes. It forms part of our efforts to train and inspire talented scientists to become skilled and creative future leaders. Submission of applications for the current PhD student recruitment round is now possible.
2020
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Lab Matters European collaboration receives funding to explore risks and impact of future infectious disease outbreaks.
2020
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Lab Matters EMBL is joining the virtual seminar series ‘Life Science Across the Globe’ – a timely initiative to foster international scientific exchange across countries and continents, starting on 1 July.
2020
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Science & Technology EMBL electron microscopy specialists collaborate with researchers from Heidelberg University Hospital to understand the changes occurring in cell structures upon SARS-CoV-2 infection.
2020
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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.
2020
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ConnectionsLab Matters 2020 call now open for FNR funding of bilateral projects between EMBL and Luxembourg
2020
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Lab Matters EMBL’s Jan Ellenberg reflects on the process of forming a European research infrastructure
2019
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Science & Technology A new paper describes a unique mechanism of partner selectivity in transcription factors.
2019
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People & Perspectives Crick and EMBL PhDs talk science over coffee
2019
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EMBL Announcements Children's rights stored in synthetic DNA
2019
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EMBL Announcements From 27–30 September, Tara will be docked in the port of Marseille, France’s second largest city.
2019
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People & Perspectives Exploring the cancer genomics labyrinth
2019
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EMBL Announcements Schoolchildren get creative with 3D protein structures
2019
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People & Perspectives Eric Karsenti's combined loves of biology and sailing set in motion the Tara Oceans expedition
2019
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Indrek Reimand discusses the life sciences in Estonia, a prospect member of EMBL.
2019
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Science & Technology EMBL scientists collaborate to develop new protocol for screening membrane protein stability
2019
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ConnectionsLab Matters Joining forces to support early-career scientists
2019
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EMBL Announcements EMBL Hamburg and Tara raise awareness of the risks of microplastic pollution and global infection
2019
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters Lithuania becomes EMBL’s 27th member state
2019
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Lab Matters Building bonds between academia and industry
2019
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Lab Matters The Nordic EMBL Partnership directors discuss the value of collaborating across borders
2019
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Lab Matters EMBL’s Plamena Markova reflects on the EMBL Partnership Programme
2019
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ConnectionsLab Matters On 5 February 2019, EMBL welcomed Poland as its 26th member state
2019
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives New director drives drug discovery partnership forward
2019
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Science & Technology EMBL-EBI industry case study: Biocatalysts
2018
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Lab MattersScience & Technology What does it take to create a vaccine or improve cancer therapies?
2018
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Lab Matters The EMBL Teens reporters discover the European Researchers’ Night
2018
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ConnectionsLab Matters Pharmaceutical company Sanofi strengthens drug targets discovery collaboration Open Targets
2018
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Science & Technology Europe PMC adds preprints to its search
2018
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Science & Technology New computational method uses multi-omics analysis for personalised medicine
2018
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ConnectionsLab Matters Montenegro becomes EMBL’s 25th member state
2018
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Lab Matters On April 12, EMBL hosted 200 attendees at its Annual Reception in Heidelberg and highlighted its role as a training hub.
2018
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ConnectionsLab Matters Montenegro’s Minister of Science discusses the importance of international collaboration in research
2018
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Science & Technology EMBL scientists create a turnover catalogue of almost 10.000 proteins from primary cells
2018
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Science & Technology Network of genes linked to development of diabetes
2018
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL welcomes Slovakia as its 24th member state
2018
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Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL instrumentation teams adapting tech to run biological experiments on the synchrotron after its upgrade
2018
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives Interview with EMBL’s Joint Heads of Government and EU Relations
2017
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Lab Matters 20,000 visitors get sneak peek at giant particle accelerators at DESY DAY in Hamburg
2017
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Lab MattersPeople & Perspectives EMBL and HeidelbergCement sign Memorandum of Understanding
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL and the European synchrotron ESRF extend their Joint Structural Biology Group
2017
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People & Perspectives Interview with Rolf-Dieter Heuer, guest speaker at EMBL's 2017 Annual Reception
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters How Australia’s associate membership of EMBL empowers scientists and drives collaboration
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL’s annual reception took place on 18 September, with more than 150 attendees
2017
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Connections Lars Steinmetz. Director of the Life Science Alliance, reflects on the EMBL|Stanford initiative
2017
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Connections EMBL’s Iain Mattaj, the new Chair of EIROforum, on EIROforum’s role
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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…
2017
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Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL-EBI, the Broad and UCSC Genomics Institute to build Data Coordination Platform with CZI support
2017
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EMBL AnnouncementsLab Matters EMBL welcomes its 23rd member state, with a promising collaboration already in place
2017
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Lab Matters EMBL Director-General, Iain Mattaj, reflects on the work done to establish a new site in Barcelona
2017
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ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL’s Monterotondo site strengthens links with the Italian scientific community
2017
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Science & Technology Parasite’s method of rewiring our immune response leads to novel tool for drug tests
2016
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Lab MattersScience & Technology EMBL study finds that rearranging how DNA packs the nucleus can activate cancer genes
2016
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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…
2014
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Lab Matters In a Memorandum of Understanding signed today, the European Commission (EC) and the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) formalise their desire to maintain and further develop their cooperation. “I am delighted to sign the renewed and strengthened Memorandum of Understanding between the…
2011
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Science & Technology The thousands of bacteria, fungi and other microbes that live in our gut are essential contributors to our good health. They break down toxins, manufacture some vitamins and essential amino acids, and form a barrier against invaders. A study published today in Nature shows that, at 3.3 million,…
2010
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Lab Matters Today, delegates representing the 19 member states of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) offered Australia associate membership in EMBL’s international community. The membership is planned to start officially in January 2008 and will initially last for seven years. “EMBL…
2007
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ConnectionsLab Matters 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,…
2006
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