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4 November 2024 Around 40 international people of all ages posing together before a big mobile laboratory truck with logos of EMBL, TREC, and industry sponsors printed on its side.

TREC in numbers: the expedition’s impact so far

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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16 August 2024 Two trucks with EMBL and TREC logos drive along a road next to the seaside, in the background are hills and houses from the suburbs of Athens.

TREC expedition concludes sampling in Greece

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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17 June 2024

TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast

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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22 April 2024 A woman is looking through a book and checking a microscopy image on the screen of a laptop in front of her. On her left, there is the Curiosity microscope, which consists of grey, blue and yellow blocks connected with a red stripe.

Sparking curiosity: the Curiosity microscope

Lab Matters BIOcean5D is an EMBL-coordinated project co-funded by the European Union that unites 31 institutes to address pressing global challenges on marine biodiversity.

2024

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18 April 2024 Group picture with a truck-size laboratory on wheels in the background

TREC sets off along the Mediterranean coast

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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19 February 2024 Collage of nine pictures with seven photographs showing expedition members sampling and engaging in public outreach activities, and two photos showing EMBL’s new mobile labs.

TREC in 2024: bringing it home

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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9 January 2024 Latvian flag comprised of deep red with a horizontal white stripe across the center

Latvia becomes EMBL’s 29th member state

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

TREC – Towards the end of the first phase

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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31 October 2023

EMBL’s southern hemisphere connection

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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21 September 2023 Group photo of the participants of the 12th annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine in Espoo, Finland.

Forging collaborations across the Nordics

ConnectionsLab Matters 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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26 June 2023

Connecting scientists, engaging citizens

ConnectionsLab Matters 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.

2023

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28 April 2023 two students wear virtual reality headsets

Building a broader European science community

ConnectionsLab Matters 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 April 2023 Photo of a human hand introducing a small element into a machine at the SPC Facility.

EMBL Hamburg joins northern European life science consortium

ConnectionsLab Matters 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…

2023

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4 April 2023 A mobile lab on a road, with the TREC logo on the side.

TREC is underway!

EMBL Announcements EMBL’s planetary biology flagship TREC expedition has officially started. The new project applies EMBL's expertise and technologies in molecular and cellular biology to current environmental challenges, and connects with a wide range of research disciplines.

2023

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20 February 2023 The Estonian flag

EMBL welcomes Estonia as full member

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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7 February 2023 BII and EMBL logos are on a white band set against a wavy green background

Promoting European innovation in the life sciences

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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25 January 2023 A group photo from the BiOcean5D launch meeting

BIOcean5D targets marine biodiversity

ConnectionsLab Matters EMBL hosts inaugural meeting for major interdisciplinary project designed to boost understanding of ocean life

2023

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18 November 2022 Group photo of speakers and organisers standing in front of a slide saying “Welcome to the DANEMO Symposium”.

Promoting EMBL opportunities for the Danish scientific community

Connections 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…

2022

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17 November 2022 A graphic showing the logos of EMBL and the University of Malta

EMBL builds on links with Malta

Connections EMBL deepens scientific collaboration, opening the door for greater engagement and opportunities for Malta’s life science community

2022

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12 October 2022 A group photo taken at the EMBL Heidelberg site, showing members of EMBL and the Ruder Boskovic Institute

EMBL deepens ties with Croatia

Connections Visit of delegation from the Ruđer Bošković Institute to EMBL Heidelberg marks a new chapter in scientific and institutional cooperation

2022

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7 October 2022 A group of people at EMBL's partnership conference

The EMBL Connection

Connections EMBL's Partnership Conference highlights the value of its networks, bringing researchers together to build new scientific connections.

2022

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7 September 2022 Female scientist stands in laboratory setting

Augmenting science

Lab Matters The Scientific Visitor Programme shares EMBL tools and talent with outside researchers in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments.

2022

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24 August 2022 A building with glass facades and courtyard in front.

Spotlight: EMBL Imaging Centre, Heidelberg

Lab Matters EMBL’s imaging centre makes advanced microscopy technologies accessible to the international scientific community.

2022

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2 June 2022 BII and EMBL logos are on a white band set against a wavy green background

Teamed up to innovate

ConnectionsLab Matters A new formal collaboration agreement enables will help smooth the transition from fundamental science to innovation.

2022

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9 February 2022 The logos of EMBL and the Latvian Biomedical Research and Study Centre

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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