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| Heidelberg/Zagreb, 29 June 2006 |
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| Croatia becomes EMBL's 19th Member State
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English Press
Release 29 June 2006 [PDF]
Croatian Press Release 29 June 2006 [PDF]
Croatia has officially joined
the European Molecular Biology Laboratory [EMBL] as the
organisation's 19th Member State. The Croatian parliament
ratified its membership after EMBL's council had accepted
the country's application.
"Joining EMBL is a very important step for science and research
in Croatia", says Dragan Primorac, Croatia's Minister for
Science, Education and Sport. "Participating in such a world-class
European research organisation will give the rapidly growing
field of molecular biology in Croatia a boost and will help
integrating Croatia's scientific elite even better in the European
research community. Croatia plans to take a very active role in
EMBL and hopes to contribute to European Molecular Biology
in many positive ways."
The delegate representing Croatia in EMBL's council will be
Professor Kresimir Pavelic, the Director of the Division of
Molecular Biology of Croatia's renowned Ruder Boskovic
Institute.
Since its foundation in 1974, EMBL has continuously expanded
its membership and now encompasses virtually all of Western
Europe and Israel. The joining of Croatia is an important first
step to expand EMBL's membership into the East of Europe. In
the past years Croatia has increased its scientific productivity by
150% and has developed considerable expertise in disciplines
such as functional genomics and forensic medicine.
"We are very pleased to welcome Croatia as a new member to
EMBL's international community", says Iain Mattaj, EMBL's
Director General. "Molecular Biology in Croatia has progressed
tremendously over the last years and EMBL will without doubt
benefit from the unique skills and competences the new member
provides."
Through its membership Croatia is going to contribute to the
diverse activities at EMBL and the many services it provides for
its Member States. As a European Centre of Excellence for
Molecular Biology EMBL plays an important role in leading
progress in molecular life science into new directions. It provides
scientists across Europe with the infrastructure and services
needed to conduct research on the highest level and continually
welcomes visitors to participate in collaborative projects and cutting-edge meetings. Through its renowned PhD Programme and
commitment to advanced training for scientists at various levels
EMBL creates highly trained staff that is exported throughout
Europe. 88% of EMBL alumni have assumed positions in academia
or industry in one of EMBL's member states.
EMBL operates from 5 different sites in Europe: the headquarters
in Heidelberg [Germany] and the four outstations in Grenoble
[France], Hamburg [Germany], Hinxton [UK] and
Monterotondo [Italy]. Its widespread networks of affiliated scientists,
alumni and institutional partners make EMBL a central
player in Molecular Biology across Europe and worldwide.
Press Contact
Anna-Lynn Wegener
Press Officer
EMBL Heidelberg
Tel: +49 +6221 387-8452
Email: wegener@embl.de |
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