Rolf Apweiler: what I’ve learned

From student helper to EMBL-EBI Director, Rolf Apweiler has shaped the journey of EMBL and bioinformatics for over four decades

Where ‘Sleeping Beauty’ is more than a fairy tale

Kendrew awardee Irma Querques keeps ‘writing’ scientific success stories, and this unique transposon is often at the heart of them

Celebrating EMBL Mentorship from Alumni

We’re celebrating nearly five years of the EMBL Alumni Mentoring Programme — supporting and connecting staff in scientific and non-scientific roles across EMBL.

EMBL Hamburg’s ‘origin story’: Kenneth Holmes and the first synchrotron diffraction experiment

This year EMBL Hamburg turns 50 as an official EMBL site. However, EMBL’s connection to the city goes back further than 1975. In fact, EMBO funded experiments and were taking place in Hamburg half a decade earlier, and an ‘EMBL’ laboratory had already been constructed there before the…

After EMBL: Umlaut.bio and its potential role in drug development

EMBL expands research expeditions to freshwater ecosystems, thanks to philanthropy

New philanthropic support from the Klaus Tschira Stiftung advances pioneering research into freshwater ecosystems, bringing science back to the field to study Europe’s ecological communities and how they are affected by human activities

EMBL celebrates 50 years of its French site

Together with institutional partners, alumni, and collaborators who have been part of EMBL’s scientific journey over the years, we engaged in insightful discussions and reflected on EMBL Grenoble’s key scientific milestones

EMBL Annual Report 2024 is live

Find out more about our activities in 2024 across our missions and sites

Election Results: EAA board Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer

Announcing the results of the 2025 EMBL Alumni Association (EAA) Treasurer and Deputy Treasurer elections

EMBL Partnership Conference explores AI in One Health

Scientific representatives from across Europe and beyond discuss potential of AI in life sciences