Academia, industry, or somewhere else?
New analysis of EMBL alumni highlights an evolving career landscape with a wide range of opportunities for early-career life scientists.
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Investing in Italy by translating EMBL expertise to the market
Experiences at EMBL Rome led former group leader to establish his start-up in Italy, developing a new generation of gene therapies Technologies and methods developed for fundamental research are often considered to be solely for academic purposes – aimed at building knowledge instead of…
EMBL Alumni Relations in 2021: a year of growth
We’d like to share our deepest gratitude for the support given to EMBL by its alumni in 2021 — as members of the EMBL Alumni Association and, where relevant, as volunteers, ambassadors, participants and donors. Former staff are consistently staying in touch and making a real difference for…
Denis Duboule Selected as Inaugural Kafatos Lectures Speaker
EMBL alumnus Denis Duboule has been selected as the speaker for the 2022 inaugural Kafatos Lectures, which aims to bring groundbreaking, relevant science to the general public annually. The Kafatos Lecture series was launched in 2021 to bring groundbreaking life science research to the public and…
Together, We Can Make a Difference
Those who have worked for EMBL know the enormous power of its people, its ethos and its way of doing things. For nearly 50 years, our scientists have made major breakthroughs by approaching the mysteries of life with curiosity and openness. EMBL research has brought us closer to solving some of…
Addressing the biodiversity crisis with 12,000 reptiles – or one database
An EMBL alumnus reflects on the database he started as a graduate student 25 years ago at EMBL
Newly-launched Kafatos Lectures to bring groundbreaking science to the public
New lecture series to bring groundbreaking life sciences to the public
EMBL alum takes DNA sequencing to the field
A mobile molecular tool is helping us better assess biodiversity impacts in endangered New Zealand species, and around the world
Ken Holmes
Ken Holmes, outstanding pioneer of structural biology and founder of EMBL's Hamburg site, died on 2 November 2021 at the age of 87
German Cross of Merit for former EMBL Director General
Iain Mattaj honoured with the Verdienstkreuz for fostering connections with the German public