{"id":112,"date":"2022-02-09T23:33:16","date_gmt":"2022-02-09T23:33:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/?page_id=112"},"modified":"2025-05-12T12:43:07","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T12:43:07","slug":"ar2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022","title":{"rendered":"2022"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <style>\n    #top.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_Hero_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"top\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed  | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n              Annual Report 2022          <\/h1>\n\n        <p class=\"vf-hero__subheading\">A year of exceptional life science research, services, training, industry collaboration, and integration of European life science research<\/p>\n    \n    \n        <a class=\"vf-hero__link\"\n      href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/annual-report-2022\/\">Download the report<svg width=\"24\"\n        height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n        <path\n          d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\"\n          fill=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n      <\/svg>\n    <\/a>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-1\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<nav class=\"vf-navigation vf-navigation--main | vf-cluster | vf-u-padding__top--0\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1rem !important;\">\n  <ul class=\"vf-navigation__list | vf-list | vf-cluster__inner\">\n<li id=\"menu-item-38212\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\" aria-current=\"page\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38206\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/research\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38207\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/services\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38208\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/training\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38204\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/innovation-translation\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Innovation &#038; Translation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38205\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/integrating-european-life-sciences\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Integrating European Life Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-38209\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/people-processes-places\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">People, Processes, Places<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<style>\n.vf-grid__col-1 {\n  margin-top: 1rem !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n\n<script>\n  document.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function () {\n    const currentPath = window.location.pathname.replace(\/\\\/$\/, ''); \/\/ Remove trailing slash\n    const navLinks = document.querySelectorAll('.vf-navigation__link');\n\n    let bestMatch = null;\n    let bestMatchLength = -1;\n\n    navLinks.forEach(link => {\n      const linkPath = link.getAttribute('href').replace(\/\\\/$\/, ''); 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The world came to realise that science was a means for finding answers and solutions. That\u2019s still the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, when I look back on 2022, I am struck by how our organisation \u2013 despite unexpected challenges \u2013 proved its mettle and value in conducting all-important research as well as delivering services, training, and innovation, more than ever before.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We launched our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/\">Molecules to Ecosystems Programme<\/a> that has already reaped benefits, garnered widespread support within and outside of the organisation, and most importantly, conveyed the necessary role molecular biology can and will play in understanding important global issues.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In this annual report, you will see numerous stories of harnessing our best molecular life science tools \u2013 from beamlines to cryo-EM to genomic sequencing to machine learning \u2013 all to shed light on the molecular basis of life from EMBL\u2019s unique, multidisciplinary, and international perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/foreword\">Read the full foreword here<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EH_080322_06-m-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-20738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EH_080322_06-m-1.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EH_080322_06-m-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/EH_080322_06-m-1-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Edith Heard, EMBL Director General. Credit: Kinga Lubowiecka\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  \n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/document\/annual-report-2022\/\" target=\"\">\n        \n        Download the annual report summary \n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\">A snapshot of EMBL 2022 facts and figures<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mohamed-Ali-Hakimi-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mohamed-Ali-Hakimi-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mohamed-Ali-Hakimi-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mohamed-Ali-Hakimi.jpg 512w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cThanks to collaboration with EMBL experts, we\u2019re going beyond technical and technological boundaries. We also have enriching exchanges about biological questions to see how we can make improvements.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u2014 Mohamed-Ali Hakimi, Directeur de recherche INSERM, Institute for Advanced Biosciences (Grenoble)<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <style>\n    #research.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_Mission1_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"research\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-hero--800 | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n            <a class=\"vf-hero__heading_link | heading_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/research\">         Mission 1: Research        \n      <\/a>\n          <\/h1>\n\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To perform fundamental research<\/strong> in molecular biology<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL is Europe\u2019s life sciences laboratory. The year 2022 marked the beginning of a new institutional programme, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/programme\/\">Molecules to Ecosystems<\/a>, and with that a broadened research scope that included studying the molecular mechanisms of ecosystems and life in context. With this wider outlook, EMBL researchers built on its core research to go also in new directions and collaborate across disciplines while continuing to shed important insights on fundamental molecular biology research.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From using artificial intelligence to discover the mysteries around a true molecular giant, to research tools that provide new molecular insights to better understand agricultural pesticides, EMBL researchers had a prolific year. The fundamental research provided in&nbsp; the Programme can transform our understanding of life on earth and informs potential solutions for some of society\u2019s biggest challenges, such as irreversible loss of biodiversity, antimicrobial resistance, pollution, climate change, food security, and emergent pathogens.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cThe cryo-ET work at EMBL establishes a transformative framework to do high-resolution structural biology in context. Ribosomes and mycoplasma cells are just the beginning. I believe the golden age of structural biology is yet to come.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"280\" height=\"280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liang_Xu1.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liang_Xu1.jpg 280w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Liang_Xu1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 280px) 100vw, 280px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2013 Liang Xue, Mahamid Group postdoctoral fellow, on critical EMBL techniques and collaborations for his research and their wider impacts<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <style>\n    #services.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230515_Mission2_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"services\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-hero--800 | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n            <a class=\"vf-hero__heading_link | heading_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/services\">         Mission 2: Services        \n      <\/a>\n          <\/h1>\n\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To offer vital services to scientists in the member states and beyond<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL\u2019s scientific services and facilities provide a range of services that help illuminate what we can learn about life sciences. In 2022, users from across Europe and beyond gained access to EMBL\u2019s expertise, technologies, and open data. The Imaging Centre started its first full year of service and structural biologists in Grenoble supported vital infection biology research. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL-EBI was at the forefront of ensuring that biodiversity data were openly available to the global scientific community and continued to enable 107 million web requests a day.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em><em>\u201cThere are very few people doing cryo-electron microscopy in the field. When you think of fieldwork equipment, you think of binoculars, not of sample preparation for high-end cryo-EM. The power of this technology is opening up new questions that biologists anywhere can now address. During the TREC expedition, EMBL mobile labs will enable this and more.\u201d <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Anna-Steyer.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u2014 Anna Steyer, Cryo-Electron Tomography Specialist, Mattei Team at EMBL Heidelberg<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <style>\n    #training.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_Mission3_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"training\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-hero--800 | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n            <a class=\"vf-hero__heading_link | heading_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/training\">         Mission 3: Training        \n      <\/a>\n          <\/h1>\n\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To train scientists, students, and visitors at all levels<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As EMBL returned to in-person training in 2022, EMBL provided training and helped share scientific information to 8,736 people via its virtual courses and conferences from 94 countries that included 125 PhD students and 94 postdocs, and 670 scientific visitors. The year also included the start of EIPOD-LinC, a new postdoc programme that strengthens the connection between EMBL and its member states. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, an EMBL Fellows Career Service study showed a broadening occupational path for early-career scientists that confirmed the need for EMBL career workshops and seminars to continue sharing a wide range of career options to participants.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\">&#8220;<em>This course far exceeded my expectations; it was the perfect mixture of theory, hands-on experiments, and networking. An incredible opportunity not only to learn but also to meet people from all over the world.&#8221; <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Antonela_Lavatelli_cropped-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Antonela_Lavatelli_cropped-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Antonela_Lavatelli_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Antonela_Lavatelli_cropped.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2013 Antonela Lavatelli, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Centre for Research in Agricultural Genomics; Attendee of an EMBL course in July 2022<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <style>\n    #innovation.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_Mission4_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"innovation\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-hero--800 | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n            <a class=\"vf-hero__heading_link | heading_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/innovation-translation\">         Mission 4: Innovation &#038; Translation         \n      <\/a>\n          <\/h1>\n\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>To actively engage in technology transfer and industry relations<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Industry-EMBL collaborations are win-win. This past year EMBL \u2018beta tested\u2019 a next-generation flow cytometer developed by BD Biosciences, offering vital researcher insights to the company while also benefiting from this new technology.&nbsp; Additional joint activity like the cooperation established this year with the BioInnovation Institute in Denmark, will help guide entrepreneurial innovations grounded in molecular biology. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These EMBL activities are supported by EMBLEM, EMBL&#8217;s wholly owned commercial tech transfer partner, that in 2022 helped develop and conclude collaborations between 51 industry partners and 25 EMBL scientists.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em><em>\u201cWe are pleased to collaborate with EMBL, which represents some of the most cutting-edge life sciences research in Europe. Together we can boost our shared vision of utilising life science innovation to create an impact for people and society.\u201d <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Markus_Herrga\u030ard_cropped_square-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Markus_Herrga\u030ard_cropped_square-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Markus_Herrga\u030ard_cropped_square-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Markus_Herrga\u030ard_cropped_square.jpg 427w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Markus Herrg\u00e5rd, BioInnovation Institute Foundation (BII)\u2019s Chief Technology Officer<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <style>\n    #integration.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_Mission5_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"integration\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-hero--800 | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n            <a class=\"vf-hero__heading_link | heading_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/integrating-european-life-sciences\">         Mission 5: Integrating European Life Sciences        \n      <\/a>\n          <\/h1>\n\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To coordinate and integrate European life science research<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL scientists and experts from various departments provided coordination and support for colleagues across member states throughout 2022, including EMBL\u2019s Partnership Conference, seminars, info days, scientific and awareness workshops and joint research projects. These activities were essential for projects upholding the implementation of EMBL\u2019s five-year Programme, such as the Planetary Biology flagship project, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/trec\/\">Traversing European Coastlines (TREC), <\/a>that will combine the expertise and infrastructure of EMBL and multiple European partners to initiate a new era of coastal ecosystems exploration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Likewise, new collaborative agreements established in 2022 added to a powerful and growing network of European scientific partners that aims to bridge the gaps of the life science landscape.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cScience is global and the Ministry of Science and Education considers international scientific cooperation one of its strategic goals. These Info Days are a new step towards strengthening scientific potential in Croatia.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/s200_hrvoje.me_tri_.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/s200_hrvoje.me_tri_.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/s200_hrvoje.me_tri_-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2013 Hrvoje Me\u0161tri\u0107, Director for Science and Technology at the Ministry of Science and Education, Croatia<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  <style>\n    #operations.vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_Operations_AR2022-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"operations\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed | vf-hero--800 | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n            <a class=\"vf-hero__heading_link | heading_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2022\/people-processes-places\">         People, Processes, &#038; Places        \n      <\/a>\n          <\/h1>\n\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>Scientific excellence thrives when the&nbsp; organisation thrives. EMBL continues to prioritise and advance initiatives in open science, sustainability, and equality, diversity, and inclusion. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its community is strong because every single person working at EMBL plays a key role in the organisation\u2019s success, and the research it helps to advance worldwide.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, EMBL\u2019s alumni community shows again and again how EMBL nurtures scientists to go beyond their time at EMBL and continue having great impacts in science and related fields.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em><em>&#8220;At EMBL, we are reconsidering when and how we use plastic in our labs, and participating in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.environment.admin.cam.ac.uk\/green-labs\/leaf\">LEAF (Laboratory Efficiency Assessment Framework) <\/a>helps us be more sustainable in how we do science. I don\u2019t foresee any problems in trying to install good practices, but we need to make them the default and not the exception.&#8221; <\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-6\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--large vf-profile--inline | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Flora-Vincent.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" >\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-5\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\">\u2014 Flora Vincent, Group Leader at EMBL Heidelberg<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n      #wp-block-29 .vf-section-header__text,\n    #wp-block-29 .vf-section-header__subheading,\n    #wp-block-29 .vf-section-header__heading,\n    #wp-block-29 .vf-section-header,\n    #wp-block-29 .vf-section-header__heading--is-link,\n    #wp-block-29 .vf-section-header__heading--is-link:visited {\n   color: #fff !important;\n }\n    #wp-block-29 .vf-card-container::before {\n  background:url(https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/20230508_UnitReviews_PaperTexture_AR2022-scaled.jpg);\n  background-position: 50%;\n  background-size: cover; }\n <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-29\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container vf-card-container__col-4 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n\">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600 | vf-u-sr-only\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n        Reviews of EMBL units in 2022    <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_BCN-review.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_BCN-review.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_BCN-review-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_BCN-review-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/e8sac2022-DG-Response-to-EMBL-Barcelona-Review-Report.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL Barcelona \n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMBL\u2019s newest site, opened in 2017, focuses on tissue biology and disease modelling, including<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> questions about the molecular control of embryonic tissues, and applied projects which model a wide range of disease types using 3D <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">in vitro <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">human tissues.<\/span><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Services-review.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Services-review.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Services-review-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Services-review-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/e4sac2022-DG-Response-to-EMBL-Core-Facilities-Review-Report.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL Core Facilities \n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\">EMBL Core Facilities in Heidelberg provide life science researchers with the latest scientific expertise and technologies, such as light and electron microscopy, chemical biology, metabolomics, proteomics, genomics, flow cytometry, and protein expression and purification.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Training-review.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Training-review.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Training-review-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_Training-review-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/e6sac2022-DG-Response-to-EMBL-Training-Review-Report.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL Training\n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">EMBL\u2019s multifaceted training programme targets all career stages in the life sciences. Alongside formal scientist training, our Science Education and Public Engagement Office (SEPE, formerly ELLS) shares scientific discoveries with young learners and teachers through inspiring activities.<\/span><\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_SCB-review.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_SCB-review.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_SCB-review-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/2022AR-improved-pics_SCB-review-768x461.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\n  <div class=\"vf-card__content | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n          <h3 class=\"vf-card__heading\">\n                  <a class=\"vf-card__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/embl-council\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/e10sac2022-DG-Response-to-EMBL-SCB-Unit-Review-Report.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL Structural and Computational Biology \n                  <svg aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"vf-card__heading__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" width=\"1em\" height=\"1em\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\">\n            <path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"currentColor\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path>\n          <\/svg>\n        <\/a>\n              <\/h3>\n    \n    \n          <p class=\"vf-card__text\">This unit\u2019s transdisciplinary research programme includes themes of structural cell biology, systems biology, microbiome research, spatial metabolomics, single-cell genomics, multi-omics, data integration, and structural bioinformatics.<\/p>\n      <\/div>\n<\/article>\n\n\n          <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:15px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div class=\"vf-section-header\">\n    <a href=\"\/about\" class=\"vf-section-header__heading vf-section-header__heading--is-link\" style=\"margin-bottom:32px;\">About EMBL <svg class=\"vf-section-header__icon | vf-icon vf-icon-arrow--inline-end\" aria-hidden=\"true\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M0 12c0 6.627 5.373 12 12 12s12-5.373 12-12S18.627 0 12 0C5.376.008.008 5.376 0 12zm13.707-5.209l4.5 4.5a1 1 0 010 1.414l-4.5 4.5a1 1 0 01-1.414-1.414l2.366-2.367a.25.25 0 00-.177-.424H6a1 1 0 010-2h8.482a.25.25 0 00.177-.427l-2.366-2.368a1 1 0 011.414-1.414z\" fill=\"\" fill-rule=\"nonzero\"><\/path><\/svg><\/a>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/acxngcvroo.cloudimg.io\/v7\/https:\/\/www.embl.org\/files\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/logo-of-icons.png\" alt=\"EMBL Logo made of scientific icons\" title=\"EMBL Logo made of scientific icons\" class=\"\">\n  <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<p>With&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/member-states\/\">28 member states<\/a>, laboratories at six sites across Europe and thousands of scientists and engineers working together, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is a powerhouse of biological expertise. EMBL is an intergovernmental organisation, headquartered in Heidelberg, and was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting molecular biology research in Europe, training young scientists, and developing new technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL currently employs more than 1,800 people in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/barcelona\/\">Barcelona<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/grenoble\/\">\u200b\u200bGrenoble<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/hamburg\/\">Hamburg<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/heidelberg\/\">Heidelberg<\/a>,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/\">EMBL-EBI Hinxton<\/a>&nbsp;(near Cambridge), and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/sites\/rome\/\">Rome<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Publishing hundreds of research articles and hosting dozens of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/events\/\">conferences<\/a>&nbsp;every year, EMBL is driving visionary fundamental research, and training Europe\u2019s future scientific talent.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<style>\n.vf-grid__col-6 {\ngrid-column-gap: 0rem !important;\n}\n<\/style>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"vf_template_home-page.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"embl_taxonomy":[],"class_list":["post-112","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"embl_taxonomy_terms":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=112"}],"version-history":[{"count":189,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39411,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/112\/revisions\/39411"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=112"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=112"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}