{"id":1330,"date":"2022-04-09T11:10:02","date_gmt":"2022-04-09T11:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/?page_id=1330"},"modified":"2022-06-07T09:32:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-07T09:32:22","slug":"leading-the-dialogue-on-societal-challenges","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2021\/leading-the-dialogue-on-societal-challenges","title":{"rendered":"Leading the dialogue on societal challenges"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <style>\n    .vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220524_AR2021_banners-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"\" 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 2021          <\/h1>\n\n        <p class=\"vf-hero__subheading\">A year of exceptional life science research, training, service, industry collaboration, and integration of European life science research.<\/p>\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<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Leading the dialogue on societal challenges<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMBL hosts international forums to share information and ideas on pressing global challenges, contributing to shaping effective solutions.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"613\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EID20-01_keyvisual_SARS-CoV-2_RGB-m.jpg\" alt=\"An artistic impression of a virus in the centre, surrounded by elements relating to the COVID-19 pandemic\" class=\"wp-image-647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EID20-01_keyvisual_SARS-CoV-2_RGB-m.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EID20-01_keyvisual_SARS-CoV-2_RGB-m-300x184.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/EID20-01_keyvisual_SARS-CoV-2_RGB-m-768x471.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">The COVID-19 pandemic exposed the inextricable links between individual health and the health of those around us. An EMBL conference brought together experts from different fields together to review current knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 and discuss the role ahead for scientists. Credit: Aleksandra Krolik\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic showed once again the inextricable links between individual health and the health of those around us. It also demanded nurturing and encouraging dialogue at political, institutional, and scientific levels in Europe and worldwide. Not surprisingly, EMBL stepped in to provide avenues for dialogue on wider issues beyond just the current pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"vf-figure  | vf-figure--align vf-figure--align-inline-end  size-medium\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"164\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SNS_Science-and-society_Keyvisual_2021_RGB-m-300x164.jpg\" alt=\"Colourful illustrations of various plants, animals, and outline of a human chest with internal organs.\" class=\"wp-image-648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SNS_Science-and-society_Keyvisual_2021_RGB-m-300x164.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SNS_Science-and-society_Keyvisual_2021_RGB-m-768x420.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/SNS_Science-and-society_Keyvisual_2021_RGB-m.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Human, animal, and ecosystem health are intricately connected; we can only be as healthy as the world around us. The 22nd EMBL Science &amp; Society Conference explored the One Health approach, which advocates for greater cross-sectoral collaboration and communication across the human-animal-environment interface. Credit: Aleksandra Krolik\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Two years after the first identification of COVID-19 cases in late 2019, EMBL once again<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/eid21-01\/\"> brought together experts from different fields to present the current knowledge on SARS-CoV-2 molecular biology<\/a> and epidemiology, as well as strategies and approaches towards developing anti-infectives and vaccines. The result of this international conference was a wider discussion on guarding against<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/events\/six-ways-to-protect-the-planet-against-pandemics\/\"> future pandemics<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, EMBL hosted its<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/sns21-01\/\"> 22nd annual Science &amp; Society conference<\/a>, which addressed One Health and its myriad aspects, such as antimicrobial resistance, environmental science, food safety, and zoonotic disease. The conference explored how to harness the potential of One Health research and gave researchers the opportunity to consider new networks and collaborations that incorporate partners like NGOs, industries, and governments.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div style=\"height:266px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | 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\/2022\/05\/CP-60031715.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><em><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><em>\u201cEMBL is uniquely placed to create a bridge between \u2018Science &amp; Society\u2019, and our conference on One Health gave us a fantastic opportunity to do just that.\u201d<\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">&nbsp;\u2013 Lucia von Bredow, EMBL Bioethics Manager and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/science-society\/\">Science &amp; Society<\/a> Lead<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--tertiary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n                Read more about these conferences:                  <\/h3> \n        <ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/eid21-01\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">SARS-CoV-2 \u2013 Two years on: science meets the challenge \u2013 Course and Conference Office<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/events\/six-ways-to-protect-the-planet-against-pandemics\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Six Ways to Protect the Planet Against Pandemics*<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/course-and-conference-office\/events\/sns21-01\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One health: integrating human, animal and environmental health<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-1\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container  | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n          <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n            <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/\">Back to Annual report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\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=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PRO_Keyvisual_Proteomics_in_Cell_Biology-m-2.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"Graphic representation with mix of molecules, dna representation and other biologic symbols\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PRO_Keyvisual_Proteomics_in_Cell_Biology-m-2.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/PRO_Keyvisual_Proteomics_in_Cell_Biology-m-2-300x181.jpg 300w, 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