{"id":38692,"date":"2025-02-25T15:01:54","date_gmt":"2025-02-25T15:01:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/?page_id=38692"},"modified":"2025-06-26T08:41:37","modified_gmt":"2025-06-26T08:41:37","slug":"ar2024","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2024"},"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\/2025\/05\/20250515_Hero-AR2024-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 2024          <\/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      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\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-39337\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Home<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-39333\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/research\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Research<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-39331\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/services\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-39332\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/training\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Training<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-39336\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/innovation-and-translation\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Innovation and Translation<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-39335\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/integrating-european-life-sciences\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">Integrating European Life Sciences<\/a><\/li>\n<li id=\"menu-item-39334\" class=\"vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item vf-navigation__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/people-processes-places\" class=\"vf-navigation__link\">People, Processes, Places<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n<\/nav>\n<!--\/vf-navigation-->\n\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\">Acceleration in the right direction<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">We celebrated 50 years of growth and achievements, but EMBL is shaping its future today<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The year 2024 offered a unique opportunity to reflect on the past while also looking forward.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just because it was EMBL\u2019s 50th anniversary \u2013 which was certainly an auspicious occasion. In 2024, our three-year-old &#8216;Molecules to Ecosystems&#8217; programme demonstrated that it is pointing us in the right direction. EMBL is accelerating toward its next 50 years\u2026and beyond.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2022, when we started this research programme, I was excited by the expanded direction in which it would lead us. Our Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) project would take molecular biology expertise into the field. We would forge new collaborations. We would push technology, bringing it into environmental settings, too. We would harness the newest, most sensitive tools to ensure success across the entire organisation and across Europe more generally. And most importantly, we would broaden EMBL\u2019s perspective to address critical societal issues that benefit from an interwoven molecular perspective in multidisciplinary approaches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s annual report offers a glimpse into the ongoing engagement that we sparked \u2013 involvement I attribute to our amazing staff and our programme\u2019s collaborative approach to studying life in context. The linked stories highlight the steady pace of fundamental life sciences work that increasingly shed light on the complexity of living matter, biodiversity, and ecosystem changes. I believe our work has a new sense of urgency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/foreword\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2024\/foreword\">Read the full foreword here<\/a><\/strong><\/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=\"786\" height=\"540\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EH_080322_09_crop.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-38425\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EH_080322_09_crop.jpg 786w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EH_080322_09_crop-300x206.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/05\/EH_080322_09_crop-768x528.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 786px) 100vw, 786px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">Edith Heard EMBL Director General<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250624_2024_AR_PDF_Digital.pdf\" target=\"\">\n    <button class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary\">\n        Download 2024 EMBL Annual Report Summary (English)    <\/button>\n<\/a>\n<!--\/vf-button-->\n\n\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/documents\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/20250624_2024_AR_PDF_FRENCH_digital.pdf\" target=\"\">\n    <button class=\"vf-button vf-button--primary\">\n        Download 2024 EMBL Annual Report Summary (French)    <\/button>\n<\/a>\n<!--\/vf-button-->\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"vf-divider\">\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\/2025\/03\/Anna-Maria-Bernin.jpeg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Anna-Maria-Bernin.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Anna-Maria-Bernin-150x150.jpeg 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--1\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:300\"><em>\u201cEMBL is synonymous with excellence. As one of EMBL\u2019s founding members, Italy strongly believes in its value as a leading international research organisation.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--4\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u2013 Anna Maria Bernini, Italian Minister of Research and University<\/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\/2025\/04\/20250422_Hero-Research-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\/ar2024\/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\u2019s research aims to understand the basis of life at a molecular level and in the context of different environments.&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Seven cross-cutting research themes offered significant, diverse findings and milestones in 2024: Molecular Building Blocks, Multicellular Dynamics, Microbial Ecosystems, Infection Biology, Human Ecosystems, Planetary Biology, and Theory@EMBL.<br><\/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>\u201cTissue engineering and growing organs-on-a-chip allow us to study diseases with much more complexity and detail, as well as provide useful platforms for screening vaccine candidates.\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=\"155\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maria-Bernebeu.jpg\" 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\">\u2013 Maria Bernabeu,  EMBL Barcelona Group Leader<\/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\/2025\/04\/20250422_Hero-Services-1-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\/ar2024\/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 encompass over 40 bioinformatics and data resources and over 20 experimental services in structural biology, imaging, genomics, proteomics, metabolomics, <em>in vivo<\/em> gene editing, chemical biology, and mobile labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each year, EMBL prides itself on its technological offerings to users, and in 2024, this included establishing a new core facility, the Microbial Automation and Culturomics Core Facility. Naturally, the year\u2019s highlights include much more.<\/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>\u201cPublic data were essential to the development of AlphaFold. The careful curation of such large data resources, representing the collective output of an entire subfield of biology, is exactly what enables our machine learning models to generalise well across such a huge range of proteins, enabling further breakthroughs in machine learning in other scientific areas.\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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John_Jumper-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John_Jumper-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John_Jumper-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/John_Jumper.jpg 692w\" 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\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\">\u2014 John Jumper, Senior Director at Google DeepMind<\/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\/2025\/05\/20250506_Hero-Banners_training-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\/ar2024\/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>EMBL training aims to foster scientific inquiry and share knowledge among scientists, students, and visitors at all levels in the life sciences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Notably, in 2024, the European Commission renewed funding to EMBL\u2019s unique infrastructure training programme, ARISE2. Additionally, TREC and the anniversary celebration lent themselves to important engagement activities, with impacts felt throughout Europe.&nbsp;<br><\/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>\u201cARISE2 is instrumental in preparing Europe\u2019s next generation for careers in research infrastructures, which are crucial for the progression of fundamental research.\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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Geert-Van-Minnebruggen-Need-approval.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Geert-Van-Minnebruggen-Need-approval.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Geert-Van-Minnebruggen-Need-approval-150x150.jpg 150w\" 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 Geert Van Minnebruggen, Technology Director at VIB, an ARISE2 partner<\/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\/2025\/05\/20250514_Hero-Banners_innovation5-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\/ar2024\/innovation-and-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>EMBL\u2019s strengths in research, services, and training make it a perfect industry partner and a breeding ground for research that sows the seeds for technology transfer. EMBL\u2019s tech transfer arm, EMBLEM, is pivotal to that success. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2024, among other achievements,&nbsp; EMBL was engaged in several research projects with translational components.&nbsp;Additionally, EMBLEM introduced an inspiring and logistically helpful entrepreneurial workshop series.&nbsp;<br><\/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>\u201cEMBL is the best example for how science should be done: international, well-equipped, with the goal of gaining deep understanding of fundamental mechanisms of biology, eventually offering solutions for diseases and preservation of our environment.\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=\"256\" height=\"256\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Huseyin-Besir.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Huseyin-Besir.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Huseyin-Besir-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/>\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 H\u00fcseyin Besir, Head of R&amp;D, BBI Solutions; Former Head of Protein Expression &amp; Purification Core Facility at EMBL (2006\u20132015)<\/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\/2025\/05\/20250506_Hero-Banners_integration-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\/ar2024\/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>This EMBL mission stems from the principle that institutional collaborations, strategic alliances, and partnerships underpin scientific excellence across borders and disciplines. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The year provided ample opportunity for all of this, thanks to EMBL\u2019s unique Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) project that fortified older collaborations while forging new ones. Additionally, Bulgaria became EMBL\u2019s newest prospect member state.<\/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>\u201cThe experience of the TREC mission, with its pan-European dimension and huge potential in terms of the volume of data collected, proved that only when researchers, governments, industry, and civil society collaborate can we ensure the conservation of biodiversity and sustainability of wider ecosystems.\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\/2025\/05\/Zoe-Rapti.jpg\" 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\"><strong><em>\u2013 Zoe Rapti, Member of Greek Parliament; former Deputy Minister of Development, responsible for Research and Innovation, Greece, 2024<\/em><\/strong><\/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\/2025\/04\/20250422_Hero-PPP-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\/ar2024\/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>For many people, 2024 will be best remembered as EMBL\u2019s 50th anniversary, with a scientific symposium that brought together its vibrant community, showcased its many scientific contributions, and drove discussions on the future of Europe&#8217;s leading life sciences laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Additionally, the International Institute for Sustainable Laboratories recognised EMBL with its 2024 Outstanding Lab Programs and Initiatives Award \u2013 a notable acknowledgement of its progress in this area and one more way that EMBL is readying itself for the future.<\/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>\u201cFor me, EMBL was the place where nothing was impossible, the place enabling groundbreaking ideas to be tested and transformed into scientific innovations.\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=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maiwen-Caudron-Herger-Need-approval-300x300.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maiwen-Caudron-Herger-Need-approval-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maiwen-Caudron-Herger-Need-approval-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Maiwen-Caudron-Herger-Need-approval.jpg 400w\" 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 Ma\u00efwen Caudron-Herger, Group Leader, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ); Predoctoral Fellow at EMBL (2001\u20132005)<\/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\/2025\/04\/20250422_Hero-Reviews-1-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-3 | vf-u-fullbleed  \n\">\n        <div class=\"vf-card-container__inner\">\n            <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n        Reviews of EMBL units in 2024    <\/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=\"1024\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-EMBL-Rome-unit-review-photo-1024x535.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-EMBL-Rome-unit-review-photo-1024x535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-EMBL-Rome-unit-review-photo-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-EMBL-Rome-unit-review-photo-768x401.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-EMBL-Rome-unit-review-photo-1536x803.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-EMBL-Rome-unit-review-photo.jpg 1913w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\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\/2024\/04\/e4sac2024-DG-Response-to-EMBL-Rome-Unit-Review-Report-2024.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL Rome\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 site in Italy focuses on the interdisciplinary investigation of epigenetics and neurobiology, connecting experts who study the control of gene expression with those examining sensory processing and behavioural control. Additionally, EMBL Rome operates a set of core facilities that establish and deliver cutting-edge tools and technologies.<\/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=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-IT-Services-unit-review-photo.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-IT-Services-unit-review-photo.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-IT-Services-unit-review-photo-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/AR-2024-IT-Services-unit-review-photo-768x512.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\/2024\/04\/e6sac2024-DG-Response-to-EMBL-IT-Services-and-Support-Review-Report-2024.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL IT Services and Support\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;\">As new technologies enable EMBL\u2019s scientists to acquire more \u2013 and more complex \u2013 data, the IT Services team deploys innovative approaches to help them store, analyse, and make sense of that wealth of information.This unit provides IT infrastructure, services, and support to EMBL\u2019s scientific community and administration at all sites.<\/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\/2025\/05\/GB_unit-visual_small.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GB_unit-visual_small.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GB_unit-visual_small-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GB_unit-visual_small-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\/2024\/06\/e8sac2024-DG-Response-to-EMBL-GB-Unit-Review-Report-2024.pdf\" target=\"\">\n        \n        EMBL Genome Biology Unit\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;\">This unit studies how information across different molecular layers is stored, regulated, and altered during cell state transitions and in different environmental contexts, and how those changes lead to different phenotypes, including disease. Its scientists develop and combine innovative experimental and computational approaches to quantify and interpret biological processes and function.<\/span><\/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\/\">support from more than 30 countries<\/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\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":6,"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-38692","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\/38692","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\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38692"}],"version-history":[{"count":54,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38692\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":39737,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38692\/revisions\/39737"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38692"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"embl_taxonomy","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/embl_taxonomy?post=38692"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}