Synthetic biology in action: maturing tools and their potential

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
13:15 – 13:30	Bus from hotel to EMBL ATC Entrance	ISG Hotel
13:45 – 14:15	Welcome session Nico Claassens – Wageningen University, Netherlands	Courtyard Room A & B
14:15 – 14:45	Safety briefing, house notes	Courtyard Room A & B
14:45 – 15:15	Welcome and course overview	Courtyard Room A & B
15:15 – 15:45	Flashtalks (1 minute per pax)	Courtyard Room A & B
15:45 – 16:15	Coffee Break & Treasure hunt part 1	Courtyard Room A & B
16:15 – 16:45	Introduction to practicals	Training Labs
16:45 – 17:45	Parallel practical sessions – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
17:45 – 18:45	Lecture 1: topic tba Victor de Lorenzo – Spanish National Research Council – CSIC, Spain	Courtyard Room A & B
18:45 – 19:00	Bus departure to ISG Hotel	EMBL Bus stop
19:00 – 21:00	BBQ Dinner and networking (ice breaker)	ISG Hotel

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:55 – 09:00	Overview of the day	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 11:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee Break and Meet the Speaker (Victor de Lorenzo)	Courtyard Room A & B
11:30 – 12:30	Lecture 2: Quantitative approaches in synthetic biology Eszter Csibra – University of Leeds, UK	Courtyard Room A & B
12:30 – 13:00	Technology pitches: industry solutions for synbio challenges / synbio solutions for industry	Courtyard Room A & B
13:00 – 14:00	Technology Lunch	EMBL Canteen
14:00 – 16:00	Parallel practical sessions – Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee Break and Meet the Speaker (Sybille Vonesch)	Courtyard Room A & B
16:30 – 17:30	Lecture 3: Sustainable biotechnology and metal upcycling Louise Horsfall – University of Edinburgh, UK
16:30 – 18:00	Sustainability Roundtable Discussion: Interactive Discussion with participants and speakers (inc. Louise Horsfall): Sustainability & SynBio	Courtyard Room A & B
18:00 – 19:00	Poster Session 1 Poster session with presentations from participants 1-10 (4 mins per presentation)	ATC Helix A
19:00 – 20:00	Dinner	EMBL Canteen

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:55 – 09:00	Overview of the day	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 11:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break and Meet the Speaker (Louise Horsfall)	Courtyard Room A & B
11:30 – 12:30	Lecture 4: Precision genome editing and systems genetics Sybille Vonesch – KU Leuven, Belgium	Courtyard Room A & B
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch	EMBL Canteen
13:30 – 16:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
16:00 – 16:30	Coffee break and Meet the Speaker (Sybille Vonesch)	Courtyard Room A & B
16:30 – 17:30	Lecture 5: Systems biology approaches for bioprocessing Cleo Kontoravdi – Imperial College London, UK	Courtyard Room A & B
17:30 – 19:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
19:00 – 20:00	Pizza dinner and Career Session: Industry and academic speakers – Career in synbio	ATC Helix A
20:00 – 20:15	Bus departure to ISG Hotel	EMBL Bus Stop

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:55 – 09:00	Overview of the day	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 11:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break and Meet the Speaker (Cleo Kontoravdi)	Courtyard Room A & B
11:30 – 12:30	Lecture 6: Synthetic biology in photosynthetic microbes Saul Purton – University College London, UK	Courtyard Room A & B
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch at EMBL Canteen followed by group photo	EMBL Canteen
13:30 – 15:30	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
15:30 – 15:45	Short coffee break
15:45 – 16:45	Lecture 7: Engineering and building circuits in mammalian cells Ross Weiss – MIT, USA (online lecture)	Courtyard Room A & B
16:45 – 17:45	Coffee break and Meet the Virtual Speaker (Ron Weiss)	Courtyard Room A & B
17:45 – 18:45	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
18:45 – 19:45	Update on laboratory work by each team	Courtyard Room A & B
19:15 – 20:15	Dinner in EMBL Canteen	EMBL Canteen
20:15 – 21:15	Interactive Lecture 8 on Responsible conduct of research Responsible conduct of research workshop Zoe Robaey – WUR, Netherlands	Courtyard Room A & B
21:15 – 21:30	Bus to ISG Hotel	EMBL Bus stop

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:55 – 09:00	Overview of the day	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 11:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break and Meet the Speaker (Zoe Robaey)	Courtyard Room A & B
11:30 – 12:30	Lecture 9 Synthetic biology in yeast and fungi Sonja Billerbeck – Imperial, UK	Courtyard Room A & B
12:30 – 13:30	Lunch at EMBL Canteen	EMBL Canteen
13:30 – 15:30	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
15:30 – 16:00	Coffee break and Meet the Speaker (Sonja Billerbeck)	Courtyard Room A & B
16:00 – 17:00	Lecture 10 Data-driven engineering of synthetic microbes for sustainable bioproduction Markus Jeschek – EPFL, Switzerland	Courtyard Room A & B
17:00 – 18:00	Treasure hunt part 2	Courtyard Room A & B
18:00 – 19:00	Poster session 2 Poster session with presentations from participants 11-20 (4 minutes per presentation)	ATC Helix A
19:00 – 20:00	Tapas dinner	ATC Rooftop Lounge
20:00	Bus departure to ISG Hotel	EMBL Bus stop

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:55 – 09:00	Overview of the day	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 11:00	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
11:00 – 11:15	Coffee break	Courtyard Room A & B
11:15 – 12:15	Lecture 11 Bottom-up synthetic cells Kerstin Göpfrich – Heidelberg University, Germany	Courtyard Room A & B
12:15 – 13:15	Lunch at the EMBL Canteen	EMBL Canteen
13:15 – 15:15	Parallel practical sessions Practicals continued: – Practical 1.: Multiplex genome and plasmid engineering (MAGE) in bacteria Trainers: Nico Claassens, Charlotte Koster, Scientist from the team of Vitor Pinheiro – Practical 2.: RNA-wide tools for system control in mammalian cells Trainers: Velia Siciliano and one member of her team – Practical 3.: AI models for translation initiation engineering in bacteria Trainers: Markus Jeschek, Charlotte Desczyk, Clemens Hausmann, Nicolas Jaenisch	Training Lab A & B and Computer Training Lab
15:15 – 15:45	Coffee break	Courtyard Room A & B
15:45 – 16:45	Lecture 12: Synthetic biology based on evolution/XNA Vitor Pinheiro – KU Leuven, Belgium	Courtyard Room A & B
16:45 – 17:30	Departure to Neckarmünzplatz via ISG	EMBL Bus stop
17:30 – 19:00	Guided tour of Heidelberg Old Town
19:00 – 21:00	Dinner downtown

Time (Europe/Berlin)	Session	Location
08:55 – 09:00	Overview of the day	Courtyard Room A & B
09:00 – 11:00	Presentation of results by individual practical session teams	Courtyard Room A & B
11:00 – 11:30	Coffee break	Courtyard Room A & B
11:30 – 12:30	Lecture 13 Innovating protein technologies for therapeutic and vaccine design Mark Howarth – University of Cambridge, UK	Courtyard Room A & B
12:30 – 13:00	Course wrap up and closing remarks plus treasure hunt results	Courtyard Room A & B
13:00 – 14:00	Farewell lunch at EMBL Canteen and Meet the Speaker	EMBL Canteen
14:00	Departure	EMBL Bus stop

The course is limited to 20 participants. For selection purposes, please note that your application will not be considered without a letter of motivation.

Registration fees

Your registration for the event includes:

• Admission to the event
• Possibility to submit an abstract (if applicable)
• Meals and coffee breaks
• Course materials
• Access to the e-learning platform
• A letter to support your visa application (for more information, check the ‘Travel and accommodation’ tab)

For this EMBO course, the fees include accommodation and transportation to and from the ISG Hotel to the venue

Academia	€500
PhD Student	€500
Industry	€1100

Confirmation and payment

The registration fee should be paid only after acceptance to the course. The results will be announced approximately 2-3 weeks after the application deadline.

Cancellation policy

If you are no longer able to take part in the course, please inform your course contact responsible for this event. Your registration and the submitted motivation letter will be deleted.

Please also check our Terms and Conditions for the cancellation policy.

After you have logged in and successfully registered, you will receive an email asking you to submit your motivation letter. Click on the link provided and enter your motivation letter in the text box provided. Alternatively you can submit your motivation letter by clicking on the link on the confirmation page directly after registering.

Instructions

1. Include your relevant skills, experience and qualifications showing why you would be suitable for the course.
2. Explain why you would like to attend, including what you can contribute and how you think you will benefit from the course.

Please note:

• The limit of 2,000 characters refers to manually typed text and excludes spaces. If an error occurs try using a different web browser (preferably Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox).
• If you copy-paste the text into the form, hidden formatting might still be included which may cause the text to exceed the 2,000 character limit resulting in an error message. We recommend you clear all formatting before pasting in the text.
• If you have special symbols in your text, make sure you are using Unicode characters, otherwise these will not be recognised.

For detailed instructions, please watch our video on how to submit a course motivation letter.

Further details

For further information about registration and motivation letter submission please refer to the FAQ page.

Financial assistance

Limited financial assistance is provided by the EMBL Advanced Training Centre Corporate Partnership Programme and EMBO in the form of  travel grants and childcare grants. 

Your place in the meeting is only confirmed by paying the registration fee, which is mandatory even when receiving a fee waiver.

Travel grant

The travel grant will cover the cost of travel (airfare, train, bus, taxi, and visa) and/or registration fees and is provided up to specified caps which are normally as follows:

– up to €500 for any participant travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

– up to €1000 for any participant working in Chile, India, Singapore or Taiwan travelling to an EMBO Practical Course.

The organisers may reduce the grant cap to accommodate more participants. Recipients will be notified of their travel cap amount when they are informed of the outcome of their application. Original receipts must be provided with your signature for all costs incurred within two months of completion of travel. Scanned copies cannot be accepted.

Childcare grants

There is the possibility to apply for a childcare grant to offset child care costs incurred by participants, speakers, trainers and organisers when attending a course. Eligible costs include (but are not limited to) fees for a babysitter or child-care facility and travel costs for a caregiver. Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers. There is a limited amount of funding available for the childcare grants and funds will be distributed amongst eligible applicants.

Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds travel grant

Applies to selected courses only. Availability will be indicated during the abstract or motivation letter submission process.

This grant covers costs related to your attendance to the course (registration, travel and accommodation costs). The grant is restricted to PhD students and postdocs who conduct basic biomedical research.
Whether you are eligible to apply for a travel grant, depends on when you received your university entrance qualification (e.g. Abitur, A-Levels, High School Diploma, Final State Examination):

– for PhD and MD students, as well as graduates, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 11 years ago at the time of the envisaged course
– for postdocs, the university entrance qualification must not have been obtained more than 13 years ago at the time of the envisaged course

EMBO Accessibility Grant

For EMBO Practical Course participants with accessibility needs, there is the possibility to apply for an accessibility grant to offset costs incurred by participants or speakers when participating at a course. Eligible costs include costs incurred for equipment or adaptations to the course environment, or travel costs for an event companion to assist the participant or speaker during the course where necessary, etc.

Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers. A maximum amount of €500 can be awarded per participant applying for an EMBO accessibility grant. In order to apply for this grant for EMBO Courses, you must be registered by the application deadline. 

Application

If you are attending virtually, you can apply for financial assistance in the submission portal by the abstract deadline. Read the instructions on how to apply for financial assistance. Only submissions for financial assistance will be accepted. Presentation abstracts cannot be submitted here and will be declined. 

In your application you will be asked to summarise your current work,  answer questions regarding why your lab cannot fund your attendance, and how your attendance will make a difference to your career. Application for financial support will not affect the outcome of your registration application.

*For some events, applications for Childcare Grants will still be done by email. Information about the grant will be sent out shortly after the abstract/motivation letter deadline. Please contact the event Conference Officer if you have any questions.

Selection

A selection process will take place with the results announced by email to all applicants / submitters. We aim to announce 3 weeks (21 days) after the abstract submission deadline but delays may occur.”

Selection results do not impact your admission to the meeting. Selection for registration fee waivers and travel grants is based on scientific merit, your current work or study location, the reasons for needing financial support, and the impact this event will have on your career.

Childcare grants will be allocated in the same timeframe (6-8 weeks before the event start date). Please note that priority will be given to early-stage researchers.

Further details

Check out this list of external funding opportunities. 

For further information about financial assistance please refer to the FAQ page.

Visa

We can send you a registration confirmation to support your visa procedure (not an official invitation letter). Please contact the Conference Officer responsible for your event. For more information, please see here.

Travel

If you are travelling to Heidelberg via aeroplane, train, car or long-distance bus, you can find useful information here.

Accommodation

Accommodation in single rooms, including breakfast, is included in the registration fee. Accommodation has been booked for the selected participants at the ISG Hotel for the default dates of Monday 29 June 2026 to Monday 6 July 2026 (7 nights). Any additional nights need to be booked and paid for by you.

We recommend that all course participants stay at the ISG Hotel which is the dedicated hotel for the course.

Local transportation

Course shuttle buses

Shuttle buses will go from the ISG Hotel to EMBL and back, mornings and evenings. A bus schedule and location of the bus stops will be made available prior to the meeting.

Other local transportation

In addition to the shuttle busses, there is also the public bus 28 that serves the EMBL campus and taxis can be easily booked at any time. For more information, see here.

You may also walk from the ISG Hotel to EMBL (takes up to 30 minutes)

Map to walk from ISG Hotel to EMBL

Further details

Address: EMBL Heidelberg, Meyerhofstraße 1, 69117 Heidelberg, Germany

For more information about accommodation and travel, please refer to the FAQ page.

Here you will find useful information for when you are onsite at the event.

Catering

All meals and coffee breaks are included in the registration fee. Our catering staff will prepare a variety of vegetarian meals, meat and fish dishes, soups, pasta, fresh fruit and vegetables, as well as a variety of desserts.

Please wear your badge at all times when serving yourself.

No food or drinks are allowed in the auditorium.

Internet

Wi-Fi is available on campus using the EMBL-Events network and the event specific password, which will be provided on site. The eduroam network (secure, worldwide roaming access service developed for the international research and education community) is also available.

Photography

During the conference, an EMBL Photographer may be taking photos. If you would not like to appear in these, please inform the photographer or a member of the Course and Conference Office.

Charging stations

There are lockers available next to the stairs leading down into the Auditorium. You will find some of those equipped with sockets to charge your smartphone/tablet etc.

In most places the electricity is 220 volts AC (50 cycles). An adaptor and a plug that fits the German socket may be needed for your appliances/laptop (i.e. American, Japanese, etc.). A USB charging station for electronic devices is available at the registration desk.

Printing

We can help to print your boarding pass/train ticket. Please send it to events@embl.de and collect your print-outs at the registration desk.

Luggage

There are lockers available on-site to store your luggage, which require a 2 EURO coin to operate. There is another luggage room on level E0, which is free to use but remains unlocked during the conference.

Lost and found

‘’Lost and Found’’ items are kept at the registration desk until the end of the conference.

EMBL merchandise

If you are interested in purchasing EMBL merchandise (products presented in the glass display in the registration area), please email the EMBL shop to place an order.

Kindly note the EMBL shop is only open upon request and all purchases must be made in cash (Euros only).

Nursing room

There is a nursing room available in the ATC Rooftop Lounge on level A29.

Room for prayers, meditation, and yoga

There is a room for prayer, yoga, and meditation, located on level E0 behind the Auditorium. Please be respectful of others using the room.

EMBL campus map

Health and safety notes

Please take a moment to read our health and safety policy.

• Do not smoke in any EMBL building.
• Eating and drinking is prohibited in the Auditorium and all laboratories.
• Do not enter any restricted areas or the laboratories unless instructed to do so.

If first aid is required

• The first aid room is located next to the ATC Registration Desk (room 10- 205).
• Dial the Emergency number 222 from any EMBL internal phone only.
• Be prepared to answer the following questions: Where is the accident? What happened? How many injured?
• Emergency number 06221-387 7821 from mobile phones.
• Please report all accidents to the conference officer at the registration desk.

In case of fire

• Press the nearest fire alarm button or the Emergency number 222 from any internal phone.
• A loud fire alarm will go off if an evacuation is required. On hearing the alarm leave the building immediately following the escape route and fire wardens and head to one of the meeting points
• Do not use the lifts.

Beyond first aid

The Heidelberg University Hospital or ‘Universitätsklinikum‘ has a 24 hour accident and emergency facility and is at ‘Im Neuenheimer Feld 672’. It is a 8km or a 20 minute taxi ride away from EMBL. In a medical emergency, the ambulance service generally transports patients to this hospital.

Please remember to bring your own medication, if needed, to the conference. Note that the next pharmacy is a 4-minute drive from the EMBL, but for many medications you will be required to see a doctor to get a prescription.

Ensure in advance that your medical insurance will cover you during your visit in the event that you do need to see a doctor while in Heidelberg.

The EMBL course and conference office team are able to advise you on where to turn for emergency or non-emergency medical treatment in Heidelberg and can assist you in making appointments and / or arranging transport to get to the pharmacy or a doctor of your choice if necessary. Please note, we are not however permitted to personally accompany you off-campus.

Sightseeing

A variety of activities in Heidelberg can be found on the website of Heidelberg Marketing.

Technical requirements

Below you will find the software and technical requirements for this course.

• Participants need to bring their own laptops, which will be used to remotely access EMBL virtual machines with pre-installed software.All participants will be requested to install software before the course. Please make sure to bring the laptop with the installed software to the course.
• You will need admin rights to install the software required to access the virtual machines. If you do not have admin rights, please contact your technical support team in advance to make sure the software can be installed.
• If you have a non-standard HDMI port (other than type A), you need to bring an adaptor.
• Keyboard and PC mouse are available for use with a standard USB port. If you have a different port type, such as USB-C, you will need to bring your own.

Additional software

The EMBL eCampus learning platform will be used to collaborate, communicate and network with all of the course participants. All participants will receive information on how to join shortly before the course. We recommend using Chrome, Safari or Mozilla Firefox browsers for eCampus. 

Zoom will be used for the live talks and Q&A sessions. More information will be provided closer to the start of the course.

Other information

While using the software during the course, please make sure you have nothing else using your bandwidth. We recommend using a wired connection.

Please find additional information including FAQs and terms and conditions on our Information for Participants page.