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\n\n 23 Feb 2026<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Illumina joins EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n The biotechnology and genomics research company Illumina joins EMBL\u2019s Corporate Partnership Programme, supporting training opportunities for next-generation scientists.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 28 Mar 2025<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Tiny virus, big impact: young scientists discover phages as eco-friendly plant protectors<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Supported by EMBL services, students Misha Hegde & Mia Maurer have identified a previously unknown bacteriophage that targets Rhizobium rhizogenes, a pathogen harming crops. Using cutting-edge imaging\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 20 Dec 2024<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Sharing scientific expertise to empower European partners<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n EMBL and its partners have received funding from the European Commission for two new Twinning Projects, which will build expertise and research capacity in its member states.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 13 Dec 2024<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Speaking the language of DNA<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Right from the early days of DNA sequencing, EMBL\u2019s scientists have been instrumental in helping the world understand, decode, archive, and manipulate genomes at scale and across many branches of the \u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 20 Mar 2024<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Connecting shores and exploring new avenues for collaboration with Malta<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n international relations<\/span>\n During a visit from high-level representatives of EMBL\u2019s member state Malta, the honourable delegation allowed a peek behind the scenes of their scientific and institutional collaborations, and shared\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 16 Nov 2023<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n EMBLetc. issue 101 published<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n The newest issue of our online magazine dives deep into a critical research direction in developmental biology, structures of promiscuous proteins, EMBL\u2019s newest service offerings in field research, a\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 04 May 2023<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Vizgen joins EMBL science-industry programme<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Vizgen, the life science company dedicated to improving human health by visualising single-cell spatial genomics information, has joined EMBL\u2019s Corporate Partnership Programme.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 11 Apr 2023<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n EMBL and Montenegro: boosting cooperation and enhancing awareness<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Europe\u2019s life sciences laboratory EMBL on 5 April welcomed Council delegates Ivana Lagator and Lidija Vukcevic from the Montenegrin Ministry of Science and Technological Development, and University of\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 13 Feb 2023<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Welcome: Hanh Vu<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Group Leader Hanh Vu studies \u2018immortal\u2019 flatworms that can grow and de-grow to understand better factors that determine organisms\u2019 sizes.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 04 Mar 2022<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Understanding genomes, piece by piece<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Genomes are made up of thousands of individual pieces \u2013 genes \u2013 which are expressed at different levels. Researchers at EMBL have shed light on how the placement of a gene affects its expression, as w\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 26 Feb 2021<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Welcome: Sinem Saka<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n As one of EMBL\u2019s newest group leaders, Sinem Saka will combine multiple technologies, such as microscopy and single-cell omics, to solve biological puzzles.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 16 Apr 2020<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Helping to scale up coronavirus testing<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Scientists at EMBL Heidelberg are contributing their expertise in a community effort to develop large-scale testing methods for coronavirus. Their goal is to increase the capacity and speed of testing\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 02 Apr 2020<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n EMBL shares expertise with four European institutes<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Three international teams involving EMBL Heidelberg have been granted funding from the European Commission for three Twinning projects with institutes in Portugal and the Czech Republic.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 23 Oct 2019<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Engineering bacteria to fight diabetes<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n EMBL\u2019s Genomics Core Facility supports students participating in the annual iGEM competition.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 11 Jun 2018<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Roche joins EMBL\u2019s Corporate Partnership Programme<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Roche and EMBL join forces\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 25 Jul 2017<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n New England Biolabs partners with EMBL<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n NEB joins EMBL\u2019s corporate partnership programme\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 14 Nov 2014<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Next generation training<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 02 Jul 2014<\/span>\n \n \"News\n \n

\n Surprisingly stable long-distance relationships<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Surprising finding: enhancers find their targets long before activation in Drosophila embryos\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n

\n\n 01 Mar 2012<\/span>\n \n \n

\n Flying high in Europe<\/a>\n <\/h3>\n \n

\n Today a consortium of leading IT providers and three of Europe\u2019s biggest research centres (CERN, EMBL and ESA) announced a partnership to launch a European cloud computing platform. \u2018Helix Nebula\u00a0\u2010\u00a0th\u2026\n <\/p>\n \n Edit<\/a>\n\n <\/article>\n <\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

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