Innovation and Translation

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The European Molecular Biology Laboratory employs some of the greatest minds in European science. Our talent pool boasts biologists, engineers, IT professionals and countless other scientific specialisations. In addition, EMBL research has many practical and industrial applications

We harness EMBL’s entrepreneurial spirit through technology transfer programmes and technology spin-offs.

Technology transfer

EMBLEM

EMBL Enterprise Management Technology Transfer GmbH (EMBLEM) is an affiliate and the commercial arm of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). Established in 1999, EMBLEM identifies, protects and commercialises the intellectual property developed at EMBL, by EMBL alumni and by non-EMBL third parties. EMBLEM works closely with industrial partners in the biotech, IT and engineering markets to accelerate the transfer of innovative technology from basic research to industry.

EMBLEM manages a portfolio of close to 300 individual patents, patent applications, copyrights, trademarks and utility models. The technology portfolio, which spans the life sciences, includes enabling technologies, scientific instruments, molecular tools and techniques, as well as software programmes and databases.

EMBL Programmes

Corporate Partnership Programme

The Programme is designed to form and cultivate long-term, fruitful relationships between EMBL and top-class corporate partners.

EMBL-EBI Industry Programme

A forum for interaction and knowledge exchange for those employed at the forefront of industrial bioinformatics.

Open Targets

A freely-available, large-scale, multi-year, public-private partnership that uses human genetics and genomics data for systematic drug target identification and prioritisation.

Agri-Tech Partnership

The Agri-Tech Partnership establishes collaboration with domain experts in advanced agricultural technologies from both public and private sectors.

Venture capital

EMBL Ventures

Based in Heidelberg, Germany, EMBL Ventures invest throughout Europe to build companies that create significant commercial opportunities based on new therapeutic-treatment modalities and pharmaceuticals, next-generation enabling-technology platforms or innovations in the diagnostics and medical device area.

As an independent and focused team, EMBL Ventures moves quickly with short decision timelines.

Latest

Industry news from EMBL’s six sites

05 Mar 2026

We are EMBL: Simone Vegh on coordinating funding for large infrastructure programmes

As a Major Initiatives Programme Manager, Simone Vegh works closely with EMBL-EBI’s funders to transform the institute’s technical infrastructure.

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15 Jan 2026

EMBL alumni in action: Norbert Kraut

Alumnus Norbert Kraut reflects on how his time at EMBL led to his successes in addressing hard-to-treat lung cancer.

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08 Dec 2025

Spearheading innovations to enable new biology

EMBL alumnus and Lennart Philipson Awardee Florent Cipriani reflects on his 30 years at EMBL Grenoble and his multidisciplinary career building technologies that enable new discoveries.

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Latest Jobs

Scientific Officer

Science, research and training in EMBL Heidelberg

We are looking for a highly motivated person with experience in molecular biology, C. elegans genetics, and imaging to join the Köhler research group at EMBL Heidelberg. The Köhler group combines genetics and quantitative imaging to study how chromatin is organised during meiosis to allow for the pr...

Closes on 7th April. Posted 24th March 2026

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Grants Office Lead - EMBL Heidelberg

Administrative and support in EMBL Heidelberg

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is seeking an experienced and strategic Grants Office Lead to lead the Grants Office at its headquarters in Heidelberg, Germany. In this role, you will support EMBL’s world-leading scientific community in securing and managing major international rese...

Closes on 5th May. Posted 24th March 2026

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Backend Software Developer

Technology in EMBL-EBI Hinxton

We’re seeking a driven Backend Software Developer to join the Open Targets team at EMBL-EBI, contributing to the Open Psychiatry Project (OPP). In this role, you’ll build and evolve cutting-edge informatics tools that support the discovery and prioritisation of drug targets. Working with modern tech...

Closes on 22nd April. Posted 24th March 2026

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About EMBL

With support from more than 30 countries, 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.

EMBL currently employs more than 1800 people in Barcelona, Grenoble, Hamburg, Heidelberg, EMBL-EBI Hinxton (near Cambridge), and Rome.

Publishing hundreds of research articles and hosting dozens of conferences every year, EMBL is driving visionary fundamental research and training Europe’s future scientific talent.

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