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European Researchers’ Night 2026: A festival of science and curiosity

EMBL and Merck are bringing back the European Researchers’ Night to Heidelberg on 25 September 2026, with hands-on science, lab tours, art, and activities for all ages.

27 July 2026

EMBL spin-off Epitome Therapeutics launches to advance precision epigenome editing

24 July 2026

Scientists map how the flu virus rewires the human cell from the inside

20 July 2026

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17 July 2026 Three dimensional rendering of a NovoTag, a de novo designed protein, shown as a ribbon structure encasing a bound Janelia Fluor dye molecule at its core.

Three dimensional rendering of a NovoTag, a de novo designed protein, shown as a ribbon structure encasing a bound Janelia Fluor dye molecule at its core.

NovoTags: AI-designed proteins help scientists see inside living cells

16 July 2026

Cath Brooksbank: What I’ve learned

6 July 2026

We are EMBL: Dal Nijjer on modernising science literature search

Science & Technology

2 July 2026 Group picture of two men and a woman standing in front of equipment

Working together to facilitate BioSAXS experiments

30 June 2026

Cells, boundaries, and the emergence of biological order

24 June 2026 visual graphic of a human gut, incorporating dietary intake and a visualisation of a microbiome signature.

Large-scale microbiome study identifies robust colorectal cancer signature

People & Perspectives

18 June 2026

We are EMBL: Alana Sousa on data and machine learning, from young stars to crystals

3 June 2026

We are EMBL: Neeya Jacob on streamlining operations and preserving the spark of her inner child

29 May 2026 side-by-side head shots of three female scientists

Fellowships expand research horizons

Connections

9 June 2026 AN EMBL staff explains the nature of TREC´s samling in the field to a group of visitors, including Luxembourg’s Minister for Research and Higher Education, Stéphanie Obertin

AN EMBL staff explains the nature of TREC´s samling in the field to a group of visitors, including Luxembourg’s Minister for Research and Higher Education, Stéphanie Obertin

Tracing environmental change through river microbiomes in Luxembourg

3 June 2026 Five people are standing in line for the photo, representing EMBL, the company Merck, and the Universities of Freiburg and Cambridge

The scientists behind the data: investing in Europe’s data stewardship workforce

13 May 2026

The Nagoya Protocol: what is it and what scientists should know about compliance

EMBL Announcements

25 June 2026 people around a laptop computer

EMBL Annual Report 2025 online

18 May 2026

Economic impact report examines the value of open biodata infrastructure

7 May 2026 The logos of Daiichi Sankyo and EMBL next to each other.

EMBL Corporate Partnership Programme gets new member

Lab Matters

18 December 2025 A woman looks at a laptop displaying the BioImage.io webpage.

A menagerie of deep-learning models

6 November 2025 A woman demonstrating something to a group of four children with a leaf in her hand.

Sommer der Wissenschaft: a new way to experience science

20 October 2025

Collage of pictures taken during Parvis des Sciences 2025

From the lab bench to the community: enjoying a day of activities around science and ‘intelligences’

Awards & Honours

17 July 2026

ERC Proof of Concept Grant for Gautam Dey’s evolutionary biology cell research

3 July 2026 Two men and a woman posing for a photograph. The man in the centre is wearing the German Federal Cross and holding a certificate. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers.

Two men and a woman posing for a photograph. The man in the centre is wearing the German Federal Cross and holding a certificate. The woman is holding a bouquet of flowers.

Matthias Hentze receives the Bundesverdienstkreuz (Federal Cross of Merit)

30 June 2026

Wojciech Galej elected to EMBO membership

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