Events

Save the date: 4-5 July 2024!

EMBL will celebrate its 50th anniversary in 2024 with a dynamic scientific symposium. The event will share fundamental research that continues to open the way to scientific discoveries.

An organisation and its environment

A recent EMBL conference brought together scientists from various disciplines to conjoin scientific pursuits studying ‘life in context’.

Baden-Württemberg’s new Minister of Science, Research, and the Arts visits EMBL

During a visit to the Heidelberg EMBL campus, Minister Petra Olschowski learned about EMBL´s current research programme, its scientific operations and local collaborations, and explored its Imaging Centre and World of Molecular Biology exhibition.

EMBL celebrates 43 new PhDs

On Friday 21 April 2023, EMBL held a graduation ceremony to celebrate its newest group of PhDs who graduated during the last 12 months. The graduating class comprised 43 fellows representing 17 nationalities and all six EMBL sites.

TREC is underway!

EMBL’s planetary biology flagship TREC expedition has officially started. The new project applies EMBL's expertise and technologies in molecular and cellular biology to current environmental challenges, and connects with a wide range of research disciplines.

Life in context

Upcoming EMBO/EMBL symposium provides a forum to explore how organisms function together, and how they react or adapt to changes at different molecular levels.

Sharing science, shaping opportunities for collaboration

An annual Corporate Partnership Programme meeting provided a forum for EMBL researchers and industry representatives to discuss mobile labs, planetary biology, and other areas of common interest.

Six enlightening questions about ‘plasticity across scales’

A recent EMBO|EMBL symposium provided a forum for discussing recent research on a range of issues for organisms as they cope with changing environments.

Promoting EMBL opportunities for the Danish scientific community

DANEMO is a communication platform and research support initiative launched by DANDRITE at Aarhus University. It aims to encourage scientists in Denmark to engage with EMBL and EMBO. The DANEMO symposium from 3-4 November in Aarhus focused on raising awareness of the new EMBL programme ‘Molecules…

EMBL builds on links with Malta

EMBL deepens scientific collaboration, opening the door for greater engagement and opportunities for Malta’s life science community

EMBL deepens ties with Croatia

Visit of delegation from the Ruđer Bošković Institute to EMBL Heidelberg marks a new chapter in scientific and institutional cooperation

Leading research institutions launch Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim

Leading scientific research facilities launch the Health + Life Science Alliance Heidelberg Mannheim. The research alliance aims to build the Rhine-Neckar region into an internationally leading biomedical-technological cluster focusing on life sciences, the health economy, and medical technology.

The EMBL Connection

EMBL's Partnership Conference highlights the value of its networks, bringing researchers together to build new scientific connections.

Insights into scientific careers

As the career landscape continues to change for PhDs and postdocs, the EMBL Fellows’ Career Service offers webinars that present professional options in and beyond academia.

Visualising Life: The EMBL Lautenschläger summer school returns to Heidelberg

The EMBL Lautenschläger summer school, held 4–15 Jul 2022, introduced students from a range of scientific backgrounds to interdisciplinary life science research.

Latvian science benefits from prospect membership

The first meeting of the Latvian Bioinformatics Forum points towards an even brighter future for the country’s role in European life sciences

The EMBL Imaging Centre: making it happen

Creating a cutting-edge facility for the global life science community doesn't happen overnight. We spoke to some of those who worked to turn this dream into a reality.

Official opening of the EMBL Imaging Centre

Representatives from politics, industry and academia attended the inauguration ceremony at EMBL Heidelberg

EMBL and CSIC join hands to discuss microbes in a changing world

Researchers from EMBL and CSIC came together to discuss microbial communities, diversity, and behaviour, in the context of One Health.

EMBL enhances collaboration with scientists and research institutes in Croatia

Two days of events with institutes in the country add a new chapter to successful scientific collaboration

EMBL and SciLifeLab foster new connections

Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.

Enabling imaging across scales

EMBL’s first Imaging Centre Symposium will occur onsite at EMBL and include tours of the new Imaging Centre on 31 May, introducing participants to the facility and its staff and featuring talks on the rapid developments in imaging technologies that have led to notable biological and medical…

A postdoc conference spotlighted in tweets

EMBL hosted a futuristic infection biology conference, but it offered even more: an opportunity for postdocs to share their work and network towards future research homes.

EMBL and Latvia deepen collaboration

Agreement signed with Latvia’s Biomedical Research and Study Centre will boost academic exchange and collaboration on some of the largest challenges facing human and planetary health.

Fostering excellence, diversity, and mobility in the Nordic EMBL Partnership

Ahead of the annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine, we spoke with its new Speaker, Mark Daly. Mark Daly, FIMM Director, recently accepted the post of Speaker of the Nordic EMBL Partnership. He explains his vision of the future cooperation between EMBL and the Nordics.

New facility in Hungary builds on strong collaborative foundations

A delegation from EMBL has participated in inauguration of a new facility — Incubator House — located in Szeged, Hungary.

Celebrating Lithuania-EMBL cooperation on life science research

EMBL has taken another step towards strengthening its scientific relationship with Lithuania.

A holistic approach to preserving our health – and our planet’s

The upcoming 22nd EMBL Science & Society Conference will explore the One Health approach, which advocates for greater cross-sectoral collaboration and communication across the human-animal-environment interface.

EMBL reinforces collaboration with Belgian scientific community

EMBL has held a joint workshop with the Belgian Science Policy Office, BELSPO, underlining their long-standing collaboration and commitment to future cooperation.

Six Ways to Protect the Planet Against Pandemics*

EMBL will host a conference to look at the state of the pandemic, lessons learned, and ways to improve pandemic preparedness. Here’s a sneak peek into what promises to be another interesting and informative EMBL conference.

New horizons for virtual learning

EMBL's science education department makes the latest scientific research more accessible for teachers and students.

After the Lecture: Cultivating the information ecosystem

At an EMBL Science & Society lecture, science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt advocated for accurate, clear and contextual science communication.

Just the gist: Big data and pandemics in seven key points

EMBL’s most recent Science and Society seminar explored how best to harness big data to address multi-faceted issues of a pandemic.

How can we prepare for future pandemics?

Leading international experts gathered to showcase progress in the fight against COVID-19 and share lessons for the future.

Shaping the future of structural biology and X-ray imaging at EMBL Hamburg

A workshop run by EMBL Hamburg explored opportunities for structural biology at the future, upgraded PETRA IV synchrotron.

Combating emerging infectious diseases: lessons from COVID-19

EMBL and Portugal are bringing together leading scientists to highlight the role of fundamental research in tackling infectious diseases.

EMBL courses and conferences: learning lessons and looking ahead

EMBL has a packed schedule of courses and conferences for 2021, ready to go ahead virtually, regardless of limitations on physical gatherings

EMBL and the European Commission refresh longstanding collaboration

December has seen the start of a new chapter in the collaboration that has for years marked the relationship between the European Commission (EC) and EMBL.

Science and society: global youth activism

At EMBL’s Science and Society conference, Ugandan campaigner Vanessa Nakate spoke about the need to take action on climate change.

Taking charge by seeking ways to achieve gender balance

A three-day virtual conference, ‘Gender Roles and their Impact in Academia’, explored how biology, social structures, and unconscious bias shape gender roles, and discussed ways to achieve equal opportunities for men and women in academia.

Respecting diversity: the role of the scientist

Maria Arruda is on a mission to make scientists think more about the role they play in society. After a career in academia and the life sciences, she is trying to help others see the bigger picture when it comes to the responsibility of the scientist.

Boosting the life sciences through alumni networks

EMBL’s network of alumni plays a vital role in advancing the life sciences globally. EMBL provides research, services, and infrastructure that help former staff to do this effectively. For several years EMBL has been discovering more avenues to help the life sciences across Europe. A key part of…

The Nordic EMBL Partnership: supporting national research

The partnership between EMBL and four Nordic research institutions aims to stimulate scientific exchange and inspire scientific collaborations. This year’s conference of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine included many talks by EMBL researchers and a presentation by EMBL’s…

Dinosaurs, dodos, and the future of life on Earth

EMBL’s 21st Science and Society Conference will address scientific and societal responses to mass extinctions. Ahead of his keynote speech, renowned palaeontologist Mike Benton explains how looking into the deep past can give us vital insights into the future of life on Earth.

Indirect impacts of a pandemic on women in science

The EMBL conference that explored direct and indirect impacts from the current pandemic on women in science allowed for information and story sharing both in the form of lectures but also via online platforms like Slack and social media that included Twitter.

COVID-19’s indirect attack on women

More than 500 people have registered for an EMBL conference, "The impact of the COVID-19 crisis on women in science: Challenges and solutions." Scheduled for 9 September, the conference is free and open to all. Pre-registration is still available and required to attend.

EMBL releases online course on solution scattering from biological macromolecules

The Svergun group at EMBL Hamburg has released the course ‘Solution Scattering from Biological Macromolecules’ in an online format for the first time. The course explores different aspects of small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS) for studying the structure of macromolecules.

What COVID-19 is teaching us

The virtual EMBL Conference ‘SARS-CoV-2: Towards a New Era in Infection Research’ explored the importance of fundamental research, collaboration, and data science in containing the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, and discussed opportunities to improve our response to pandemics in the future.

Closing the gender gap

To explore the origins of gender imbalances in academia and possible ways of overcoming them, international experts will meet for the virtual EMBL | EMBO | HHMI conference ‘Gender Roles and their Impact in Academia’ from 13–15 Oct 2020. The conference’s outcomes will be integrated into a…

Improving our response to emerging pandemics

The emergence of previously unknown pathogens, such as the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2, raises many questions. To explore these questions in an international scientific forum, EMBL will host the virtual conference ‘SARS-CoV-2: Towards a New Era in Infection Research’ on 3 July. Invited…

EMBL hosts its first virtual conference

The virtual EMBO | EMBL symposium ‘The Four-Dimensional Genome’ brought together 470 participants. Here, Jürgen Deka, Head of External Scientific Training, discusses how he and his team overcame the organisational challenges.

Science for all: the origins of Native Scientist

How Joana Moscoso bridges the gap between science and society

Annual Reception 2020: An evening with friends

Annual Reception celebrates EMBL’s achievements in 2019 and explores its way ahead

Hungarian Minister visits EMBL

László Palkovics, Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, visited EMBL Heidelberg

Lifetime Achievement Award for Matthias Hentze

EMBL Director honoured by the international RNA Society

Ageing and disease

Dame Janet Thornton presents the 2019 EMBL Insight Lecture: Ageing and disease – what is the link?

EMBL book club: a forum for diverse perspectives

The club provides a social outlet for EMBLers with a social conscience

EMBL Imaging Centre top-out event

Celebrating the construction progress with a traditional German ceremony

EMBL and Leica sign open innovation agreement

Unique long-term collaboration agreement to provide new imaging technologies

Fostering links with Montenegro

Two recent events have expanded EMBL’s collaboration with one of its newest member states

Microbiomes take the stage at New Scientist Live

On microbiomes, public engagement and not being boring

Courage to succeed: EMBL Women’s Night 2019

Teresa Rodó shares insights from her career in the pharmaceutical industry

Edith’s inauguration

Edith Heard is inaugurated as EMBL Director General

Snapshots from Mission Microplastics

Highlights from the Tara stopovers in Rome, Marseille, and Barcelona

European Research and Innovation Days

EMBL at the first annual European Research and Innovation Days

Science for everyone

During the Nacht der Forschung 2019, everyone was able to become a scientist for a day at EMBL

EMBL and Tara: Barcelona

EMBL joins Tara in Barcelona to promote science and interdisciplinarity

EMBL and Tara: Marseille

From 27–30 September, Tara will be docked in the port of Marseille, France’s second largest city.

Discover the research schooner Tara and her new microplastics mission in the Barcelona harbour on 4 October

When: Friday, 4 October at 16:30 – 18:00. Where: The press conference will be held on the Tara schooner at the Port Olímpic in Barcelona. What: A press conference on the new Tara mission on microplastics and Tara’s cooperation with EMBL.…

Discover the research schooner Tara and her new microplastics mission in the Old Port of Marseille on 27 September

What: A press conference on the new Tara mission on microplastics and the Tara Ocean Foundation’s cooperation with EMBL. The press briefing will be followed by a visit to the schooner.When: Friday 27 September at 13:00 CEST.Where: The press conference will be held on the Tara…

EMBL and Tara: Rome

The next stop on Tara’s journey will be at the mouth of the Tiber

25 years of EMBL-EBI

EMBL-EBI celebrated its 25 anniversary on 1 September 2019

Discover the research schooner Tara and her new microplastics mission in the Rome harbour on 13 September

When: Friday 13 September at 14:30.Where: The press conference will be held on the Tara schooner at the Porto Turistico di Roma (Lungomare Duca degli Abruzzi, 84, 00121 Roma RM, Italy).What: A press conference on the new Tara mission on microplastics and the Tara Ocean Foundation’s…

EMBL Lautenschläger Summer School success

The inaugural EMBL Lautenschläger Summer School ran from 15–26 July at EMBL Heidelberg.

Science as art in the Barcelona Metro

Images by EMBL researchers are included in an art–science exhibition in a Barcelona Metro station.

EMBL Lab Day 2019

EMBL Lab Day 2019 filled the ATC with art and games

The donor’s code

The main funder of the EMBL Lautenschläger Summer School reflects on codes of conduct around giving

European Researchers’ Night 2019

Programme for Heidelberg | Mannheim

Buon compleanno! Celebrating 20 years of EMBL Rome

Friends old and new mark the occasion in style

Dieter Schwarz Foundation supports Life Science Alliance

Funding for EMBL | Stanford Life Science Alliance.

Exploring the principles of episodic memory

Nobel prize laureate Susumu Tonegawa describes his work in memory research over the past decade

2020 EMBL course and conference sneak preview

The programme promotes education, collaboration and cutting-edge research

EMBL joins Tara stopovers in London and Hamburg

Tara schooner welcomes on board journalists, policymakers, funders and scientists

EMBL and Tara: Hamburg

EMBL Hamburg and Tara raise awareness of the risks of microplastic pollution and global infection

Editing the ethical code

Professor Tim Lewens challenges the human genome’s unique place in bioethics

Discover the research schooner Tara and her new microplastics mission in the Hamburg harbour on 17 June

When: Monday 17 June at 10:30Where: The press conference will be held on the Tara schooner at the Sandtorhafen in the Hamburg harbourWhat: A press conference on the new Tara mission on microplastics and Tara’s cooperation with EMBL. A tour of the schooner will be organised with the…

A thirst for science

EMBL got together with the global science festival Pint of Science to explain and celebrate science.

Foundation stone laid for EMBL Imaging Centre

Foundation stone ceremony for world-class high-resolution microscopy centre in Heidelberg

Advancing science and new perspectives

On 20 February, over 250 local supporters and friends met Edith Heard to celebrate a successful year

Reconstructing the human past

What genetics can tell us about the structure of ancient human populations

Science in industry

EMBL postdocs discover industry-led research opportunities at the Corporate Summer School

Night of research, culture and treats

The EMBL Teens reporters discover the European Researchers’ Night

Ambition and talent

Nina Kathe, Winner of the EU Contest for Young Scientists visits EMBL

¡Hola, Barcelona!

EMBL Barcelona invites locals to celebrate its Inauguration Symposium

Guiding young scientists

17 young scientists experienced hands-on training at EMBL Hamburg.

Looking for life using geobiology

Meet the organisers of EMBO’s first course on molecular geobiology

The usefulness of useless knowledge

Theoretical physicist Robbert Dijkgraaf discusses the importance of curiosity-based research

Celebrating science

The EMBL community, past and present, gather for special events around Lab Day 2018

Summer in Science 2018

EMBL Rome opens its labs for students to get their first real taste of science

2019 EMBL course and conference sneak preview

The programme promotes education, collaboration and cutting-edge research

A pint of EMBL science

EMBL and Pint of Science join forces to entertain and educate

EMBL Annual Reception: focussing on young talent

On April 12, EMBL hosted 200 attendees at its Annual Reception in Heidelberg and highlighted its role as a training hub.

A serendipitous window into life’s beginnings

Markus Ralser, upcoming EMBO workshop speaker, on how metabolism brought chemistry to life

DNA replication stress in cancer

Thanos Halazonetis discusses the EMBO/EMBL Symposium: DNA Replication: From Basic Biology to Disease

The future of Training (3)

EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years

Science in a suitcase

School students build fluorescence microscopes designed by members of the Prevedel group and ELLS

ERC Scientific Council meets in Heidelberg

EMBL and EMBO hosted the ERC's Scientific Council in Heidelberg 28 February to 2 March

Women in Science Day: school event

EMBL Barcelona organises first school activity to coincide with the International Day of Women in Science

The future of Training (2)

EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years

EMBL’s first wetlab e-learning courses go live

EMBL’s training programme launches its first e-learning courses: introductions to optogenetics and CLEM

Using mini brains to understand big brains

What opportunities can organoids bring to further the understanding of the human brain?

The future of training

EMBL experts outline the trends shaping scientific training in the coming years

EMBL Barcelona co-organises first conference

James Sharpe, Head of EMBL Barcelona, co-chairs the morphogenetic engineering-themed conference

Hands-on science inspires Hamburg

20,000 visitors get sneak peek at giant particle accelerators at DESY DAY in Hamburg

To laugh, and then think

Meet Ig Nobel emcee Marc Abrahams, an EMBL Science and Society speaker in December

Science is universal – we must stand up for it

Interview with Rolf-Dieter Heuer, guest speaker at EMBL's 2017 Annual Reception

EMBL Women’s Night in Heidelberg

Women from academia, industry and politics met at EMBL to fuel career growth and opportunities

UK pupils and scientists explore parasite problem

EMBL-EBI and collaborators engage schools in a large-scale genome decoding project

Ten years of training at EMBL-EBI

International experts gather at EMBL-EBI to reflect on the future of bioinformatics training

40 years of Courses and Conferences

How the work of the Courses and Conferences team has changed over the years

Bridging excellence: EMBL and Stanford’s Alliance

Lars Steinmetz. Director of the Life Science Alliance, reflects on the EMBL|Stanford initiative

Solving the nucleosome: twenty years on

Tim Richmond looks back on the work that revealed the high-resolution structure of the nucleosome

40 years of electron microscopy training at EMBL

Celebrating 40 years since the first EMBO electron microscopy training course

2018 EMBL course and conference sneak preview

The 2018 EMBL course and conference sneak preview is now available!

How bacteria affect your wellbeing

Science and Society event answers controversial questions about gut microbes

UX toolkit aids industry R&D

Exploring the potential of user experience for life sciences through industry workshops

When science meets management

New Master's programme for research infrastructure managers – set to launch autumn 2017

10th PEPC course in Hamburg

The PEPC course celebrated its 10th anniversary in Hamburg from the 12 – 20 September this year

2017 courses and conferences

Check out the newly revealed programme for 2017

Diving into Autumn

Participants learn about EMBL’s ocean biodiversity research at the Fall Gala

EMBL-EBI hosts the Cambridge New Therapeutics Forum

CamNTF hosts meetings around Cambridge, open to all scientists interested in new therapeutics

Meet a serial EMBL conference attendee

Eberhard Bengsch explains why EMBL’s events programme attracts him time and again

Become an EMBL events reporter

Take part in an EMBL conference or symposium for free as an EMBL events reporter

Fundraising dimensions

Alumnus and entrepreneur Marc Zabeau speaks at inaugural Life Science Funders and Foundations event

Behind the scenes: Audiovisual

Meet the secret timekeepers of EMBL events: AV technicians Sean Nightingale and Jan Abda

EMBL conferences go digital

Upgrading your conference experience with the new EMBL Events app

Branches: Laughing matter

Neuroscientist and comedian Sophie Scott explains the complexity and social importance of laughter

Childcare at EMBL events

EMBL PlayLab now available at 22 conferences hosted in Heidelberg

Playing with science

Scientist and showman: PhD student Vasily Sysoev shares his passion for outreach.

What’s on in 2016

With 28 conferences and 57 courses, 2016 will be EMBL’s most eventful year to date.

Event gets to the core of research

Find out what’s in store at the 2016 Core Technologies for the Life Sciences meeting.

Bioinformatics training in Africa

GOBLET initiative supports pan-African bioinformatics trainers in Cape Town.

Behind the scenes: Event poster design

Designer Aditya Kusuma Jati reveals what makes a good event poster.

Dinosaurs, DNA and Dolly

Two PhD students sink their teeth into the science and speculations of Jurassic Park.

BioBeat15: Translating genomics into biobusiness

Connecting entrepreneurs and world leaders in genomics to address opportunities and challenges.

Being human beings

Highlights from the 'What makes us human?' symposium at EMBL Heidelberg.

EMBL in pictures

A snapshot of the many activities and events that took place in the world of EMBL this Autumn.

High-throughput event

Energy, enthusiasm and endurance on tap as thousands attend 12-hour Hamburg Night of Science.

Enlightening experiments

From paper microscopes to zebrafish embryos, EMBL Science Days stand had something for everyone.

Building a career in bioinformatics

Annual EMBL-EBI Open Day showcases bioinformatics services, training and career opportunities.

Shaking hands with starfish

Science met business and strangers became friends at the first Friends of EMBL Ladies Night.

Behind the scenes: Event management

Long-time events pro Antje Seeck gives us her take on how to organise a successful conference.

Joining forces for events

EMBL-Wellcome Genome Campus events collaboration showcases open, application-based science.

Symposium sails sea of knowledge

Insights from organisers of upcoming EMBO|EMBL Aquatic Microeukaryotes symposium.

EMBL-EBI training news

Highlights from EMBL-EBI’s Training Programme: Open Day, revamped webpages, free webinar series.

EMBL onboard Tara, London 2015

Tara Oceans research vessel welcomes aboard scientists, policymakers and funders.

From packets to planets

Insights from the evangelical Vint Cerf, a “founding father of the Internet”, during a visit to EMBL.

Super impressions

"It's like living a review!" Participants of recent super-resolution microscopy course share their highlights

Cellular synergy

Alumnus Thomas Vaccari reflects on the first joint symposium with EMBL Monterotondo, in Milan.

Branches: Sympathy for the devil

A contagious cancer threatens the Tasmanian devil – extract from Science in School journal.

Make it personal

Leading scientists will gather in Heidelberg this November to discuss the potential of personalised health.

Science of Spider-Man

Web of lies? Science Movie Night reveals science behind the most famous spider bite in film history.

Building bridges with BioStruct-X

Industrial partners and BioStruct-X facility members gather for Workshop at EMBL Hamburg.

Pandemic! A public event

EMBL-EBI organises an evening of talks and discussion about the global spread of infectious disease.

From mountains to molecules

Staff, alumni, partners and more meet at EMBL Grenoble to celebrate Outstation's 40th anniversary.

Branches: Science takes centre stage

Ben Lillie takes us on a journey through the art and craft of personal narrative.

Focusing on partnerships

EMBL’s corporate partners zoom in on big data and bioimaging.

Shining light onto the fabric of life

First LearningLAB of 2015 makes science of protein structure crystal clear for 22 teachers.

Fight or flight?

EMBL Insight Lecture – Why do we do what we do? – now available to view online.

Lighting the way

EMBL Hamburg celebrates four decades of vision, pioneering research and beamline services.

What can your synchrotron do for you?

Life Science Nord event reveals how pharmaceutical companies use synchrotrons for their research.

Big biology, big success

EMBL-EBI supports Big Biology Day, inspiring 500 youngsters with jelly-baby DNA and golf-tee viruses.

Events preview and review

Which courses and conferences will you attend in 2015? EMBL’s annual event calendar: out now!

Foods are us!

Appetite to ZzZzZzZ… bite-sized highlights from this year’s Science and Society conference.

On a SAXS quest

Course attendees go hunting (protein) aliens in a quest for optimal SAXS data.

Next generation training

First series of training courses jointly organised by EMBL and Illumina is a resounding success.

Zombies and crystals

Open Day in Grenoble celebrates crystallography for the Fête de la Science.

Witamy! EMBL welcomes Poland as prospect member state

In a Statement of Intent signed this month, Poland becomes a prospect member state of EMBL, and the new partners agree to explore possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the country becoming a full member state within three years. “Poland has a strong and active life science…

PEPC recipe for success

How to make good quality samples for good quality structural biology experiments.

Branches: The perfect meal

Charles Spence invites you to taste the difference.

A toast to EMBL

German Science Minister and other honoured guests celebrate 40 years of ‘Learning from life’.

11th EMBL Transcription and Chromatin conference

Experts from multiple fields come together to understand how the instructions in genes are read

EU Codefest

Pooling programming and problem-solving expertise in bioinformatics at EMBL-EBI.

Hungary joins EMBL as prospect member state

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) welcomes Hungary as its newest prospect member state. In a Statement of Intent signed this month, Hungary and EMBL agree to explore possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the country becoming a full member state within three years.…

Hamburg anniversary symposium: Preview

An interview with keynote speaker Michael Rossmann.

Genotype to phenotype mapping course

EMBL-EBI hosts successful first EMBO Practical Course in Genotype to Phenotype Mapping.

40 years learning from life

CSSB foundation stone ceremony

Research building for interdisciplinary Centre for Structural Systems Biology (CSSB) takes shape.

Drawing on nature

PhD Symposium poster reveals how a cell’s inner workings serve as both inspiration and toolkit.

From students to mentors

PhD students reap rewards and rave reviews as Summer School of Science organisers

PhDs, proteomes and pints

EMBL students successfully take science to the pub

Science meets politics

Anniversary reflections on connections between scientific and political interests.

Cross-Channel collaboration

Teaming up in Ireland to address big challenges in biology

Czech Republic becomes EMBL’s 21st member state

Forty years after its foundation, EMBL announces its 21st member state: the Czech Republic. Building on a successful bilateral relationship, the Czech Republic’s membership grants Czech scientists access to EMBL’s state-of-the-art instruments, facilities and world-class training…

Argentina joins EMBL as associate member state

At a signing ceremony today, Argentina joins the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) as an associate member state. The move strengthens the ties between the European and Latin American life science communities. It grants Argentinian scientists access to EMBL’s world-class facilities and…

Slovak Republic becomes EMBL Prospect Member State

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) welcomes the Slovak Republic as the first country to join its new Prospect Member scheme. In a Statement of Intent signed last month, the Slovak Republic and EMBL agree to explore the possibilities for long-term cooperation, with a view to the…

With joint forces against Malaria

Today the network of excellence for Biology and Pathology of the Malaria Parasite (BioMalPar), will bring together the world’s elite in the field of Malaria research at the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) in Heidelberg. At the second annual BioMalPar conference, organised jointly…