The future of European life sciences
EMBL’s position paper outlines its key recommendations for European Commission’s upcoming ‘Strategy for European Life Sciences’.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2025
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EMBL Partnership Conference explores AI in One Health
Fifth EMBL Partnership Conference brings together participants from EMBL and partner institutions to explore how AI can drive innovation in One Health. Conference participants discussed opportunities and challenges in advancing AI in life sciences and the role collaboration.
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The University of Malta hosts EMBL’s Advanced Mobile Laboratory for research and training
EMBL’s Advanced Mobile Laboratory (AML) is stationed at the University of Malta for one month, to provide advanced technology, expertise, and training to Malta’s scientific community. An official launch event was held at the University of Malta, with participation of local institutional…
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It’s EMBL Day in Bulgaria!
EMBL strengthened its ties with its newest prospect member state Bulgaria at a recent ‘information day’ designed for networking and information exchange.
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New strategic partnership for AI in the sciences
Memorandum of Understanding between EMBL and ELLIS will drive AI in European life science research, training, and technology. The strategic partnership will promote interdisciplinary training and develop innovative projects that address pressing challenges in human and planetary health.
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From the bench to the EMBL Imaging Centre: when science meets art
Scientists share their experiences of creating stunning images at the EMBL Imaging Centre.
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Sharing scientific expertise to empower European partners
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.
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Beginning a PhD at warp speed
Kristaps Krims-Dāvis spent a month at EMBL Heidelberg getting a crash course in cutting-edge microscopy.
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EMBL Barcelona celebrates EMBL’s 50th anniversary with Spanish community
EMBL Barcelona observed EMBL’s 50th anniversary with a scientific celebration that attracted alumni and other leading life scientists.
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The value of a scientific meet-up
Yuvarani Masarapu, a junior bioinformatician and doctoral student at SciLifeLab in Stockholm, spent a week with EMBL collaborators, finding solutions to research challenges and expanding her scientific perspective.
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TREC in numbers: the expedition’s impact so far
In less than two years, the EMBL-led TREC expedition has demonstrated that large-scale international collaboration is essential for driving ground-breaking planetary and human health research with societal impact. Here, we summarise some aspects of the expedition in numbers.
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Fostering Nordic collaborations in molecular medicine
The 13th annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL partnership for molecular medicine took place on 16–19 September 2024 in Oslo and was hosted by the Centre for Molecular Medicine Norway (NCMM).
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Spanish dignitaries meet EMBL leaders to uplift cooperation for future research synergy
A delegation from Spain’s Ministry of Science, Innovation, and Universities visited EMBL to strengthen ties and discuss future opportunities.
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TREC expedition concludes sampling in Greece
The TREC expedition concluded its sampling in Greece and strengthened scientific exchange and collaborative networks with their Greek partners during a political and scientific stakeholder event in Athens.
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Bulgaria becomes EMBL prospect member state
Bulgaria has become the latest EMBL prospect member state, starting a three-year process toward full membership. The prospect membership opens up new opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration. Including Bulgaria, EMBL is now supported by 29 full member states, one associate member state,…
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTS2024
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EMBL’s reflection on the future European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10)
EMBL´s position paper outlines the organisation’s views on the importance of science and how it could be best supported in the context of the upcoming European Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (FP10).
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TREC in Italy – sampling from coast to coast
For almost two months, Italy was the stage for the TREC expedition, with a rich programme of events organised across the country attended by the public, scientists, schools, and high-level political stakeholders, including Minister of University and Research Anna Maria Bernini.
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TREC sets off along the Mediterranean coast
The second phase of the TREC expedition focuses on the Mediterranean coast, with Barcelona, Spain, hosting the first ‘superstop’ of 2024
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Connecting shores and exploring new avenues for collaboration with Malta
During a visit from high-level representatives of EMBL’s member state Malta, the honourable delegation allowed a peek behind the scenes of their scientific and institutional collaborations, and shared their memories and future aspirations for the partnership.
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Gaining skills and building connections in infection biology
The first EMBL-UNESCO infection biology research fellows share observations after residencies with EMBL researchers.
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TREC in 2024: bringing it home
The Traversing European Coastlines (TREC) expedition prepares to begin its next phase of sampling, with stops in Spain, Greece, Italy, and beyond.
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Reflections for the future during EMBL’s 50th anniversary year
EMBL’s link to other sciences and its tradition of collaborative discovery carry on, providing the model and means to address big challenges, including climate change and biodiversity loss.
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Latvia becomes EMBL’s 29th member state
Latvia’s life sciences sector will benefit from expanded access to the leading European research, services, and training provided by EMBL.
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TREC – Towards the end of the first phase
The TREC expedition has come to the end of its first phase. The last superstop of 2023 was hosted by CIIMAR in Porto and, despite the adverse weather conditions, included many scientific and public engagement activities.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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Celebrating European collaboration at the TREC supersite in Bilbao
A celebratory event at the Maritime Museum Bilbao marked the partnerships that make possible the TREC expedition on land and at sea along the European coast.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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EMBL’s southern hemisphere connection
Ian Smith, Chair of EMBL Australia´s Council, chats about the synergies between the organisations, opportunities for collaboration, and ideas for exciting new programmes arising out of a recent visit to EMBL Heidelberg.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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Inspiring the next generation of Montenegrin scientists
EMBL participated in the recent Science and Innovation Days in Podgorica, Montenegro, sharing its passion for knowledge and curiosity.
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AI in biology and health: opportunities and challenges
EMBL gathered together government, industry, and academic researchers to explore how to leverage the power of AI and machine learning to advance research.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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We are EMBL: Zuzana Koskova on her experience as a PhD student at EMBL Heidelberg
Zuzana Koskova is a PhD student from Slovakia who, at the age of 19, left her country to pursue her career in biological sciences in Germany. In this interview, she talks about her interests, career aspirations, and recent participation at the Info Day held in Bratislava, where she had the…
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Forging collaborations across the Nordics
The 12th annual meeting of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine took place in Espoo, Finland, between 11-14 September 2023.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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Serbia becomes EMBL prospect member
Starts three-year process toward full membership, opening up new opportunities for mutual exchange and collaboration.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
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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.
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IMAGINE-ing next-generation technology to help biologists
EMBL researchers and collaborators have begun an impactful innovation-development journey, thanks to a European Commission ‘IMAGINE’ grant.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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Sharing knowledge, widening access across Europe
European Commission and EMBL renew commitment, agree on new areas of cooperation, in new EC DG’s first infrastructure visit since appointment.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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Celebration of the next ten years of the Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine
The Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine celebrates the signing of its renewed ten years agreement between EMBL and the Universities of Aarhus, Oslo, Umeå, and Helsinki.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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Building a broader European science community
Croatian scientists and students from the Ruđer Bošković Institute and University of Zagreb visited EMBL to exchange ideas with researchers and public outreach experts on ways to increase interest, awareness, and involvement in science.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2023
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EMBL welcomes Estonia as full member
The Baltic nation of Estonia has become a full member of EMBL, joining the organisation as its 28th member state.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2023
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EMBL partners with UNESCO to drive progress on shared goals
New agreement with UN organisation will enable cooperation in the fields of open science, capacity building, and talent development
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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…
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EMBL builds on links with Malta
EMBL deepens scientific collaboration, opening the door for greater engagement and opportunities for Malta’s life science community
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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
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Augmenting science
The Scientific Visitor Programme shares EMBL tools and talent with outside researchers in collaborative, multidisciplinary environments.
LAB MATTERS2022
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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
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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.
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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
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EMBL and IIT: Launching new avenues of collaboration
EMBL and IIT scientists met in person at EMBL Rome to strengthen their collaboration and explore new opportunities for scientific exchange
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2022
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Teamed up to innovate
A new formal collaboration agreement enables will help smooth the transition from fundamental science to innovation.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2022
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EMBL in Italy event held at GSK Vaccines in Siena
The GSK Vaccines site in Siena hosted the annual EMBL in Italy event. The hybrid meeting brought together industry leaders, representatives from biotech start-ups, data scientists, and researchers from academia.
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EMBL and SciLifeLab foster new connections
Joint workshop brings researchers together on site and virtually to discuss broad range of planetary biology topics.
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Molecular medicine across borders
The 11th annual Nordic EMBL Partnership for Molecular Medicine meeting was hosted in virtual format by DANDRITE, the Danish node of the Partnership, from 31 January–2 February 2022. The programme included updates from all partnership nodes, discussions about opportunities for new collaborations,…
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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.
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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.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2022
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EMBL and Gulbenkian strengthen their scientific collaboration
The agreement focuses on reinforcing the collaboration between scientists to strengthen our understanding of the organism in its environment.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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EMBL DG joins National Academy of Medicine
Professor Edith Heard is among new members elected to US National Academy of Medicine
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
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EMBL strengthens links with Estonia
A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed between EMBL and the University of Tartu, a leading centre of research and training. The MoU aims to strengthen cooperation between EMBL and the life science research community in Estonia.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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Celebrating Hungary-EMBL collaborations for life sciences research
EMBL and Hungarian research institutes will collaborate to address urgent biological and environmental challenges.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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EMBL and Tara Ocean Foundation sail forward with formalised cooperation
The EMBL-Tara Ocean Foundation collaboration will expand opportunities to jointly explore molecular connections between ocean and humankind.
EMBL ANNOUNCEMENTSLAB MATTERS2021
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Uniting strengths to expand research
The European Molecular Biology Laboratory and the Italian Institute of Technology have signed an agreement to expand the scope of their collaboration to include areas of mutual interest and in the context of EMBL’s 2022-2026 Programme “Molecules to Ecosystems”.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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Understanding Earth’s oceans together
EMBL and EMBRC have signed a memorandum of understanding for increased scientific collaboration.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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Strengthening collaborations in Italy
EMBL and CNR have signed a memorandum of understanding to strengthen scientific cooperation. The agreement will foster collaborative projects and integrate them within the European and global scientific landscape.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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DKFZ and EMBL intensify cooperation
EMBL and the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg are increasing their already existing collaborations with a Memorandum of Understanding between the two institutions.
CONNECTIONSLAB MATTERS2021
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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…
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Hungarian Minister visits EMBL
László Palkovics, Hungarian Minister for Innovation and Technology, visited EMBL Heidelberg
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