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The courses and scientific conference programmes of both EMBL and the Wellcome Genome Campus (WGC, funded by the Wellcome Trust) are well established, with a strong reputation for providing scientists with advanced training. Following a dedicated meeting between the two institutes in 2014, it seemed only natural to form a collaboration. EMBL’s J\u00fcrgen Deka<\/a> and Cath Brooksbank<\/a> met Julian Rayner and Rebecca Twells from the WGC \u2013 Twells explains: \u201cWe realised we had a lot of common interests and that we could benefit the scientific community by holding a series of conferences that alternated between EMBL and the WGC.\u201d After a series of teleconferences and meetings, the newly built steering committee laid the groundwork for the collaboration.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We realised we had a lot of common interests and that we could benefit the scientific community by holding a series of conferences that alternated between EMBL and the WGC.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The outcome? A conference series that utilises the strengths of both programmes \u2013 particularly in bioinformatics, genetics, and drug discovery \u2013 to provide meetings focused on open science and the translation of basic science into the clinical setting. This training platform aims to span disciplines and sectors: \u201cThe idea is to bridge academic fundamental research communities, and medical and industry communities,” says Deka, “This will help to foster the translation of our academic findings into applications in the clinic as well as commerce.\u201d Building on the success of the Genome Campus ‘Sex in Science’ programme<\/a>, events in the series will feature a balance of male and female speakers, and provide opportunities for early-stage researchers to showcase their work to international audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The idea is to bridge academic fundamental research communities, and medical and industry communities<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

The plan is to hold two conferences in each location annually, with the location rotating between the two purpose-built conference locations: the EMBL Advanced Training Centre<\/a> in Heidelberg, Germany and the Wellcome Genome Campus Conference Centre in Hinxton, UK. \u201cThe series puts scientists at the centre, providing opportunities for delegates to focus on key scientific questions and experience the best of both campuses,\u201d says Deka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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