Grenoble, 13 April 2021 Structural biology at EMBL: driving technology development Scientific breakthroughs are often only made possible by innovative technological developments. Florent Cipriani, who recently retired as Head of the Instrumentation Team after a long career at EMBL Grenoble, is one of the pioneers of instrumentation development in structural biology, creating ingenious inventions with worldwide impact. more

Heidelberg, 13 April 2021 Evotec launches “beLAB2122” EMBL has joined forces with life science research institutes in Germany’s Rhein-Neckar region. The goal is to help improve and accelerate the translation of research outcomes into therapeutic concepts for the benefit of society. more

Hinxton, 12 April 2021 The value of open data for Latin American science Scientists from the CABANA project explore how open data is benefiting global research efforts. CABANA is a project run by an international consortium of ten organisations – nine in Latin America, plus EMBL-EBI in the UK. The aim is to strengthen bioinformatics capacity across Latin America. more

Hamburg, 9 April 2021 EMBL Hamburg lights the way to folding next-level origami Using EMBL Hamburg’s world-class structural biology infrastructure, researchers advance the folding of protein ‘origami’ designed in the lab. more

Hinxton, 7 April 2021 Welcome: Matthew Hartley Mathew Hartley’s role is to make this dream a reality. Working with colleagues at EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and bioimaging communities, he is coordinating the development of the BioImage Archive (BIA) more

Grenoble, 6 April 2021 From molecules to ecosystems: EMBL and IAB sign memorandum of understanding The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) and the Institute for Advanced Biosciences (IAB, a joint research centre of Inserm, the CNRS, and Université Grenoble Alpes) have signed a memorandum of understanding, formalising a 15-year collaboration between the two institutes. This collaboration strengthens Grenoble as a European research centre in the life sciences. more

Rome, 30 March 2021 Welcome: Ana Boskovic The new group leader at EMBL Rome will study how embryos can inherit non-genetic information from their parents that causes stable and heritable effects. more

General, 22 March 2021 Coronavirus vaccine uses EMBL’s earliest virus research EMBL alum Kai Simons did early work with Semliki Forest virus cell membranes that is now key to a COVID vaccine. more

General, 15 March 2021 VAAM Research Award for Nassos Typas Nassos Typas has received the German VAAM (Vereinigung für Allgemeine und Angewandte Mikrobiologie) Research Award. more

General, 11 March 2021 From mRNA researcher to BioNTech manager EMBL alumnus Pawel Masiewicz has transferred skills and experience gained at EMBL to oversee starting materials for mRNA vaccine development. more