EMBL is Europe’s flagship laboratory for the life sciences.
EMBL is an intergovernmental organisation established in 1974 and are supported by over 20 member states.
EMBL performs fundamental research in molecular biology, studying the story of life. It offers services to the scientific community; train the next generation of scientists and strive to integrate the life sciences across Europe.
EMBL is international, innovative and interdisciplinary, with more than 1600 people, from over 80 countries, operating across six sites in Barcelona (Spain), Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Heidelberg (Germany), Hinxton (UK) and Rome (Italy). The scientists work in independent groups and conduct research and offer services in all areas of molecular biology.
The research at EMBL drives the development of new technology and methods in the life sciences, and EMBL works to transfer this knowledge for the benefit of society.
