2012
EMBO welcomes 55 leading life scientists as members
HEIDELBERG, 9 May 2012 – Fifty-five life scientists from Europe and around the world were today recognised by EMBO for their excellence in research. Forty-eight of the researchers are from Europe and neighbouring countries while seven scientists from Argentina, Australia, South Korea and the United States join as Associate Members. In total, EMBO membership now comprises almost 1,550 life scientists in the international scientific community.... more
EMBO Molecular Medicine goes Open Access
HEIDELBERG, 7 March 2012 – EMBO and Wiley-Blackwell today announced that EMBO Molecular Medicine is a fully Open Access journal with immediate effect. EMBO Molecular Medicine is one of the highest cited journals in the biomedical sciences to have converted from a subscription-based model to Open Access.... more
Susan M. Gasser to receive the 2012 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award
HEIDELBERG, 15 February 2012 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announce Susan Gasser, director of the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel, Switzerland, as the winner of the 2012 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award.... more
2011
EMBO awards Installation Grants to seven talented researchers
HEIDELBERG, 5 December 2011 – EMBO today announces the selection of seven scientists as recipients of the 2011 EMBO Installation Grants. The grants will assist the scientists to relocate and set up laboratories in the Czech Republic, Poland, Estonia and Turkey....more
22 young researchers join the EMBO 2011 Young Investigator Programme
HEIDELBERG, 7 November 2011 – EMBO today acknowledges the work of 22 young European scientists selected for excellence in research to join the Young Investigator Programme....more
46 outstanding life scientists elected to EMBO membership
HEIDELBERG, 20 October 2011 – EMBO today acknowledges the outstanding scientific contribution of 46 life scientists from 14 countries by awarding them life-long EMBO membership....more
Scientists in Singapore and Europe to collaborate
EMBO, EMBC and Singapore sign cooperation agreement
HEIDELBERG, 13 October 2011 – Scientists in Singapore and Europe will have new avenues for scientific interaction, following a cooperation agreement between EMBO, its intergovernmental funding body, EMBC, and the government of Singapore. The agreement will allow Singapore scientists to participate in EMBO training programmes and activities. It also means that EMBO workshops and lectures can take place in Singapore. This is the first cooperation agreement of its kind between EMBO, EMBC and Singapore....more
Ties between scientists in South Africa and Europe to strengthen
EMBO, EMBC and South African government sign agreement
HEIDELBERG, 22 September 2011 – Scientists in South Africa will access the latest in European life sciences thinking and research following a cooperation agreement between EMBO, its intergovernmental funding body, EMBC, and the government of South Africa. The agreement will allow South African scientists to participate in EMBO programmes and activities. It also means that certain EMBO activities will take place in South Africa....more
Leading scientists line up for The EMBO Meeting 2011
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 5 September 2011 – Helga Nowotny, President of the European Research Council, will open The EMBO Meeting 2011 this coming Saturday 10 September at the Austria Center Vienna. The annual conference is set to highlight the latest life science advances made in the laboratories of more than 120 of the world’s leading researchers...more
Susan Lindquist and Giacomo Rizzolatti to speak at The EMBO Meeting 2011
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 17 May 2011 – More than 120 leading researchers from across the molecular life sciences will speak at The EMBO Meeting 2011 – the third annual life sciences conference to be organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and held in Vienna from 10-13 September 2011....more
EMBO Gold Medal 2011 awarded to Simon Boulton
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 20 April 2011 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced Simon Boulton of Cancer Research UK's London Research Institute, Clare Hall Laboratories as the winner of the 2011 EMBO Gold Medal. Awarded annually, the EMBO Gold Medal recognizes the outstanding contributions of young researchers in the molecular life sciences....more
2011 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award honours Carol V. Robinson
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 17 February 2011 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announce Carol V. Robinson, Professor of Chemistry at the University of Oxford, UK, as the winner of the 2011 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award....more
Stefanie Dimmeler appointed as Chief Editor of EMBO Molecular Medicine
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 1 February 2011 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announces the appointment of Professor Stefanie Dimmeler as Chief Editor of the scientific journal EMBO Molecular Medicine (http://www.embomolmed.org). Dr. Dimmeler is Professor of Experimental Medicine and Director of the Institute of Cardiovascular Regeneration, Center for Molecular Medicine at the Goethe University Frankfurt....more
2010
Additional Turkish life scientist to receive 2010 EMBO Installation Grant
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 14 December 2010 – EMBO is pleased to announce that an additional life scientist, Volkan Seyrantepe, will also receive an EMBO Installation Grant for 2010, assisting him to establish his research group at the Izmir Institute of Technology in Turkey. This scientist will receive funding similar to the previous six awardees announced last week. Volkan Seyrantepe is moving to Izmir from the University of Montreal in Canada to research biological functions of mammalian sialidases using mouse models.
EMBO Installation Grants are awarded annually to scientists who set up independent research labs in selected member states of the EMBC. To find out more about the programme go to: www.embo.org/programmes/installation-grants
EMBO-led delegation of European researchers to meet with Indian scientists and academic leaders
Inauguration of EMBO Global Exchange in India – a programme that promotes scientific collaboration and circulation of researchers across borders
BANGALORE, India, 10 December 2010 – A seven-member delegation of European life scientists led by Nobel laureate Sir Tim Hunt, former Chair of the EMBO Council, will visit nine academic institutes across India during six days of meetings, from 3 to 8 January, in Bangalore, Mumbai, New Delhi and Pune....more
EMBO Installation Grants help six scientists set up in Europe
Young group leaders awarded with three years of funding & support
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 6 December 2010 – Six life science researchers will receive the 2010 EMBO Installation Grants, assisting them to relocate and set up their research groups in the Czech Republic, Poland, Portugal and Turkey. These scientists are the fifth group of awardees since the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) introduced the scheme in 2006...more
EMBO enhances peer review of four molecular life science journals
Transparent editorial process at The EMBO Journal to be introduced at EMBO reports, Molecular Systems Biology and EMBO Molecular Medicine
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 1 December 2010 – A transparent editorial process will be implemented across all four molecular life science journals published by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO)....more
Twenty-one group leaders join network of EMBO Young Investigators
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 23 November 2010 – Today, the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced the selection of 21 of Europe's most talented young researchers as 2010 beneficiaries of the EMBO Young Investigator Programme...more
EMBO recognizes 63 researchers for advances in life sciences
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 27 October 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the recognition of outstanding research contributions by 63 life scientists from 14 countries. The researchers are awarded the life-long honour of EMBO membership, joining almost 1500 of the world's leading molecular biologists....more
Elizabeth Blackburn & Frans de Waal to MEET THE PRESS in Barcelona
- The EMBO Meeting 2010
- Advancing the life sciences
- Key themes include evolution of animal forms, systems biology & functional genomics, and signalling in development
- Exclusive MEET THE PRESS events on Sunday 5 September
BARCELONA, Spain, 31 August 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) is delighted to welcome Elizabeth Blackburn and Frans de Waal as keynote and special lecturers at The EMBO Meeting 2010 which opens in Barcelona this Saturday 4 September and continues until Tuesday 7 September....more
Align EU policy with global imperatives to halt ʻperfect stormʼ
Scientists at ESOF 2010 present solutions to ensure future food security
• Integrated international and multidisciplinary response required for sustainable intensification of global agriculture
• European agricultural policy must reconcile with global imperatives
• Biological research vital for locally adapted landraces & high-yield crops
o No technology should be ruled out without full consideration
o Plant breeding in the hands of farmers promotes biodiversity
• Press briefing: Saturday 3 July, 14:30 to 15:00 CET, Lingotto Conference Centre, Torino
TORINO, Italy, 3 July 2010 – Renowned researchers advise urgent international response to increase crop production to feed the worldʼs predicted population of nine billion people in the year 2050....more
EMBO Gold Medal 2010 recognizes Jason W. Chin
Synthetic biologist pioneered genetic code reprogramming
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 10 May 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the award of the EMBO Gold Medal 2010 to Jason W. Chin from the Medical Research Council's Laboratory of Molecular Biology (MRC-LMB)....more
Call for Abstracts and Registration for The EMBO Meeting 2010
- 4 to 7 September, Palau de Congressos, Barcelona
- More than 120 leading researchers deliver a diverse scientific programme
- Key themes include evolution of animal forms, systems biology & functional genomics, and signalling in development
- 15 May deadline: abstract submission AND discounted early registration
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 12 April 2010 – More than 120 leading researchers from across the molecular life sciences will speak at The EMBO Meeting 2010 – the second annual life sciences conference to be organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and held in Barcelona from 4 - 7 September 2010....more
2010 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award honours Ingrid Grummt
Outstanding geneticist and committed mentor
HEIDELBERG, Germany, 10 February 2010 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announced Ingrid Grummt from the German Cancer Research Center in Heidelberg, Germany, as the winner of the 2010 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award. Ingrid Grummt has made important contributions to the field of transcriptional regulation in cells throughout her career. ...more
2009
Scientists to set up in the Czech Republic, Poland and Portugal
Heidelberg, Germany, 9 December 2009 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) has identified five young life scientists to receive EMBO Installation Grants, a scheme that aims to strengthen science in selected European states investing in their research infrastructures. The grants will help five scientists to relocate and set up their laboratories in the Czech Republic, Poland and Portugal. ...more
EMBO appoints Bernd Pulverer as Head of Scientific Publication
Heidelberg, 19 November 2009 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the appointment of Bernd Pulverer, PhD as Head of Scientific Publication. Pulverer will lead the development and execution of publication strategy in support of the organization's peerreviewed research journals. ...more
EMBO recognizes talented young group leaders in Europe
Heidelberg, 4 November 2009 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced today this year's selection of 17 of Europe's most talented young researchers as EMBO Young Investigators. Set up ten years ago, the programme identifies some of Europe's most promising and creative young life scientists. ...more
EMBO welcomes 66 leading life scientists as members
Heidelberg, 19 October 2009 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the election of 66 leading life scientists to its membership. Sixty of the recognized researchers are based in Europe and neighbouring countries, while six distinguished scientists from Australia, Japan and the US receive the honour of associate membership. ...more
Maria Leptin appointed next Director of EMBO
Cologne geneticist to take over from current Director Hermann Bujard from January 2010
Heidelberg, Germany, 30 September 2009 – The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) today announced the appointment of Professor Maria Leptin as the next EMBO Director from 1 January 2010. ...more
Top life scientists to speak at annual European conference – The EMBO Meeting 2009
29 August to 1 September, Amsterdam RAI convention centre
Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 27 August 2009 – The EMBO Meeting 2009 
, the first annual life science conference organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), opens its doors to scientists from all over the world this weekend in Amsterdam. ...more
EMBO pioneers pension plan for internationally mobile post doctoral researchers
Attractive financial package encourages early start of individual pension schemes
Heidelberg, Germany, 6 August 2009 - The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announced today the introduction of a new private pension plan for EMBO Fellows. The plan offers a benefit package that optimally suits the needs of highly mobile scientists....more
Lisbon researcher gets set-up grant
EMBO Installation Grant provides Lars Jansen with funding & support
Heidelberg, Germany, 23 July 2009 - Lars Jansen from the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (Gulbenkian Institute for Science) in Oeiras, near Lisbon, is the recipient of an EMBO Installation Grant assisting him to establish a new research group in Portugal. ...more
Olivier Voinnet awarded 2009 EMBO Gold Medal
French researcher establishes RNA silencing as new field of plant biology
Heidelberg, Germany, 22 April 2009 - Olivier Voinnet from the CNRS Institute of Plant Molecular Biology in Strasbourg, France, is awarded the 2009 EMBO Gold Medal. ...more
Howy Jacobs appointed as Senior Editor of EMBO reports
Heidelberg, Germany, 31 March 2009 - The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) announces the appointment of Howy Jacobs as Senior Editor of EMBO reports (www.emboreports.org). ...more
Call for Abstracts and Registration for The EMBO Meeting 2009
- Leading researchers to speak in scientific programme
- 25 April deadline: abstract submission AND discounted early registration
- Onsite childcare available for delegates with young families
Heidelberg, Germany, 25 March 2009 - More than 120 researchers will speak at The EMBO Meeting 2009 – the first annual life sciences conference to be organized by the European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and held in Amsterdam from 29 August to 1 September 2009. ...more
Structural biologist recognized for research on molecular motor structure and function
Anne Houdusse to receive 2009 FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award
Heidelberg, Germany, 17 February 2009 - The European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO) and the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS) announced Anne Houdusse, head of the Structural Motility Team, CNRS/Institute Curie, Paris, France, as the winner of the FEBS/EMBO Women in Science Award for 2009. ...more
