Ten scientists awarded EMBO Installation Grants 2026
The group leaders will establish laboratories in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.
Supporting group leaders who move to host countries that are part of the Installation Grant scheme
The group leaders will establish laboratories in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.
An interview with Panagiotis Alexiou, ERA Chair, Bioinformatics for Genomics in Malta, University of Malta
Meet Sebastian Glatt, Professor of Systems Genetics at the University of Veterinary Medicine in Vienna | EMBO Member and former EMBO Installation Grantee

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Installation Grantee Umut Sahin, Bogazici University, Istanbul, Turkey
EMBO Installation Grants support group leaders establishing laboratories in countries participating in the scheme to strengthen the life sciences there. In the 2026 call, grants are available in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.
Installation Grantees become part of an international network of more than 800 current and former EMBO Young Investigators, Installation Grantees and Global Investigators.
The group leaders will establish laboratories in Croatia, Czechia, Estonia, Hungary, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Poland, Portugal and Türkiye.
Meet new EMBO Installation Grantee Lidia Wrobel