Baptism by fire
Science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt interviewed the co-founders of BioNTech, Özlem Türeci and Ugur Sahin.
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Tips for virtual conferencing: Agenda planning
Are you a conference organizer thinking about how to build an agenda for a virtual conference, or experienced in virtual conferencing? Check these ideas and join the discussion!
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Looking east: EMBO and Japan
New initiatives strengthen the existing collaborations between EMBO and Japan.
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DORA receives grant to accelerate research assessment reform
The Declaration on Research Assessment (DORA) received a 1.2 million US dollar grant that will support the development of new policies and practices for academic career assessment. EMBO is one of the original signatories of the declaration.
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Review Commons is a Falling Walls Science Breakthrough of the Year 2021
The journal-independent peer review platform created by EMBO and ASAPbio is in the top ten projects for Science and Innovation Management.
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Open science organizations collaborate on DocMaps – the foundation for a distributed peer review ecosystem
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, eLife/Sciety, EMBO and Knowledge Futures to pilot the DocMaps framework in community preprint reviews and evaluations.
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Are virtual meetings with us to stay?
Quo vadis, EMBO? EMBO Courses & Workshops have to prepare for the future after the pandemic. Gerlind Wallon, head of the programme, discusses options.
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Review Commons launches blog “The Commons”
Review Commons has launched a blog, The Commons, dedicated to discussing innovations in scientific publishing and the platform’s policies.
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“The international agenda of EMBO is important, today more than ever before”
Fiona Watt, the incoming EMBO Director, shares her views on EMBO and her own research aspirations
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Fiona Watt appointed as EMBO Director
The British cell biologist will take up the appointment in early 2022
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