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Aerial view of EMBO and
EMBL Heidelberg in Germany.
The EMBC administration is also
located in the EMBO building.
aims EMBO | EMBC | EMBL
EMBL
The creation of a central molecular biology laboratory
was one of the founding goals of EMBO.
The early efforts of the EMBO Laboratory Committee,
the EMBO Council and EMBC led to the
subsequent establishment of the European Molecular
Biology Laboratory (EMBL). In 1974 EMBL
became an independent entity supported by a
subset of EMBC Member States. Today 19 of the
EMBC Member States are also member countries
of EMBL.
EMBL has fi ve core missions: to conduct
basic research in molecular biology; to provide
essential services to scientists from its member
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states; to provide high-level training to staff, students
and visitors; to develop new instrumentation
for biological research; and to transfer the
benefi ts of new discoveries and technologies to
society. These core functions are complemented
by outreach activities in the areas of science
and society and training for science teachers.
EMBL, EMBO and EMBC are independent organisations
but all three act in a mutually supportive
manner, both at a strategic and practical
level. Full details of EMBL activities can be found
in the EMBL Annual Report or on the laboratory’s
website at www.embl.org.