European Molecular Biology Laboratory

European Molecular Biology Laboratory

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Abbreviation	EMBL
Formation	1974; 50 years ago (1974)
Type	Research institute
Purpose	Basic research
Headquarters	Heidelberg, Germany
Locations	Barcelona, Spain Grenoble, France Hamburg, Germany Heidelberg, Germany Hinxton, United Kingdom Rome, Italy
Fields	Molecular biology
Membership	Full members (29):  Austria  Belgium  Croatia  Czech Republic  Denmark  Estonia  Finland  France  Germany  Greece  Hungary  Iceland  Ireland  Israel  Italy  Latvia  Lithuania  Luxembourg  Malta  Montenegro  Netherlands  Norway  Poland  Portugal  Slovakia  Spain  Sweden   Switzerland  United Kingdom Prospect member (1):  Serbia Associate member (1):  Australia
Director General	Edith Heard[1]
Staff	~1800
Website	www.embl.org

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is an intergovernmental organization dedicated to molecular biology research and is supported by 29 member states, one prospect member state, and one associate member state.^[2] EMBL was created in 1974 and is funded by public research money from its member states.^[3] Research at EMBL is conducted by more than 110 independent research groups and service teams covering the spectrum of molecular biology.^[4]

The Laboratory operates from six sites: the main laboratory in Heidelberg (Germany), and sites in Barcelona (Spain), Grenoble (France), Hamburg (Germany), Hinxton (the European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI), in England), and Rome (Italy). EMBL groups and laboratories perform basic research in molecular biology and molecular medicine as well as train scientists, students, and visitors. The organization aids in the development of services, new instruments and methods, and technology in its member states. Israel is the only full member state located outside Europe.