EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI)
EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is a world-leading source of freely available biomolecular data, bioinformatics services and training.
EMBL-EBI was founded in 1994 and is part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), an intergovernmental research infrastructure funded by over 20 member states, prospect and associate member states.
EMBL-EBI’s co-location with the Wellcome Sanger Institute offers vital synergies. EMBL-EBI maintains the world’s most comprehensive range of molecular data resources, developed in collaboration with colleagues worldwide, and open to all.
EMBL-EBI data resources and tools
EMBL-EBI provides advanced bioinformatics training to scientists at all levels, helping experimental and computational biologists leverage the power of open data.
EMBL-EBI has been leading computational biology research since its inception, with deep involvement in large-scale endeavours such as the Human and Mouse Genome Projects, the Human Cell Atlas, and the AlphaFold Protein Structure Database among others. The institute also publishes seminal works in genomics, structural biology, chemical biology and single-cell genomics.
An important part of EMBL-EBI’s mission is to disseminate cutting-edge technologies to industry. Since 1996, EMBL-EBI’s Industry Programme has been helping companies make the most of advances in bioinformatics. The programme members include pharmaceutical, diagnostic, and agri-food companies. EMBL-EBI also encourages spin-outs with the help of its technology transfer office, EMBLEM.
EMBL-EBI’s funding comes from EMBL member states, the European Commission, the US National Institutes of Health, Wellcome, UK Research and Innovation and EMBL-EBI Industry Programme members.
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