Barcelona, 22 October 2019 EMBL and IBEC join forces This is the beginning of a working framework for activities between EMBL and IBEC which support strategic long-term scientific and general collaboration in areas of mutual interest. more

Barcelona, 2 October 2019 EMBL and Tara: Barcelona As part of Mission Microplastics, the schooner Tara will dock within view of the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB) from 4–9 October. The PRBB is home to EMBL Barcelona and five other leading biomedical research centres.interviewed one of the guest speakers, EMBL alumna Teresa Sardón, and Marco Milán, one of the co-organisers of the EMBL in Spain event. more

Barcelona, 30 September 2019 EMBL in Spain: a wide vision of science On 7 October, EMBL staff, alumni, and their colleagues will gather in one of the largest scientific buildings in Southern Europe, the Barcelona Biomedical Research Park (PRBB). The event is free and open to all. Group leaders and specialists from various scientific institutions will give speeches about their work, and breaks between sessions will offer plenty of time for networking. We interviewed one of the guest speakers, EMBL alumna Teresa Sardón, and Marco Milán, one of the co-organisers of the EMBL in Spain event. more

Barcelona, 19 August 2019 Science as art in the Barcelona Metro Commuters, tourists and other travellers on the Barcelona Metro can experience an art-science initiative by the PRBB more

Barcelona, 15 July 2019 Barcelona hosts the Limb Development and Regeneration Biennal This year’s conference was organized at EMBL Barcelona by James Sharpe (EMBL Barcelona) together with Marian Ros (CSIC-SODERCAN) and Miguel Torres (CNIC). more

Barcelona, 13 June 2019 James Sharpe elected EMBO Member James Sharpe, Head of EMBL Barcelona, is one of 56 scientists elected as new EMBO Members this year. He joins a prestigious organisation of more than 1800 scientists that promotes excellence in the life sciences and enables international exchange among researchers. more

Barcelona, 28 March 2019 Lab-warming Party!! It’s 7 months since we moved into our new spaces here at the PRBB in Barcelona. Although I must say that it feels a lot more! Maybe it seems a bit late for a lab-warming party, but believe me – we’ve been busy during those months… more

Barcelona, 19 December 2018 Growing bio-inspired shapes with hundreds of tiny robots Hundreds of small robots can work in a team to create biology-inspired shapes – without an underlying master plan, purely based on local communication and movement. To achieve this, researchers from EMBL Barcelona, CRG and Bristol Robotics Laboratory introduced the biological principles of self-organisation to swarm robotics. Science Robotics publishes the results on 19 December. more

Barcelona, 29 October 2018 ¡Hola, Barcelona! At EMBL Barcelona, biologists, physicists and computer scientists work together to understand and simulate the multi-scale connections between genes, cells and tissues. On 15 October, EMBL Barcelona hosted its Inauguration Symposium to officially introduce itself to the city. At this event, journalists, politicians and scientists got the chance to peek inside EMBL Barcelona’s new lab spaces and meet the researchers. more

Barcelona, 22 August 2018 Welcome: Jim Swoger For years, Jim Swoger – a physical engineer – has helped biologists see inside their samples. Now he brings his 20 years of expertise to EMBL’s Barcelona site, where he heads the Mesoscopic Imaging Facility. more