Barcelona, 27 January 2020 Welcome: Maria Bernabeu Maria Bernabeu's group at EMBL Barcelona will build 3D models of the human blood–brain barrier to study the mechanisms by which cerebral malaria breaks down this barrier and causes disease severity and death. more

Barcelona, 21 January 2020 Welcome: Kristina Haase New group leader Kristina Haase joined EMBL Barcelona in October. Her group will bring together expertise in engineering and biology to fabricate complex tissues in vitro for disease modelling and drug testing applications. more

Barcelona, 3 December 2019 European Developmental Biology Congress 2019 A summary of the EDBC 2019 in Alicante: Sparkling Scientific Ideas, Lovely People and Food. more

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