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EMBL-EBI Highlights report

Explore our latest achievements and how bioinformatics is enabling new solutions for disease research, AI, agri-tech and biodiversity.

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EMBL-EBI Training events

17 Nov 2025 - 21 Nov 2025

Genome bioinformatics: from short- to long-read sequencing

A guide to the technology, analysis workflows, tools, and resources for next generation sequencing data analysis.This course will provide insights and training into how biological knowledge can be derived from genomics experiments and explain different approaches in analysing such data. The main focus will be on introducing sequence informatics, re-sequencing, differences between short- and long-read sequencing, and variant calling during the analysis of higher-eukaryotes, with an emphasis on human genetic research. Throughout the week, more advanced topics will introduce genome graphs, pangenomics, the creation of pipelines, automation, and the scaling-up of analysis experiments.Practical sessions will be run on datasets prepared by the trainers, not on personal research data. Participants will learn how to process these training datasets and to apply appropriate statistical methods in their analyses. They will also learn the basics to create their own pipelines and use pipelines openly available. 

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08 Dec 2025 - 10 Dec 2025

Managing a bioinformatics core facility

This knowledge exchange workshop is an opportunity for managers of bioinformatics core facilities to learn from each other and EMBL-EBI’s service teams. These facilities play an essential role in enabling research in the life sciences. The landscape is constantly evolving as new research tools emerge, as experiments become increasingly data-intensive, and as their users – experimental researchers – become more exposed to the power of data-driven biology.This course will allow participants to share experiences, discuss challenges and solutions that they face, and plan ways to cope with the ever-changing demands raised by the molecular life science field. There will be sessions to learn from bioinformatics service providers, hear how others have tackled common problems, and work together to design core services, resource them, and measure their impact.A limited number of travel bursaries are available. Please see the ‘Additional information’ tab for conditions.

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Careers

Careers at EMBL-EBI

Focus your energy and skills on something that really matters: using technology to contribute to discoveries that benefit humankind.

EMBL-EBI missions

We are EMBL-EBI: Our impact

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is part of EMBL, Europe’s flagship laboratory for the life sciences. More about EMBL-EBI and our impact.

Data resources

Explore our open data resources to enrich your research. Browse data, perform analyses or share your own results.  

Research

Find out about our research groups, postdoctoral schemes and PhD Programme.

Training

Access a wealth of world-leading training in bioinformatics and scientific service provision, regardless of your career stage or sector.

Industry

Explore our knowledge-exchange Industry Programme and take part in translational partnerships and projects.

ELIXIR

We support, as an ELIXIR node, the coordination of biological data provision throughout Europe.

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About EMBL


EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute is one of the six sites of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). With over 20 member states and thousands of scientists and engineers working together, EMBL is a powerhouse of biological expertise.

EMBL is an intergovernmental organisation, headquartered in Heidelberg. It was founded in 1974 with the mission of promoting molecular biology research in Europe, training young scientists, and developing new technologies.

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