EMBL-EBI provides freely available data from life science experiments, performs basic research in computational biology and offers an extensive user training programme, supporting researchers in academia and industry.
News from EMBL-EBI
Breast cancer study: towards personalised treatment
Largest-ever study of breast cancer genomes, led by Wellcome Genome Campus researchers, reveals new genes and mutations involved in the disease.
Open Targets: new name, new data
The Centre for Therapeutic Target Validation, now called ‘Open Targets’, releases its first experimental datasets and a new API.
Happy anniversary, Swiss-Prot!
A unique collaboration that unifies the world of protein data: reflections on UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, 30 years on.
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- To provide freely available data and bioinformatics services to all facets of the scientific community
- To contribute to the advancement of biology through basic investigator-driven research
- To provide advanced bioinformatics training to scientists at all levels
- To help disseminate cutting-edge technologies to industry
- To support, as an ELIXIR node, the coordination of biological data provision throughout Europe.











