AI and machine learning
The vast amounts of high quality data we manage is essential for training new AI tools for the life sciences.
Using bioinformatics to make discoveries that benefit humankind
We advance scientific discovery through bioinformatics and enable solutions for global challenges such as infectious diseases, food insecurity and loss of biodiversity.
We provide
A wealth of data
Open access biological data and infrastructure
Data analysis tools
Cutting-edge data analysis software and research methodology
Training
World-class bioinformatics training for all levels
Industry partnerships
Knowledge transfer with a range of industries
Specialist communities we support
Communities we support
Biodiversity
We enable major international biodiversity initiatives to store, share and analyse species data for generations to come.
Explore our top stories from 2024 and find out how EMBL-EBI’s work supported disease research, AI developments and agri-tech.
Case studies
Explore landmark examples of how EMBL-EBI’s data resources, tools and bioinformatics research lead to impact.
Case studies
AlphaFold
Open data stored at EMBL-EBI played a pivotal role in the development of the revolutionary AlphaFold AI.
Enabling genomic medicine
EMBL-EBI data resources are used to deliver thousands of genetic diagnostics to patients every month.
Measuring the value and impact of UniProt
Our UniProt data resource is a catalyst for discovery, mentioned in over 180,000 patent publications.
A 2024 user survey capturing 2300 responses from 126 countries showed the importance of EMBL-EBI open data resources for a breadth of users.
89% of respondents
reported that EMBL-EBI data resources empowered them to undertake work that would otherwise not have been possible
73% of respondents
said recreating or regenerating the data they currently access through EMBL-EBI would not be practical
77% of respondents
shared that losing access to EMBL-EBI managed resources would disrupt their work
In 2021 we worked with management consultancy Charles Beagrie Ltd. to facilitate a large-scale, economic analysis of the institute’s impact on research practice and the global economy.
£2.2 billion / year
is the estimated worth of EMBL-EBI’s data and services contribution to the wider realisation of future research
£1.3 billion / year
EMBL-EBI data and services directly underpinned an estimated £1.3 billion of research last year
£6 billion / year
is the cost of time saved from not (re)creating data or research available in EMBL-EBI managed data resources
Supporting a global community
This map shows real time requests for data arriving from active users of our data resources around the world. A request could range from an individual search query about a gene or protein to a bulk download of millions of biodata records for reuse in a downstream application.
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