PROJECT
MARCO BOLO (Marine Coastal Biodiversity Long-term Observations)
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What is EMBRC?
The European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC) is a European 'research infrastructure' that provides researchers and companies with access to marine organisms and the facilities to study them, including experimental facilities and technological platforms.
We enable researchers to better understand our impact on the oceans and ensure the sustainable use of marine resources.
EMBRC statement on Ukraine
EMBRC-ERIC expresses its uncompromising solidarity with the people of Ukraine and condemns the Russian state’s aggression towards Ukraine.
Our services
EMBRC offers a variety of services supporting both fundamental and applied research activities to explore marine biodiversity. Services are provided by 70 sites in our 9 member countries.
Our network
Our member countries offer a wealth of marine biological laboratories and stations dedicated to the investigation of marine organisms and ecosystems. By making their services and resources available to European and international research/innovation communities, we hope to push the frontiers of marine biological science and promote marine solutions to address societal issues (eg global warming, food shortages) and develop novel products, drugs and treatments.
EMBRC currently has 10 member countries: Belgium, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden and the UK.
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9
Member countries
70
Marine stations & institutes
2018
ERIC status awarded
411
Services offered
News & events
NEWS
The DOORS project held its General Assembly meeting last week in Bulgaria. Learn more about this exciting project!
13 Jun 2022
EVENT
13 Jun 2022 to
24 Jun 2022
Virtual event
NEWS
With summer around the corner, EMO BON is preparing for its 7th sampling event to sample water column, soft substrates microorganisms & meiobenthos.
03 Jun 2022
NEWS
Check out our latest annual report to learn about service updates, projects, and other milestones from 2021!
25 May 2022
NEWS
EMO BON has published its Data Management Plan, describing the life cycle of data/metadata produced through the initiative.
17 May 2022
NEWS
Sweden has officially joined EMBRC, offering users access to its unique marine habitats. Welcome onboard!
29 Apr 2022
What our users
are saying
Chiara Conte
PhD student, CoNISMa
TESTIMONIAL
Chiara Conte used EMBRC services to expand on previous research exploring the relationship between seagrasses and epiphytic microbes.
Sanda Skejić and Jasna Arapov
Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (Croatia)
TESTIMONIAL
Sanda Skejić and Jasna Arapov used the MOTax Unit at SZN for a comparative study of Pseudo-nitzschia assemblage
Daniel Wangpraseurt
Assistant Project Scientist, UCSD - Jacobs School of Engineering
TESTIMONIAL
Daniel Wangpraseurt's postdoc research at EMBRC Israel partner 'IUI' enabled him to access deep sea corals and study their light harvesting abilities.
Belén Gonzalez-Gaya
Postdoc, Plentzia Marine Station (PiE-UPV/EHU)
TESTIMONIAL
Belén González-Gaya tested the obesity potential of the estrogenic compounds present in Basque hospital effluent waters with an in-vitro transactivation bioassay developed at CIIMAR.
Jorune Sakalauskaite
University of Turin, Italy
TESTIMONIAL
Jorune Sakalauskaite's research helped her to better understand the molecular aspects of biomineralisation and use them as molecular barcodes to identify the biological origin of prehistoric shell artifacts.
Imke Lang
Prof of marine biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven
TESTIMONIAL
Imke Lang tested different cryopreservation protocols and techniques for red microalgae strains at Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)