NEWS
EMO BON’s first-ever sampling!
EMBRC's new project, the European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observation Network (EMO BON) began sampling yesterday at select participating sites!
22 Jun 2021
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.
Our services
EMBRC offers a variety of services supporting both fundamental and applied research activities to explore marine biodiversity. Services are provided by 45 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 9 member countries: Belgium, France, Greece, Israel, Italy, Norway, Portugal, Spain and the UK.
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News & events
NEWS
EMBRC HQ update: What we’ve been up to (15 March-15 June 2021)
Highlights since March 2021 include the publication of the annual report, the launch of EMO BON, new ABS guidelines & more!
18 Jun 2021
NEWS
EMO BON: The first coordinated long-term genomic biodiversity observatory in Europe
Introducing European Marine Omics Biodiversity Observation Network (EMO BON), EMBRC's project to generate 'FAIR' baseline biodiversity data
14 Jun 2021
Marine Scientist Monday
American embryologist Ethel Brown was known for her critical findings on cell division using sea urchins & the discovery of the 'organiser' phenomenon
14 Jun 2021
Marine Scientist Monday
A zoologist passionate about plankton, Hardy invented the Continuous Plankton Recorder (CPR) and his research formed the basis of the CPR Survey
07 Jun 2021
Model Organism of the Month
The seahorse: it might not come to mind when you think of model organisms, but it has potential interesting applications!
01 Jun 2021
Latest Tweets
Apologies if we retweeted the @EatrisEric reminder too late! Event came and went in a flash, and is over already. Key takeaway: RIs are hubs of excellence, knowledge creation & innovation!
Happening soon, our very own @NicolasPade will be live at #RiDaysEU!
To livestream, go here: https://t.co/6fkZ1x3ULg
(tip: you have to register 1st, but it's relatively quick!) https://t.co/K6pWKrzODt
What our users
are saying
Daniel Wangpraseurt's postdoc research at EMBRC Israel partner 'IUI' enabled him to access deep sea corals and study their light harvesting abilities.
Daniel Wangpraseurt
Assistant Project Scientist, UCSD - Jacobs School of Engineering
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.
Belén Gonzalez-Gaya
Postdoc, Plentzia Marine Station (PiE-UPV/EHU)
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.
Jorune Sakalauskaite
University of Turin, Italy
Imke Lang tested different cryopreservation protocols and techniques for red microalgae strains at Scottish Association for Marine Science (SAMS)
Imke Lang
Prof of marine biotechnology, University of Applied Sciences Bremerhaven
Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira advanced her research on kelp forests using an EMBRC site in Portugal. This was a novel study of seascape change in NW Iberia.
Cristina Piñeiro-Corbeira
PhD student at University of A Coruña
Federica Montesanto used 3 EMBRC sites for her research on early identification of non-indigenous ascidian species and identification of complex/cryptic/new species.
Federica Montesanto
PhD student at University of Bari