EMBLEM Technology Transfer GmbH

EMBLEM (http://www.embl-em.de)

EMBL Enterprise Management Technology Transfer GmbH (EMBLEM) is an affiliate and the commercial arm of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL). EMBLEM identifies, protects and commercialises the intellectual property developed in the EMBL-world, from EMBL-alumni and from non-EMBL third parties. EMBLEM facilitates and accelerates the transfer of innovative technology from basic research to industry by working closely with industrial partners spanning the biotech, pharmaceutical, IT and mechanical/electrical engineering markets to develop new diagnostics, drugs, therapies, machines and devices.


EMBL (http://www.embl.org)

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory established in 1974, is Europe’s flagship laboratory for the life sciences – an intergovernmental organisation with more than 80 independent research groups covering the spectrum of molecular biology. It operates across six sites: Heidelberg (D), Barcelona (E), Hamburg (D), Grenoble (F), Rome (I) and EMBL-EBI Hinxton (UK). EMBL is international, innovative and interdisciplinary. The nearly 1,800 employees from 60 nations represent scientific disciplines including biology, physics, chemistry, and computer science. The cornerstones of EMBL's mission are: to perform basic research in molecular biology, to train scientists, students and visitors at all levels, to offer vital services to scientists in the member states, to develop new instruments and methods in the life sciences and technology transfer.