We’re excited about the upcoming Annual International Dictyostelium Conference, returning in 2025 to Potsdam, Germany and proud to once again be one of the event sponsors! This much-anticipated event brings together the global Dictyostelium research community for four days of insightful talks, collaboration, and scientific exchange.
At Formedium, we’re dedicated to supporting the life science community by sharing news that inspires collaboration and drives research forward. Here are the highlights from the latest EMBO newsletter, showcasing achievements, opportunities, and insights from across the EMBO network.
Upcoming EMBO courses and workshops—perfect opportunities to advance your skills and your science. All events offer excellent networking, cutting-edge content, and funding support such as travel and childcare grants. Don’t wait—spaces fill fast!
Coming soon is the 13th Salk Cell Cycle Meeting, taking place June 23–26, 2025, an important event in the calendar for researchers in molecular and cellular biology. This meeting has a long-standing reputation for bringing together the leading minds in cell cycle research. Find out more about registration for the event.
We recognise that effective leadership is crucial for successful scientific research. EMBO offers a suite of Lab Leadership Courses designed to equip scientists with the skills needed to lead teams, manage projects, and communicate effectively.
At Formedium, we understand that great science isn't just about experiments—it’s also about leadership, collaboration, and innovation. That’s why we’re celebrating 20 years of the EMBO Lab Leadership Course, a program that has empowered thousands of scientists with essential leadership skills.
At Formedium, we support groundbreaking yeast research with our premium powdered media, including YNB and dropout media. To stay ahead in this field, we encourage you to attend EMBO Conferences & Training Courses, which offer the latest insights and techniques in molecular biology.
At Formedium, we are committed to supporting the scientific community by providing high-quality powdered media for yeast research and molecular biology. Staying updated with the latest advancements in life sciences is essential, and EMBO (European Molecular Biology Organization) offers world-class conferences and training courses designed to enhance knowledge, collaboration, and technical expertise.
The International Conference on Yeast Genetics and Molecular Biology (ICYGMB) is set to take place in Paris in 2025, bringing together leading researchers from across the globe to discuss the latest breakthroughs in yeast research. This biennial event is a cornerstone for the scientific community, fostering collaboration and innovation in yeast genetics, molecular biology, and biotechnology.
Mark your calendar for the next Abcam Cell Cycle Club (CCC) meeting on Tuesday, March 4. Professor David Pellman (Harvard University, USA) will be keynote speaker, alongside three short talks selected from submitted abstracts.
We’re thrilled to announce that Formedium will be exhibiting at the John Innes Supplier Exhibition next week on the 14th November! Visit our stand to discover how Formedium’s culture media can support your lab’s needs and enhance your research. We look forward to meeting you there!
In December, The Royal Holloway University of London will be hosting the 2024 Dictyostelium meeting. This is a training event for young scientists working with the model organism Dictyostelium. The meeting starts at 12 noon Monday 16th December and ends at 12 noon Tuesday 17th December.
The agriculture industry faces a multitude of challenges from battles against plant diseases to the enhancement of crop yields and sustainability, driven by both natural and anthropogenic factors. These challenges are increasingly complex, given the global need for sustainable food production systems that can support a growing population under changing climate
Agarose is a highly purified linear galactan hydrocolloid isolated from seaweed Gelidium species which forms a firm gel matrix with a high strength at low concentrations making it ideal for diffusion and electrokinetic movement of biopolymers such as DNA and RNA.
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionising life science research in many ways. From drug discovery and development, and personalised medicine to genomics and DNA sequencing, and biotechnology and bioinformatics, AI has the ability to help research instututions and universities across the world.
Microbiology 2023: from single cell to microbiome and host is an interacademy conference on molecular microbiology is organized by Profs. Pascale Cossart, Jörg Hacker, David Holden, Staffan Normark, and Jörg Vogel
The Seeing is Believing conference, is a hybrid meeting organised by EMBO \ EMBL, and will take place at EMBL Heidelberg, with the option to attend virtually. The symposium will bring together the leading developers of imaging methods with cutting-edge applications...
EMBO is an organization of more than 2,000 leading researchers that promotes excellence in the life sciences in Europe and beyond, helping young scientists through courses, workshops, lectures and EMBO Press publications.
ASCB and EMBO invite the submission of abstracts that report new scientific research developments in all areas of cell biology. Abstracts are welcome from scientists and students in all sectors, including academia, industry, government, and education.
EMBO announces that structural biologist Julia Mahamid is the recipient of this year’s EMBO Gold Medal. Each year, EMBO recognizes a scientist under the age of 40 for outstanding contributions to the life sciences in Europe with this award.
The 12th Salk Cell Cycle Meeting will be held at the Salk Institute, Monday, July 24 to Thursday, July 27, 2023. David Morgan will give the opening Newport Lecture and there is a great lineup of invited speakers in seven sessions.
Formedium is glad to share this fantastic opportunity for researchers around the world to attend the ICYGMB in the beautiful Italian city of Florence. Find out what workshops are available at this years event.
The next London Cell Cycle Club (LCCC) meeting is in-person at the Francis Crick Institute, London, on Tuesday May 9. Unfortunately, there is no hybrid option, but they are looking into making a recording available for those who can't attend.
The Cell Cycle Conference aims to bring together researchers worldwide and provides an informal forum to share novel research findings, ideas and foster new collaborations within the cell cycle research community.
EMBO have updated us about the courses they still have available for the autumn. After we've all had a bit of rest and relaxation, EMBO have a full programme of training resuming in September.
Nominees should be female scientists working in an EMBC Member State or FEBS member country, who have made outstanding contributions to life sciences research and significantly advanced our understanding of a particular discipline in the last five years in Europe.
A successful 2 days was had at the MIB Science Day held on 5th and 6th July 2022 at Manchester University. The event was open to all students, researchers and academic group leaders.
Cell Bio 2022, the joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), will showcase a diverse global community of the brightest minds in cell biology in person.
Cell Bio 2022, the joint meeting of the American Society for Cell Biology (ASCB) and European Molecular Biology Organization (EMBO), will showcase a diverse global community of the brightest minds in cell biology.
In December 2021, EMBL announced its Open Science policy as part of its ongoing commitment to drive trust, transparency, and more inclusive research across the life sciences.
The latest news from Embo including the HHMI grant for Review Commons, Funding for scientific exchanges involving Japan and the EMBO Young Investigators podcast.
The latest news from Embo including the HHMI grant for Review Commons, Funding for scientific exchanges involving Japan and the EMBO Young Investigators podcast.
The EMBO Laboratory Leadership course is designed specifically for scientists to support their leadership in the research environment. The leadership courses (online and offline) run from January to April 2022
The EMBO Laboratory Leadership course is designed specifically for scientists to support their leadership in the research environment. The leadership courses (online and offline) run from January to April 2022
The next virtual Cell Cycle Club (CCC) meeting will be on Wednesday, February 23, starting 3pm GMT to allow global participation (7:00am PST, 10am EST, 4pm CEST, 11pm JST). Thomas Helleday, Professor in Chemical Biology from the Karolinska Institute, Sweden, is the keynote speaker
The event is jointly organised by EMBO and EMBL, and focuses on interdisciplinary topics in the life sciences and provide scientists with a platform to exchange ideas. They address a broader scientific community and emphasise scientific communication and collaboration.
Formedium are proud to be sponsoring this online event, organised by the University of Cambridge. The event will be an opportunity for yeast researchers in the UK and Ireland to meet virtually to present and discuss their latest research.
Leadership, management and scientific skills are critical for a successful career in science and EMBO have now released the 2022 dates for their lab leadership and other training courses for both in-person and virtual events.
Winners of the The FEBS | EMBO Women in Science Award award are inspiring role models for future generations of women in science and highlights the major achievements by female scientists in Europe.
If you are a conference organiser thinking about how to build an agenda for a virtual conference, or experienced in virtual conferencing, EMBO have provided some useful ideas.
Be part of the largest virtual scientific exchange in cell biology at the EMBO Cell Bio Virtual 2021, the 61st annual meeting of the American Society of Cell Biology (ASCB) in conjunction with EMBO.
The organisers of the Beatson International Cancer Conference in June have now extended the registration date. This is a virtual event and is free of charge to register.
EMBO's scientific skills courses for PhD students and postdocs are well underway with the first couple delivered to excellent feedback. Over the spring and summer EMBO have plenty of additional dates for these courses.
The second virtual Cell Cycle Club (CCC) meeting of 2021 will be held on Wednesday, June 16, starting 3pm GMT to allow global participation (7:00am PST, 10am EST, 4pm CEST, 11pm JST).
Following the great success of the 2018 meeting, plans for the 2021 Salk Cell Cycle Meeting have been announced. The meeting will be held virtually on June 22-25, 2021, hosted by the Salk Institute.
The newest course from EMBO, on how to conduct effective and empathetic peer review, was recently piloted to great success, and dates are now available for courses over the summer.
EMBO is launching its e-talks series. In the EMBO e-talks, members of the EMBO Young Investigator Network present and discuss their research. The talks enable instantaneous and wide sharing of latest research findings and connect you to life scientists from around the world.
EMBO have launched the EMBO New Venture Fellowships in memory of Suzanne Eaton. These fellowships will help early career life scientists explore topics outside their current area to allow them to pursue a new research direction in their future work.
The Cell Cycle Club provides a venue for labs working in fundamental cell cycle research in model organisms to interact with those using mammalian cells to drive research in a more ‘translational’ direction.
The image captures mitochondria (green) and cortical actin patches (red) in a single S. cerevisiae cell. Mitochondria exist as a network that undergoes fission and fusion events to regulate function and health of the organelle.
