About EMBL-EBI

The European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) is a global leader in the storage, sharing and analysis of large datasets. We help researchers realise the potential of ‘big data’ in the life sciences by providing freely available data and bioinformatics services, conducting advanced research in computational biology, disseminating cutting-edge technologies to industry and training researchers at all levels. Located on the Wellcome Genome Campus near Cambridge in the UK, we are a non-profit, intergovernmental research organisation with 570 members of staff from 57 nations. www.ebi.ac.uk