EMBnet

The combined expertize of the nodes allows EMBnet to provide a service to the European molecular biology community which encompasses more than can be provided by a single node.  

Services include  
 - Data and software accesibility to users  
 - Research  
 - Data distribution  
 - Networking  
 - Training  
 - Collaboration  

EMBnet includes 29 National nodes and 8 Specialist nodes.  
National nodes are mandated by their governmental authorities to provide biocomputing services. 
Specialist nodes have extensive knowledge in specific biocomputing areas. 

EMBnet is organized as a foundation called `The EMBnet stichting', registered in the Netherlands.  The Annual General Meeting (AGM), where each node has an equal vote, is the main decision making body of EMBnet. 

EMBnet has a time-tested ifrastructure to organise training courses, give technical help and help its members effectively interact and respond to rapidly changing needs of biological research in a way no single institute is able to do. 

EMBnet nodes are presented in the following list:  

National nodes:  

• Argentina (IBBM)
• Australia (ANGIS)
• Austria (Vienna biocenter)
• Belgium (BEN)
• Canada (CBR-RBCN)
• China (Centre of Bioinformatics)
• Cuba (CIGB)
• Denmark (BioBase)
• Finland (CSC)
• France (Infobiogen)
• Germany (Biocomputing Service Group at DKFZ)
• Greece (IMBB)
• Hungary (HEN)
• India (CDFD)
• Ireland (INCBI)
• Israel (BCD at W.I.S.)
• Italy (CNR)
• Netherlands (CMBI)
• Norway (BiO)
• Poland (IBB)
• Portugal (PEN)
• Russia (GeneBee)
• Slovakia (SAS)
• South Africa (SANBI)
• Spain (CNB)
• Sweden (BMC)
• Switzerland (ISREC)
• Turkey (NBN)
• United Kingdom (HGMP)

• EBI (UK)
• ExPASy - SWISS-PROT (Switzerland)
• Hoffmann-La Roche (Switzerland)
• ICGEB (Italy)
• MIPS (Germany)
• Pharmacia-UpJohn (Sweden)
• Sanger Centre (UK)
• UCL (UK)