ASSEMBLE Plus' coordinating partner, European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC), was established in 2013 to advance fundamental and applied marine biology and ecology research – while promoting the development of blue biotechnologies. This is achieved by enabling access to services, facilities, and technology platforms in more than 40 marine stations across Europe in support of robust, cost-effective and efficient research. EMBRC works across a wide range of marine biology areas and with diverse stakeholders including users from academia, industry, technology and education.

iLast week, they announced that they have launched their new website. The website features a clean design and improved menu structure to direct you to the most relevant information for your needs. It is also fully responsive on mobile devices, and the website pages are easy to navigate using a wide range of web browsers and portable devices. Content has been rewritten making it easier to read and digest the information. 

The new website also has a searchable service catalogue where users can browse over 430 services. You can choose from country, institute, category, or just put in your own keywords. In the near future, EMBRC will be linking their service catalogue to an online application system using ‘ARIA’. This means that users will be able to easily apply to one or more services simultaneously and email directly with platform technicians. 

If you would like to find out more about the service catalogue, please contact ASSEMBLE Plus' Access Officer at access@embrc.eu. In addition, if you have any feedback on the website, please contact media@embrc.eu.