European Bioinformatics Institute, Research institute at Wellcome Genome Campus, United Kingdom.
The European Bioinformatics Institute is a research facility on the Wellcome Genome Campus that spans multiple buildings, housing laboratories and computational centers for analyzing biological data. The complex focuses on processing and providing genome data to researchers worldwide.
Michael Ashburner founded the institute in 1992 to create a central research facility for genome and molecular biology in Europe. It grew to become a leading global source for managing and analyzing publicly available biological sequence data.
The institute brings together researchers from around the globe who collaborate on shared biological questions within its facilities. This international makeup shapes the daily work environment and scientific exchange that takes place there.
Visitors can learn in advance about ongoing research projects and available databases through the website. The facility sits in a quiet research campus with good connections and amenities for extended stays.
The facility manages and stores vast quantities of biological data in the form of sequence information that scientists can use for free. This open database allows researchers everywhere to access millions of genetic datasets.
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