EMBnet - European Molecular Biology Network _A_d_d_r_e_s_s: EMBL Data Library Postfach 10.2209 Meyerhofstr. 1 6900 Heidelberg Germany _E_m_a_i_l: embnet@embl-heidelberg.de _P_h_o_n_e: +49 6221 387258 FAX: +49 6221 387519 _D_e_s_c_r_i_p_t_i_o_n EMBnet is a project to develop the infrastructure for access to biotechnology information services for the research com- munity in Europe. The project includes the formation of a network for access to, and exchange and analysis of, data of importance to molecular biology and biotechnology. The network is based on nationally-appointed centres in European countries, appropriately staffed and equipped to provide a biocomputing service and to develop network-based services within their country. Additional nodes are involved as hosts of databases or specialised facilities. Current nodes and their contact representatives are listed below. Initial network activities have centred around daily distri- bution of nucleotide sequence data from the EMBL Data Library using Internet, and sometimes DECnet over X.25. National EMBnet nodes therefore maintain remote copies of the EMBL Nucleotide Sequence Database for on-line access of further re-distribution within their country. One main goal is to develop bioinformatics and its practice in general. Approaches and solutions are discussed among the project members via mailing lists, newsgroups and at annual workshops. _________________________ The information in this section is provided in accor- dance with the copyright notice appearing at the front of this guide. September 21, 1992 NNSC Section 5.47, Page 1 Other activities and projects include promotion of computer conferencing, remote access to specialised facilities (eg sequence similarity searching on massively parallel comput- ers), a training programme in bioinformatics, evaluation and implementation of Gopher servers, remote sequence database updating mechanisms. _W_h_o _C_a_n _U_s_e _T_h_e _R_e_s_o_u_r_c_e In most cases the services provided by national nodes of EMBnet are intended for their national research community. In some cases there is a charging system, especially for commercial users. Other entries in the Internet Resource Guide (eg EMBL Data Library) will give more specific details, or contact the resource directly. _M_i_s_c_e_l_l_a_n_e_o_u_s EMBnet received financial support from the EC BRIDGE pro- gramme, 1991-94. Major financial support is received by most of the national nodes to establish and run their ser- vices. National EMBnet nodes: Country Contact Address ------- --------------- Austria Vienna Biocenter, University of Vienna, Dr. Bohr-Gasse-3, 1030 Wien Tel: +43 222 79515 Fax: +43 1 7986224 E-mail: A5191DAA@vm.univie.ac.at Belgium Dept. Mol. Biology, Free University Brussels, Rue de l'Industrie 24, 1400 Nivelles Tel: +32 2 6509744 Fax: +32-67-287777 E-mail: rherzog@ulb.ac.be Denmark BIOBASE, Ole Worms Alle, Bygn. 170, Aarhus Universitet, DK-8000 Aarhus Tel: +45 86202711 Fax: +45 86131160 E-mail: hum@biobase.aau.dk Finland Centre for Scientific Computing, September 21, 1992 NNSC Section 5.47, Page 2 Finnish State Computer Centre, P.O. Box 40, SF-02101 Espoo Tel: +358 0 4572076 Fax: +358 0 4572302 E-mail: harper@convex.csc.fi France BISANCE, 45 rue des Saints-Peres, 75270 Paris Cedex 06 Tel: +33 1 429624 Fax: +33 1 42963497 E-mail: bisance@frciti51.bitnet Germany GENIUS, DKFZ Molekular Biophysik, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 6900 Heidelberg Tel: +49 6221 422361 E-mail: dok252@cvx12.dkfz-heidelberg.de Greece Babis Savakis, Inst. of Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, P.O. Box 1527, Heraklion 71110 CRETE Tel: +30 81 212890 Fax: +30 81 231308 Savakis@nefelh.imbb.forth.gr Israel INN, Biological services, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot 76100 Tel: +972 8 342470 Fax: +972 8 344113 E-mail: lsestern@weizmann.weizmann.ac.il Italy Sergio Gadaleta, Tecnopolis Csata Novus Ortus, Strada prov. per Casamassima Km 3, 70010 Valenzano (Bari) Tel: +39 80 8770336 Fax: +39 80 6951868 E-mail: gadaleta@mvx36.csata.it Netherlands CAOS/CAMM Center, Faculty of Science, University of Nijmegen, Toernooiveld, 6525 ED Nijmegen Tel: +31 80 653386 Fax: +31 80 652977 E-mail: caos@caos.caos.kun.nl Norway The Norwegian EMBnet node, The Biotechnology Centre of Oslo, September 21, 1992 NNSC Section 5.47, Page 3 Gaustadalleen 21, N-0371 Oslo Tel: +47 2 958766 Fax: +47 2 694130 E-mail: rodrigol@ulrik.uio.no Spain Jose-Maria Carazo, Centro Nacional de Biotecnologia, CSIC, Universidad Autonoma de Madrid, 28049 Madrid Tel: 34 1 3978430 Fax: 34 1 3974799 E-mail: carazo@cnb.uam.es Sweden Peter Gad, Computer Dept., Biomedical Center, Box 570, S-751 23 Uppsala Tel: +46 18 174016 Fax: +46 18 551759 E-mail: gad@perrier.embnet.se Switzerland Reinhard Doelz, Biocomputing, Biozentrum der Universitaet, Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056 Basel Tel: +41 61 267 2076 Fax: +41 61 261 6760 E-mail: doelz@urz.unibas.ch UK SEQNET, SERC Daresbury Laboratory, Warrington, Cheshire WA4 4AD Tel: +44 925 603351 Fax: +44 925 603100 E-mail: bleasby@daresbury.ac.uk Other nodes in EMBnet: EMBL EMBL Data Library, Postfach 10.2209, Meyerhofstr. 1, 6900 Heidelberg, Germany Tel: +49 6221 387258 Fax: +49 6221 387519 E-mail: Datalib@EMBL-Heidelberg.DE ICGEB ICGEBnet, ICGEB, Padriciano 99, 34012 Trieste, Italy Tel: +39 40 3757300 Fax: +39 40 226555 E-mail: simon@icgeb.trieste.it UK-HGMP HGMP Resource Centre, Clinical Research Centre, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex, UK September 21, 1992 NNSC Section 5.47, Page 4 Tel: +44 81 869 3446 Fax: +44 81 869 3807 E-mail: mbishop@crc.ac.uk MIPS MIPS, MPI f.Biochemie, Am Klopferspitz 18, 8033 Martinsried, Germany Tel: +49 89 8578 2656 Fax: +49 89 8578 2655 E-mail: mewes@vax1.mips.mpg.dbp.de CEPH/ Claude Scarpelli, CEPHB/Genethon, 13, place de Rungis, Genethon 75013 Paris Tel: +33 1 4565 1300 E-mail: claude@cephb.fr September 21, 1992 NNSC Section 5.47, Page 5