






                    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.

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            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,



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                      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,



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                     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



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                      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




































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