Sub-Series A - Courses

The Course Committee was first appointed by council on May 8th 1965, in order to manage funds the organisation were to receive from the Volkswagen Foundation in December of that year . The structure of the grant allocated funding for Courses and Workshops, the former providing laboratory training in new scientific techniques, and the latter being more informal meetings, bringing scientists together and offering them the opportunity to learn and present new discoveries. The remit of the department has expanded over time, now encompassing keynote lectures, conferences, training, and scientific training conducted in non-EMBC countries. EMBO also formed partnerships with other organisations to offer training courses, including symposia offered in collaboration with the European Science Foundation (ESF), and Plenary Lectures organised alongside the Federation of European Biochemical Societies (FEBS).