9:30-10:00

Arrival and registration

10:00-10:05

Welcome by representative from the Ministry

10:05-10:10

Welcome by Bulgaria’s Council delegates

10:10-10:45

EMBL’s missions and vision: opportunities for Bulgaria

Plamena Markova, Chief of International Relations

10:45-11:15

Training at EMBL for Bulgarian scientists

Monika Lachner, Interim Head of EMBL Training

11:15-11:55

EMBL’s flagship TREC project and mobile labs

Paola Bertucci, Head of Scientific Expeditions
Nikolaus Leisch, Head of Mobile Laboratory Services

11:55-12:15

Networking coffee break

12:15-12:45

EMBL Imaging Centre: facilities and training for Bulgarian researchers 

Simone Mattei, Team Leader high-throughput cryo-EM

12:45-13:15

EMBL Core Facilities: Genomics and Proteomics

Vladimir Benes, Head of Genomics Core Facility

13:15-14:00

Networking Lunch

14:00-15:00

Panel discussion