The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is Europe's flagship laboratory for basic research in molecular biology. EMBL operates from five sites: the main laboratory in Heidelberg, and Outstations in Hinxton (EBI), Grenoble, Hamburg, and Monterotondo near Rome.The European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL) is Europe's flagship laboratory for basic research in molecular biology. EMBL operates from five sites: the main laboratory in Heidelberg, and Outstations in Hinxton (EBI), Grenoble, Hamburg, and Monterotondo near Rome.