Founded in 2000, FIPRA - Finsbury International Policy & Regulatory Advisers – is today, Europe’s leading and most extensive public affairs consultancy network advising clients on a range of government relations and regulatory policy issues. Over the last 10 years, FIPRA has expanded across the globe and now operates in over 50 countries both in Europe and Internationally. 

The European Molecular Biology Laboratory, one of the world's top research institutions, is dedicated to basic research in the molecular life sciences. EMBL is funded by public research monies from 20 member states - Austria, Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the United Kingdom and an associate member state, Australia.