in format ics ▁datab anks , ▁special ised ▁software ▁and ▁sufficient ▁computing ▁resources ▁and ▁expert ise . ▁E MB net ▁is ▁also ▁working ▁in ▁the ▁fields ▁of ▁bio in format ics ▁training ▁and ▁software ▁development . ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁software ▁created ▁by ▁E MB net ▁members ▁are : ▁EM BO SS , ▁w EM BO SS , ▁U TO PI A . ▁ ▁E MB net ▁represents ▁a ▁wide ▁user ▁group ▁and ▁works ▁closely ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁database ▁produ cers ▁such ▁as ▁E MB L ' s ▁European ▁Bio in format ics ▁Institute ▁( E BI ), ▁the ▁Swiss ▁Institute ▁of ▁Bio in format ics ▁( Sw iss - Pro t ), ▁the ▁Mun ich ▁Information ▁Center ▁for ▁Prote in ▁Se qu ences ▁( M IP S ), ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁uniform ▁coverage ▁of ▁services ▁throughout ▁Europe . ▁E MB net ▁is ▁registered ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁as ▁a ▁public ▁foundation ▁( St icht ing ). ▁ ▁Since ▁its ▁creation ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 8 , ▁E MB net ▁has ▁evol ved ▁from ▁an ▁inform al ▁network ▁of ▁individuals ▁in ▁charge ▁of ▁maintain ing ▁bi ological ▁databases ▁into ▁the ▁only ▁world wide ▁organization ▁bringing ▁bio in format ics ▁profession als ▁to ▁work ▁together ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁expand ing ▁fields ▁of ▁gen et ics ▁and ▁mole cular ▁bi ology . ▁Although ▁composed ▁pre domin antly ▁of ▁academic ▁nodes , ▁E MB net ▁g ains ▁an ▁important ▁added ▁dimension ▁from ▁its ▁industrial ▁members . ▁The ▁success ▁of ▁E MB net ▁is ▁attract ing