The European Marine Biological Resource Centre (EMBRC-ERIC) enables access to services, facilities and technology platforms for fundamental and applied marine biology and ecology research, and for the development of blue biotechnologies in support of robust, cost-effective and efficient research. We work across a wide range of research areas and with diverse stakeholders, including academia, industry, technology and education. Marine biodiversity constitutes a major resource for fundamental science, especially with the onset of genomics and related post-genomics experimental approaches. Marine biodiversity is an increasingly important resource for food, energy and industrial applications. EMBRC-ERIC plays an important role in today’s marine research landscape by supporting users internationally to pursue cutting-edge, high-impact research to tackle today’s pressing issues.