Remembering Peer Bork (1963—2026)

EIROforum marks the passing of Peer Bork

Peer Bork.Credit: Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI EIROforum members are deeply saddened by the death of Peer Bork, joint Chair of EIROforum and EMBL’s Interim Director General. It is with great sadness that EIROforum shares the announcement that EMBL Interim Director General and EIROforum Chair Professor Peer Bork passed away from natural causes on 16 January 2026. Alongside EMBL’s Interim Executive Director, Professor Ewan Birney, Peer Bork assumed the p…

Remembering Peer Bork (1963—2026)

It was with profound sadness that EMBL shared with the scientific community the news of the passing of our Interim Director General, Professor Peer Bork, last week. Here, we reflect on the extraordinary impact Peer had on EMBL and the world of science – not only through his visionary research and leadership, but through the kindness, curiosity, and generosity that defined him as a person. Peer passed away from natural causes on 16 January 2026, …