ResearchGATE.net, the professional network for scientists, is pleased to announce a partnership with the German Society of Virology. The German Society of Virology, which includes the 2008 Nobel laureate Harald zur Hausen, will use ResearchGATE.net as the online communication platform for its 1,000 members.  ResearchGATE.net customized its existing functionality to facilitate this cooperation and to provide its German partner with a unique virtual environment for improving member administration and internal communication. “Our society’s members can interact more efficiently than ever before with ResearchGATE.net,” reports Professor Albert Heim of the German Society of Virology.  “ResearchGATE.net also helps our scientists gain access to information about the latest developments in Virology research by connecting them with the global research community.”