ELIXIR Europe
@elixir-europe
A life sciences research infrastructure, bringing together #bioinformatics resources across Europe to store, analyse, share and reuse data.
🤔 Won’t be able to join BioHackathon Europe in Barcelona? Register to join us virtually: https://loom.ly/xzsA9po Last year, first-time project leads Tereza Manousaki & Iker Irisarri shared that the most impactful part of BioHackathon Europe is the “collaboration” 🤝.
🤔 Would you like to find out more about dark energy, and how it relates to #proteinfolding? Check the ELIXIR #3DBioInfo webinar ‘Probing the Dark Energy in the Functional Protein Universe’ on the analysis of protein sets and how these display dark energy: https://loom.ly/uexp2bo
👀 ELIXIR is looking for a #Director with experience operating at a multinational level, including engagement with international institutions 🌍, and a strong awareness of the sensitivities of operating across countries and disciplines. Apply by 10 August 🗓️ https://loom.ly/UpAh6aI
✨ ELIXIR will be at #ECCB2026, holding two workshops and an ELIXIR track programme showcasing highlights and impact of ELIXIR Community activities! More information 👉 https://loom.ly/emMscGg
📣 Last chance to express your interest in attending BioHackathon Europe 2026 in person: https://loom.ly/xzsA9po Register your interest by midnight in CEST today ⚠️!
📈 During 2025, ELIXIR supported over 140 research publications and preprints. This support 🙌 included ELIXIR-funded internal projects, funding received by ELIXIR Nodes at the national level and funding through ELIXIR-coordinated EU projects. Read the news: https://loom.ly/vAMQF8I #OpenScience
📣 Join #bioinformaticians from across the world to work on 31 projects at #BioHackEU26! Expression of interest 👀 will close on 20 July: https://loom.ly/xzsA9po ✨ Don’t miss your chance to contribute your expertise and brainstorm with other life scientists.
📣 A new ELIXIR Credit, Recognition and Usage Focus Group has been formed to coordinate work on how contributions to research and research infrastructures are recognised across ELIXIR. Read the news: https://loom.ly/y4NQCWQ
⏰ Closing this Sunday - Don’t miss your chance to join ELIXIR Hub as a Science Officer to support the activities of #ELIXIRDataPlatform and #ELIXIRComputePlatform ! 👉 https://loom.ly/NObFiVQ
Over the past weeks, we have explored ELIXIR’s efforts 💪 in supporting #OpenData resources and why this is important. ELIXIR connects data, tools & expertise across Europe 🌍 helps develop & sustain #lifescience infrastructure for long-term impact. https://doi.org/10.7490/f1000research.1120224.1
👀 Join the ELIXIR Hub as a Science Officer to work with 🙌 the #ELIXIRDataPlatform and the #ELIXIRComputePlatform to ensure ELIXIR’s impact across European #lifescience. Deadline: 12 July (Sunday) 👉 https://loom.ly/NObFiVQ #Bioinformatician #OpenScience #hiring
🙌 Funded by the ELIXIR Knowledge Exchange Scheme, #ELIXIR_Sweden collaborated with the BioInnovation Institute to bridge 🔗 #systemsbiology gap between research and industry: 🔵 Identify systems biology activities 🔵 Explore tools, such as Metabolic Atlas https://loom.ly/i8Is7Ks
🔐 Secure access to sensitive genomic data is critical for healthcare research & #PersonalisedMedicine. ELIXIR helps make this possible by contributing to the development of Federated EGA: data stays local but can be used globally 🌍. https://loom.ly/3VIqztc
🎉 ELIXIR 2025 Annual Report is out! The annual report highlights 🙌 infrastructure development and international collaboration during the second year of the 2024–28 Scientific Programme: 👇 Read on to discover more about #ELIXIR in 2025: https://loom.ly/DvTxKHY
🌍 ELIXIR connects national infrastructures across Europe – enabling shared data, expertise & rapid collaboration. During COVID-19, this made a difference: #COVID19DataPortal brought together global datasets to accelerate research. 👉 Faster response to global challenges: https://loom.ly/Rw1bNYw
🧬 Bigpicture is building Europe’s largest digital pathology repository. With #ELIXIRFinland’s expertise and AI factories like LUMI, data can be turned into 🔑 real applications more effectively. Read the blog post from Bigpicture: https://loom.ly/hRF-LvE
🚀 The twelfth annual gathering of the ELIXIR community was hosted by #ELIXIR_France 🇫🇷 in Lyon. Across three days, participants came together to 🎯 share progress, discuss challenges and look ahead to the second half of the current Programme. Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/86fogU8
#Opensource tools and shared workflows allow industry to 🎯 reuse existing resources and focus on innovation. Close alignment between ELIXIR services and industry workflows 🤝 increases the long-term value of #dataresources. More about ELIXIR Node Engagement Days: https://loom.ly/aaAiAsM
🎊 The ELIXIR-coordinated EU project #EOSC-ENTRUST consortium has expanded with two organisations from Switzerland🇨🇭 – @sib.swiss & ETH Zurich – joining the project 🙌. The project now brings together 16 participating countries to unify the TREs landscape in Europe. Read the news: loom.ly/0S1AIPg
🎉 Malta has become the newest Member to join ELIXIR, following the signature of the ELIXIR Consortium Agreement by 🇲🇹 the Maltese Ministry for Education, Sport, Youth, Research and Innovation. Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/jp6Bz5Y
💻 #ELIXIR_TeSS provides a one-stop shop for trainers and trainees to discover online training materials. 💡Access to up-to-date training is essential for advancing life sciences research & maintaining a strong innovation ecosystem. Explore ELIXIR TeSS: https://loom.ly/LXDBtGc
🎊 ELIXIR and @gbif.org have signed a Statement of Intent to strengthen collaboration in biodiversity-related sciences – setting out shared areas of interest 🙌, recognising the value of better-connected biodiversity and omics data 🔬 for life science research 🌍. 👉 elixir-europe.org/news/GBIF
🔑 For the keynote speech, @gbif.org Director Joe Miller, shared GBIF’s achievements and impact in biodiversity research and policy in the past 25 years. He highlighted that the future for research infrastructures lies in #collaboration. #ELIXIR26
✨ 2026 ELIXIR All Hands meeting started with the opening remarks by ELIXIR Director Tim Hubbard, a talk on ELIXIR in Europe and global landscape 🌍 by Head of External Relations Andrew Smith, and the introduction of 🇫🇷 @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social by Head of Node, Anne-Françoise Adam-Blondon. #ELIXIR26
We’re in Lyon preparing for the 2026 ELIXIR All Hands meeting! We look forward to seeing you all at Lyon Convention Centre soon.🎉 👉 Don’t forget to check the programme and decide which workshop or mini-symposia you want to attend: elixir-events.eventscase.com/EN/ahm2026 #ELIXIR26
ELIXIR supports trusted open resources 🙌 to ensure that innovation research can go smoothly. 🔑 The findings of a case study of UniProt show the importance of sustainable funding for global open science resources. https://loom.ly/Rcpa8cU #DataforLife #ELIXIRImpact
🌍 Global #biodata resources like @FlyBaseDotOrg 🪰 and #PomBase are important to driving research forward. Stable funding and #datacuration efforts ensure these resources remain reliable. 🙌 ELIXIR supports the communities that sustain biodata resources. @elixiruknode.org
📣 The #BioHackEU26 Programme Committee has selected 31 projects out of 56 eligible submitted projects! Check the website for the selected projects: https://loom.ly/QKcYZvo Found a project you’re interested in 👀? Expression of interest 💡 for in-person attendance will open from 29 June to 20 July.
🙌 Expert communities play a key role in maintaining life sciences data standards and best practices. 👉 ELIXIR’s BioHackathon Europe facilitates collaboration among experts in academia and industry. Read the Nebius blog post on #BioHackEU: https://loom.ly/211E0K0 #DataforLife #ELIXIRImpact