🎊 2026 ELIXIR All Hands Meeting #ELIXIR26 has come to an end! 👏 Thank you all for joining us in Lyon 🇫🇷 and we look forward to seeing you again next year in Budapest 🇭🇺 for #ELIXIR27!

🎊 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

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#BioHackEU26Found 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#BioHackEU#DataforLife #ELIXIRImpact

📹 Recordings of the ELIXIR Biodiversity, Food Security and Pathogens (BFSP) workshop are now available on YouTube! Watch the video to find out more about the objectives and progress of nine funded projects 👉 https://loom.ly/Lj9r8_g

👉 #Interoperability is what makes innovation scalable. 🎯 ELIXIR plays a key role in enabling shared standards and interoperable data ecosystems. Read the ELIXIR interoperability stories 👇https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.14808615 ELIXIR report on OSSWs: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17570133#Interoperability

🌊 #Training_SPLASH: ELIXIR's new resource supporting trainers to provide high-quality training! It brings together guidance, tools and resources to help trainers plan, design, develop, deliver and evaluate high-quality training. 👉 Read the news: https://loom.ly/z_DMlEQ#Training#FAIRTraining #OpenScience

#Opensource software and workflows allow researchers 💡 to build analytical pipelines tailored to clinical studies and the development of diagnostic or therapeutic applications. 🧵(1/2) ELIXIR report on OSSWs https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17570133#Opensource #DataforLife #ELIXIRImpact

ELIXIR connects data, tools and expertise across Europe 🌍. #ELIXIRCoreDataResources are critical enablers of life science research and innovation 🔬. In the following weeks, we will share testimonies of #ELIXIRImpact. Stay tuned and find out more! (1/2) #DataforLife

What is the value of open data for the life sciences? 📈 New report by Frontier Economics shows that EMBL-EBI data resources save users an average of 11 hours/week/person, leading to £11.8bn/year in research productivity gains. s.embl.org/EMBL-EBI-202... #opendata

📣 The ELIXIR-coordinated EU project, #B1MGplus, is conducting a survey on 💡 the use, access, governance and sustainability of #genomicdata and related services. Provide your insights to 🎯 support the development of a sustainable European genomic data infrastructure. 👉 https://loom.ly/4uSHoak

🙌 Join the online workshop to learn more about ELIXIR-funded project E-PAN's achievements and standards and tools that can support more reliable and #interoperable #pan_genome research across plant species. 🗓️ 18 May 2026 | 🕑 14:00-16:00 CET Register now 👉 https://loom.ly/oA0rh3A

💪 ELIXIR supports many resources that help make research outputs accessible and reusable. 🎯 ELIXIR Nodes take different approaches to increasing the visibility of their #openscience resources. Read our news to find out their strategies 👉 https://loom.ly/px7W3Zw

📣 Deadline extended – Applicants now have an extra day to prepare for ELIXIR's 8-week summer #placement 🙌 to support improvements to the ELIXIR website and related digital services. Apply by 4 May 👉 https://loom.ly/s_fcJD4#placement #InternshipOpportunity #digitalcomms #dataquality.

New paper: ELIXIR-UK member Valerie Wood co-authors on human-in-the-loop AI for biocuration How AI can support curators without replacing expert review 🔗 elixiruknode.org/news/2026/sc... #AI #Bioinformatics @elixir-europe.org

🙌 Earlier this week, ELIXIR organised the Biodiversity, Food Security and Pathogens workshop to bring together ELIXIR experts 🎯 to discuss future opportunities and refine the scope of projects. Read the full report on Zenodo 👉 https://loom.ly/vNtZTJo #ResearchInfrastructure

📣 ELIXIR is offering an 8-week summer student placement! The student will work with the ELIXIR Website, Comms and Technical teams to improve ELIXIR website and related digital services. Apply by 3 May 👉 https://loom.ly/s_fcJD4

🙌 Join the online workshop to learn more about ELIXIR-funded project E-PAN's achievements and standards and tools that can support more reliable and #interoperable #pan_genome research across plant species. 🗓️ 18 May 2026 | 🕑 14:00-16:00 CET Register now 👉 https://loom.ly/oA0rh3A

Curious about what we are doing at EVERSE? This Better Scientific Software article explains our work towards research excellence, through tools like the RSQKit, and what’s next for EVERSE: shorturl.at/tl6Ag @elixir-europe.org #EVERSE #ResearchSoftwareExcellence #RSE

📣 ELIXIR is offering an 8-week summer placement for students interested in #digitalcomms and #dataquality. Work with the ELIXIR Website, Comms and Technical teams to improve ELIXIR website and related digital services. Apply by 3 May 👉 https://loom.ly/s_fcJD4

Latvia 🇱🇻 and Poland 🇵🇱 have joined ELIXIR as Observers! Observer status enables the Latvian and Polish bioinformatics communities to 🤝 strengthen collaboration with other ELIXIR Nodes and supports their transition to full membership. Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/silnn-s

Deadline for #BioHackEU26 project proposals submission is midnight today! 🎯 If you have a project idea, but don’t know how to push forward 🏃, submit your proposal by midnight today: https://loom.ly/5gopDeQ#BioHackEU26

Here's our preprint from the 2025 ELIXIR BioHackathon in Berlin! 🎉 @slobentanzer.bsky.social @ifb-elixir-fr.bsky.social @elixir-europe.org @bioconductor.bsky.social

🏃 Last push for your #BioHackEU26 project proposals! Don’t miss the great chance 🚀 to meet and work with other #bioinformaticians. 🔗 Submission deadline tomorrow (15 April): https://loom.ly/5gopDeQ#BioHackEU26

🌍 #BioHackathon Europe brings together people with different backgrounds and expertise, and facilitates new collaborations. 🙌 Submit your project proposal now to connect with other #bioinformatics experts to accelerate your project in #BioHackEu26. Deadline 15 April 🔗 https://loom.ly/m6hEBcM

The University of York has joined ELIXIR-UK 🎉 With three Data Stewardship Training Fellows already in the network and strong regional training links, York is a very welcome addition to our research infrastructure. Read more: elixiruknode.org/news/2026/un...

A week left to prepare for the project proposal for the #BioHackEU26. 🧑‍💻 Join hundreds of willing #bioinformaticians 🧬 Huge range of expertise in #bioinformatics 🌥 Work on blue sky ideas or advance existing projects 🔗 Submission deadline 15 April: https://loom.ly/5gopDeQ#BioHackEU26

🙌 Join the online workshop to learn more about ELIXIR-funded project E-PAN's achievements and standards and tools that can support more reliable and #interoperable #pan_genome research across plant species. 🗓️ 18 May 2026 | 🕑 14:00-16:00 CET Register now 👉 https://loom.ly/oA0rh3A

🌍 BioHackathon Europe is a unique opportunity to bring people together to work on #bioinformatics projects for a week. If you have a project idea, but don’t know how to push forward 🚀, submit your proposal now to accelerate your project in #BioHackEU26! 👉 https://loom.ly/m6hEBcM

✨ The next 3D-BioInfo webinar will focus on deep learning and #3DBioInfo. Join the webinar to hear about deep learning for structured-based drug design and protein-ligand cofolding methods. 🗓️15 April 2026 | 🕔 17:00-18:00 CEST Register now: https://loom.ly/aOcJfJE

👀 Have a new #bioinformatics project idea in your mind? Want to work and discuss your ideas with other bioinformaticians? Don't miss the chance to submit your project proposal for #BioHackEU26! 🔗 Submit by 15 April: https://loom.ly/5gopDeQ

This document is the outcome of collaborative work among groups, including established #FederatedEGA Nodes and Nodes currently under development! We also bridged metadata modelling with projects and standards such as @elixir-europe.org, #GDI, @ga4gh.org, Beacon, and #Bioschemas

🚀 New and enhanced resources to support sustainable #ResearchDataManagement services across Europe have been released following a two-year ELIXIR-funded project, DATAREX - Data Management for Research in ELIXIR, strengthening ELIXIR’s RDM Community. Read the news: https://loom.ly/VSx73Rc

📣 BioHackathon Europe 2026 Call for project proposals is now open! Submit your #bioinformatics project 🧑‍💻 for #BioHackEU26 by 15 April: biohackathon-europe.org 🙌 We welcome proposals that focus on areas supporting the work of ELIXIR – #FAIRdata, #metadata standards, #ontologies and more.

📣 BioHackathon Europe 2026 call for project proposals will open on 16 March (next Monday)! Get your project proposals ready 🚀 We look forward to seeing different innovative ideas in #bioinformatics. Check the website for more information 👉 https://loom.ly/m6hEBcM#bioinformatics

📣 The ELIXIR coordinated #EOSC_ENTRUST project published its 2️⃣ policy brief – highlighting the #federation and governance approaches needed to create a trustworthy research infrastructure 🔬 on top of the #interoperable network of #TREs. Read the summary news 👉 https://loom.ly/N1y07a0

Following the passing of Phil Bourne on 8 March 2026, ELIXIR remembers with gratitude a long-standing supporter, collaborator and advocate for open science. We greatly valued his thoughtful reviews of ELIXIR activities and the insight he shared. https://loom.ly/Gz3oYbg

✨ The next #ELIXIR_3DBioInfo webinar will focus on computational #biophysics. 🗓️ 10 March 2026 | 🕔 17:00-18:00 CET Join the webinar to hear the recent activities in the Community, including dark energy in functional #protein and fold-switching behaviour of RfaH. 👉 https://loom.ly/ctFNLug

🐄 A new ELIXIR Community has been established to advance research linking #genomes 🧬 and #phenomes in domestic animals. It aims to develop a coordinated, open and standardised data life cycle for domestic animal research. Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/sGYRADY

✨ The next #ELIXIR_3DBioInfo webinar will focus on computational #biophysics. 🗓️ 10 March 2026 | 🕔 17:00-18:00 CET Join the webinar to hear the recent activities in the Community, including dark energy in functional #protein and fold-switching behaviour of RfaH. 👉 https://loom.ly/ctFNLug

🤔 What are life science companies' approaches to open source software and workflows? In the ELIXIR report, we revealed three ways companies engage with OSSWs: 🔵 Open source first 🔵 Open source support 🔵 Open source ingestion 📄 Read the report: https://loom.ly/88rZbdo

🎉Proud to see the @ai4life.bsky.social project led by #EuroBioImaging, featured by @embl.org. Check out the amazing legacy of this project and see how deep learning models can be applied to your research 🔽 www.embl.org/news/lab-mat...

The Instruct-ERIC R&D Pilot Award is open to early career researchers in structural biology, providing the opportunity and funding to obtain preliminary data to use for future grant applications! Find out more about the call, and all about Instruct Centre Spain - instruct-eric.org/rd-pilot-pro...

ELEAD 2nd Edition – face-to-face leadership training in Prague 🇨🇿 The in-person training provides space for 💡 reflection, practical skill-building and network development – helping ensure that ELIXIR’s future leadership reflects the diversity of its community.  #Leadership #WomenInScience

🎉 Time to celebrate! The Galaxy Training Network just passed 500 tutorials! Free. Open. Community-built. Reproducible. Powered by 500+ contributors worldwide, making data analysis accessible to everyone. Be sure to check out this amazing team and the GTN, here: training.galaxyproject.org

Tool of the week: Comparing microbial #genomes just got easier. EDGAR – comparative genomics without the headaches. Publication-ready figures, genome similarity analyses, phylogenetic trees. All in one platform. 🧬 edgar3.computational.bio.uni-giessen.de

📣 BioHackathon 2026 will be held on 9-13 November 2026 in Barcelona, Spain 🇪🇸! Call for project proposals will open on 16 March and close on 15 April at midnight. More information on project proposal scopes: https://loom.ly/m6hEBcM Check the #BioHackEU25 highlights: https://loom.ly/AfKwtZA