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Representatives of ELIXIR Nodes came together in Noordwijk, Netherlands, for a two-day workshop on 21-22 March. The event was organised by NBIC, which is leading the Dutch ELIXIR Node. Participants came together to discuss issues including: how Nodes would respond

BioMedBridges, which is coordinated by ELIXIR, held its first Annual General Meeting in Dusseldorf, Germany, on 11-12 March. Further information on the event, including links to the presentations, is available here.

Bioinformatics has been given a strong endorsement in a recent Expert Group assesment on proposed Integrating Activity (I3) topics. I3s are European Commission-funded projects that provide funding to open up to other users existing national research infrastructures. Based on a

Hinxton, 5 Feb 2013 - The Interim ELIXIR Board is delighted to announce the appointment of Dr Niklas Blomberg to the newly created post of ELIXIR Founding Director. ELIXIR, the pan-European infrastructure for biological information, officially entered its implementation phase

A vacancy is currently open for the post of ELIXIR Scientific Administrator, as maternity cover, for a seven month period.

A vacancy is currently open for the post of ELIXIR Scientific Administrator, as maternity cover, for a seven month period.

ELIXIR MoU now has signature of 15 countries and EMBL Hinxton, 30 January 2013 – Greece is the latest country to join ELIXIR, the pan-European undertaking to safeguard the results of life science research. The ELIXIR Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)

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The ELIXIR Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) held its first meeting in December 2012. At the meeting, Dr Robert Gentleman of the biotech company Genentech was elected to the Chair, with Professor Gunnar von Heijne of Stockholm University elected Vice Chair

ELIXIR MoU has signature of 14 countries and EMBL Portugal has joined ELIXIR, the major European undertaking to safeguard the results of life science research. Portugal is the 14th nation to sign the ELIXIR Memorandum of Understanding (MoU): a first

In an article in the UK's Guardian newspaper, ELIXIR is highlighted as a vital scientific resource for Europe. The article is about potential threats to the proposed EU budget for science and innovation and the importance of protecting projects like

The key post of ELIXIR Founding Director is now currently open for applications, the closing date for which is 1 December 2012. The job advert, job description and link to the online application is available here.

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ELIXIR Member States are currently preparing the first round of ELIXIR Node Applications from their countries. This follows the agreement of a process, developed thoughout the summer of 2012 by a Working Group of the ELIXIR Interim Board, for the

ELIXIR MoU now has signature of 13 countries and EMBL Hinxton, 3 September 2012 – Czech Republic is the latest country to pledge its commitment to participate in ELIXIR, the emerging research infrastructure for biological information. ELIXIR is a pan-European

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ELIXIR MoU has signature of 12 countries and EMBL Hinxton, 10 July 2012 – Italy has pledged to participate in ELIXIR, a major undertaking to safeguard the results of life science research in Europe. With one of Europe’s larger economies

The BioMedBridges project, which is co-ordinated by ELIXIR, has just launched its website. The website sets out the aims of BioMedBridges, its structure and also includes links to open vacancies. It sets the background by introducing the various ESFRI BMS

The groundbreaking ceremony for the new Technical Hub building took place on Wednesday 13 June. Once constructed, this building will house the staff who will work on the ELIXIR Hub. The funding for the new building, which is being constructed