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ELIXIR Director announces departure at end of the current Scientific Programme

We would hereby like to inform you that Niklas Blomberg, Director of ELIXIR since its formation in 2013, announced this week that he will be stepping down from his role at the end of 2023, coinciding with the completion of the 2019-23 Scientific Programme. Niklas leaves to take up a new opportunity, having steered ELIXIR through two successive Scientific Programmes and multiple major EU-funded projects.

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Final reminder

Expressions of Interest for Science Priority Area co-Leads

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EBIF: Trusted research environment for sharing data in life sciences

21 November 2023 | London, UK

This years EBIF will focus on "Trusted research environment for sensitive data in the life sciences". The programme features a variety of presentations from industry and academia, offering the participants a chance to learn more about ELIXIR, relevant initiatives and research breakthroughs and outcomes.

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ELIXIR at the ISMB/ECCB 2023 in Lyon

On 23-27 July 2023, ELIXIR was in Lyon for ISMB/ECCB 2023 with more than a thousand bioinformaticians around the world. As a sponsor of the event, ELIXIR had a dedicated booth and hosted a track programme with NIH ODSS on BioData Ecosystems.

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Did you know?

You can find key communications resources on the ELIXIR Intranet:

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Upload your ELIXIR All Hands 2023 slides and posters!

Please remember to upload your slides or posters presented during ELIXIR All Hands 2023 on the F1000 ELIXIR Gateway

Artificial Intelligence for Science - new publication with ELIXIR authors' contributions

A recently published book, Artificial Intelligence for Science, features three chapters with ELIXIR authors:

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Reminder: ELIXIR Director recruitment closing soon

Deadline: 7 August

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General Report from the ELIXIR SAB TC, June 2023

We would hereby like to share with you the General Report from the ELIXIR Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) TC, which took place on 21 June. The Report, which includes the SAB's recommendations from topics discussed at the meeting will be presented to the ELIXIR Board for its consideration at its next meeting, which will take place from 30-31 October in Barcelona, Spain.

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ELIXIRs role in shaping policy

Publicly funded research infrastructures, such as ELIXIR, enable the creation of scientific knowledge and drive innovation. Due to both the substantial public investment necessary for their creation and maintenance, and the significance of their contribution to the scientific community, research infrastructures have a role to play in public policy.

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