BioData.pt Supports Course in S2M2 Summer School in Metabolic Modeling
From July 3 to July 9, we held the S2M2 - Summer School in Metabolic Modeling online, and it was a great success. Participants delved into state-of-the-art metabolic modelling, covering the entire process from model reconstruction to phenotype predictions and analysis. Thank you to all the
PeoplePulse Kick-off Meeting
Last month we launched ELIXIR's PeoplePulse project. This is an ELIXIR Commission Service focused on the area of people development. The main goal of this project is to share best practices and transfer know-how while equipping individuals with the necessary skills to excel in their roles within the
€10M MALDIBANK Project Approved
We are thrilled to announce that our latest EU INFRATECH research project, MALDIBANK, has just been approved for funding with a nearly €10M budget. BioData.pt is proud to be part of this groundbreaking consortium, joining forces with our esteemed partners from the MIRRI and ELIXIR research
BioData.pt showcase in Encontro Ciência 2024
July was marked by the participation of Inês Chaves, BioData.pt's Executive Director, in the "Research Infrastructures - Impact and Sustainability" session at Encontro Ciência 2024, in Porto. The Encontro Ciência is an annual collaborative event organized by the Foundation for Science and Technology
ELIXIR-PT at the ELIXIR All Hands Meeting 2024 in Uppsala
BioData.pt / ELIXIR-PT members were in Uppsala last week for the ELIXIR All Hands, organised by the Swedish Node, NBIS – National Bioinformatics Infrastructure Sweden, Uppsala University, SciLifeLab. The Portuguese node was very active during throughout the conference. The interactions promoted
BioData.pt at MIRRI's Joint Meeting on Service Provision in Research Infrastructures
On June 4th, the Assembly of Members and National Coordinators Forum (NCF) of MIRRI-ERIC held a joint meeting with a session focused on "Service Provision in Research Infrastructures." Special guests Jorge Oliveira from BioData.pt and Davide Di Cioccio from EMBRC - European Marine Biological
BioData.pt at the ExpoBioTec 2024 in Braga
BioData.pt participated in ExpoBioTec 2024, an event that was part of Braga Biotechnology Week. This event aims to consolidate the symbiosis between academia and the business and industrial world, emphasize CEB's research activities, and encourage interaction with students and society, through a
BioData.pt Represented at Research Infrastructures Round Table
Ricardo Leite represented BioData.pt at a round table on Biomedical Research Infrastructures at NOVA Medical School yesterday. The discussion was moderated by Marta Abrantes (FCT) and João Lavinha (Francisco Pulido Valente Foundation). The event was part of the João Monjardino prize 2023 ceremony
BioTechies Together at the BioData.pt Technical Meeting
Our annual technical meeting took place in University of Minho School of Engineering this week. During the meeting, we discussed the opportunities, challenges, and needs of BioData.pt members. We had four active working groups that focused on different areas: Implementation of the metagenomics
BioData.pt at the EOSC-ENTRUST Kick-Off Meeting in Amsterdam
Last week, Mariana de Freitas and Jorge Oliveira attended the EOSC-ENTRUST kick-off meeting in Amsterdam. The meeting was highly productive and focused on the project objectives which aim to create a European network of Trusted Research Environments (TREs). During the meeting, several EOSC projects
BioData.pt at the Bioinformatics Open Days 2024
The Bioinformatics Open Days were held at UMinho last week. BioData.pt was one of the partners and had excellent representation. The program was enriched by the presence of Cátia Pesquita, Diana Lousa, and other BioData.pt members, who presented their work through oral and poster presentations
Federated Human Data Kick-off Meeting
Last Wednesday, the BioData.pt Federated Human Data community met for the first time. Enthusiasm prevailed. More information about the community can be found here.