
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.

BioData.pt at Impact and More Workshop in Bari
This week, Inês, Mariana and Luciana participated in the "Impact and more workshop" within the scope of the ELIXIR Staff Exchange project entitled “Developing impact assessment tools at the node level and kickstarting environmental efforts within ELIXIR and ELIXIR Nodes” (SPARKLE). It was an

BioData.pt at the 2024 Jornadas FCCN in Funchal
Gil Poiares-Oliveira and Jorge Oliveira were in Funchal this week to participate in the largest annual meeting of the Research and Higher Education community, the FCCN conferences. FCCN is the Scientific Computing Unit of FCT – Foundation for Science and Technology, whose purpose is to contribute to

OLISSIPO Lecture: “Bioinformatics Infrastructure in Bielefeld and in Germany”
The next OLISSIPO Lecture titled "Bioinformatics Infrastructure in Bielefeld and in Germany" by Professor Jens Stoye from Bielefeld University, Germany was highly interesting for all BioData.pt members. The lecture is scheduled for April 22, 2024, at INESC-ID, Lisbon and will be broadcasted through

ELIXIR Portugal at the TrP & Node Triangle Meeting in Prague
ELIXIR-PT is well represented by Mariana de Freitas, Gil Poiares-Oliveira and Sérgio Matos at the hybrid meeting for the ELIXIR Training Platform co-located with a meeting for the Coordinators Triangle in Prague, Czech Republic. These are days of discussing and knowledge sharing.

First BioData.pt | ELIXIR-PT Platforms and Communities Meeting
Yesterday, the first BioData.pt | ELIXIR-Portugal platforms and communities meeting of the year took place. To stay updated, check the meeting agenda and notes.

ELIXIR-STEERS Kick-Off Meeting in Brussels - We Were There!
Inês Chaves and Mariana de Freitas attended the STEERS kick-off meeting in Brussels this week. We are excited about this beginning.

ELIXIR-PT at the Heads of Node Meeting
Ana Teresa Freitas, the ELIXIR-PT Head of Node, and Inês Chaves, the Deputy Head of Node, took part in the ELIXIR Heads of Nodes (HoN) Teleconference yesterday. The Heads of Nodes Committee plays a vital role in creating and approving the scientific and technical strategy for ELIXIR.

Sérgio Matos at the Compute Platform F2F in Brno
Last week, Sérgio Matos from UAveiro (ELIXIR-PT Technical coordinator) attended the ELIXIR Compute Platform 2024 Face-to-Face Meeting in Brno, Czech Republic. The main purpose of his attendance was to gain a better understanding of the platform's work plan for 2024-2026 and to identify potential

The Microbiome PT Summit Returns for a 2nd Edition!
After the success of the 1st year, the Microbiome PT Summit returns for a second edition, but this time in a face-to-face fashion in Lisbon. Are you involved in Microbiome research? Then, you can't miss this summit.
BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal All Hands returns for a 3rd edition in Aveiro
The BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal All Hands is back for a 3rd edition. For 2023, we're meeting in the charming city of Aveiro, hosted by our associate the University of Aveiro. For 2 days, Aveiro is going to be the meeting point of the BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal community, so come and join us! More