From 2 to 5 June, the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, hosted the ELIXIR All Hands Meeting 2025 — one of the flagship annual events of the ELIXIR infrastructure for life science data in Europe.
The BioData.pt / ELIXIR Portugal team was proud to take part in this vibrant meeting, which offered a valuable opportunity to strengthen existing collaborations, establish new connections, and align strategic efforts with other ELIXIR Nodes.
Over four days, participants engaged in plenary sessions, thematic mini symposia, and hands-on workshops covering key topics such as the role of AI and ontologies in cellular and molecular research, data interoperability, and the development of sustainable bioinformatics solutions.
This event enabled our team to contribute to the ongoing European dialogue around open science, FAIR data management, and the advancement of integrated, efficient, and collaborative research infrastructures.
The next All Hands Meeting is already on the horizon: Lyon, France, in 2026. Until then, we remain committed to supporting data-driven life sciences in Portugal and across Europe!
📸 courtesy of Julia Koblitz (CC BY 4.0)