BioData.pt offers a list of services to the bioinformatics and life sciences research community. These services are listed in the BioData.pt web page and are divided into Node Services, a set of mature tools and resources reviewed by the BioData.pt’ Scientific Advisory Board (SAB), and included in the ELIXIR-PT Service Delivery Plan, and Community Services, tools and resources provided by the BioData.pt community. 
All services listed by BioData.pt undergo a periodic evaluation to verify their technical and scientific quality, maturity, maintenance and impact. Community services with high evaluation results will be considered for inclusion as Node Services. Node services achieving very high maturity and impact will be considered for proposal as a ELIXIR Community Database (when established) and ELIXIR Core Data Resource.

Evaluation

Each service is assessed by at least 2 members of the ELIXIR PT Evaluation Board. The expertise of the board members will be considered when allocating service evaluations, except to avoid obvious conflicts of interest.

The service evaluation form consists of five sections: scientific focus, community served, quality of service, governance and sustainability, and plans and objectives. The first four sections cover largely the current status of the service and the last section allows you to describe your plans and goals, with a focus on innovations (user-oriented features, uniqueness), strategic importance for the Portuguese and European research community, strategic collaborations, impact, among other aspects.

To start the process, please start by filing this form:

When complete, send it to the ELIXIR Portugal Node Coordination Team at node@biodata.pt.