From May 19 to 22, Gil Poiares-Oliveira and Miguel Cisneiros represented BioData.pt in Tartu, Estonia, at the ELITMa Module 2: Node Data Management Strategy training, organised by the ELIXIR Training Platform. This module was designed to support the development of robust data management strategies

The MALDIBANK project officially launched with its Kick-Off Meeting held in Braga, Portugal, from May 13 to 15, marking the beginning of a collaborative European effort to enhance microbial identification. BioData.pt participated in the meeting as one of the project’s official partners. MALDIBANK

On May 12, BioData.pt was invited to participate in the Bioinformatics Workshop hosted by the School of Tourism and Maritime Technology of the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria. Representing BioData.pt, Luciana Peixoto presented the GLIM-BioData project, which focuses on strengthening research data

Braga, Portugal — May 13-15, 2025 Under the coordination of MIRRI-ERIC, MALDIBANK is a new 4-year project funded by the European Commission’s Horizon Europe Framework Programme. Build on a deep understanding and by leveraging the power of microbes, whose impact ranges from Ecosystems dynamics to

From May 6 to 8, BioData.pt took part in Jornadas FCCN 2025 in Aveiro — a national event dedicated to digital services for science, education, and research. Throughout the event, the BioData.pt team shared ongoing work to enhance data infrastructure and support researchers in managing life and

On 28 April 2025, CIIMAR, the Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, hosted a hands-on training session on eLabFTW, an open-source electronic lab notebook (ELN) platform designed to support FAIR research data practices. The event was organised within the scope of the GLIM

The third and final round of the Portuguese League of Bioinformatics (LPB) took place on the second day of the Bioinformatics Open Days 2025, at the University of Minho, Braga. BioData.pt sponsored the prizes awarded to the top three teams, with the team from Slovenia taking first place, followed by

Sérgio Matos, Vice-President of the BioData.pt Administration Council and Professor at the University of Aveiro, represented BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal at the recent ELIXIR Compute Platform Face-to-Face (F2F) meeting, held in Munich, Germany, from 27 to 28 March 2025. This in-person event brought

As part of the Bioinformatics Open Days 2025, held from March 26 to 28 at the University of Minho, Braga, BioData.pt hosted the roundtable "Research Data Management Centres for Living Data: Driving Open Science and Innovation" on the morning of March 26. The session, led by BioData.pt, brought

The 6th Technical Meeting of BioData.pt was held at the University of Minho in Braga, bringing together 22 participants from various BioData.pt’s associates. This edition was focused on identifying and addressing the challenges and technical difficulties faced by BioData.pt's communities. To

The ELIXIR Training Platform Face-to-Face (F2F) Meeting took place on 27–28 March 2025 in Munich, Germany. This in-person event brought together members of the ELIXIR Training Platform from across Europe to share updates, coordinate future training initiatives, and strengthen collaboration between

The Research Data Management Centre (in Portuguese, C entro para a Gestão de Dados de Investigação (GDI)) GLIM-BioData – Gateway for Living Data Management - was officially launched with a Kick-off Meeting (KoM), held at University of Minho in Braga, which brought together 22 participants from 10