The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics is an internationally recognized non-profit organization, dedicated to biological and biomedical data science.

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4 Feb 2025
👋 We stopped publishing on this platform. Given the enthusiasm for Bluesky in the scientific community and beyond, you will now find us there at: bsky.app/profile/sib.swiss
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16 Jan 2025
Renewed @SBFI_CH funding for 2025-2028 provides a solid foundation to maintain and develop SIB’s state-of-the-art national research infrastructure. The bulk will be allocated to co-develop our portfolio of leading open #bioinformatics resources. See more👇sib.swiss/news/swiss-confede…
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14 Jan 2025
📢 Do not miss the Bioinformatics Day 2025 — Margaret Dayhoff Centenary on Tuesday, 11 March 2025 at the University of Bern. Among other fascinating panels and talks, there will be a round table about the History and Future of Swiss Bioinformatics with @P_Palagi.
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Register before 14 February to attend ! 👉 bioinformatics.unibe.ch/rese…

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9 Jan 2025
Bioinformaticians of the world, it’s your time to shine! The SIB Bioinformatics Awards remain open for entries until 31 January 2025. These awards promote excellence, diversity and innovation in the field. #Bioinformatics #EarlyCareer #PhDPaper #InnovativeResources
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👉 Submit your best work for a chance to win an award: sib.swiss/bioinformatics-awa…

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8 Jan 2025
🔍 How are SIB databases and tools used? Researchers use them to make sense of data and tackle societal challenges. Studying human-pet virus transmission by analysing viral tests from pets living with SARS-CoV-2 patients using V-Pipe. 👉 sib.swiss/services/open-soft…
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💡 Start the year by learning something new! Explore the #ERGA Knowledge Hub for a curated selection of #genomics training materials. Kick-start your journey into biodiversity #genomics today! 🧬 👉knowledge.erga-biodiversity.… @EBPgenome @BioGenEurope @ISBSIB
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Thanks to all @erga_biodiv #ERGA Members for your participation in our endeavours to foster a community that is supportive & inclusive & that strives to share knowledge & expertise that benefit all of us working on generating & using reference #genomes for #European #biodiversity
Happy Holidays! 🌟❄️ Let’s continue advancing #biodiversity genomics together in the new year. See you in 2025! 👋🌱🧬 #BiodiversityGenomics #HolidayGreetings #ERGA #Genomes for #Biodiversity #NewYear
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Happy holidays to all! 🎄💫 Thanks for having made 2024 such a great year for #Swiss #bioinformatics: sib.swiss/news/seasons-greet… and see you in 2025!

10 Dec 2024
🎉 Season’s greetings 🎉☃️ and best wishes to our Teams, Members and Partners. 2024 was a great year for us and we’re already excited about 2025.
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20 Dec 2024
👏 Congratulations to Bernard Thorens, 2024 Winner of the Manpei Suzuki International Prize for #Diabetes Research! manpeisuzukiprize.org/winner… 📖 Read about his latest paper as part of the pan-European Rhapsody Innovative Health Initiative (IHI) project: sib.swiss/news/discoveries-i…
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We are excited to share that our new tool VILOCA has been published in NAR G&B: doi.org/10.1093/nargab/lqae1…! VILOCA is a novel method for mutation calling and local haplotype reconstruction from diverse viral sequencing data, which is also adept for viral surveillance in wastewater.
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PhyloSIB is an annual workshop organised by the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics with an emphasis on molecular evolution, phylogenetics, and comparative phylogenomics. wp.unil.ch/biology25/satelli…
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19 Dec 2024
Did your team develop a new #bioinformatics software tool or database, with demonstrated or potential impact on the #lifescience community? Apply now to the Innovative Resource Award! 👉 sib.swiss/bioinformatics-awa… #SIBawards #Innovation #ComputationalBiology #ScienceAward
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19 Dec 2024
We hope the ERGA Knowledge Hub flourishes ! It is powered by Glittr.org software (from @SIBTraining) and @erga_biodiv is chaired by @rmwaterhouse, who leads our Environmental Bioinformatics Group.

💡 Explore the #ERGA Knowledge Hub! ➡️ knowledge.erga-biodiversity.… Discover over 60 high-quality training resources on #biodiversity #genomics. Check it out to explore or submit learning materials! #KnowledgeHub #genomics #training #TKT #science @EBPgenome @BioGenEurope @ISBSIB
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19 Dec 2024
🎯 Discover our new projects & grants secured in 2024 and driving #innovation and progress in #lifescience, from #pathogen research 🦠to #biodiversity 🌱 🔗Read more: sib.swiss/news/new-projects-… #ResearchImpact @ELIXIREurope @SPHN_ch @rmwaterhouse
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18 Dec 2024
Un condensé de notre rapport d'activité est sorti en français ! Découvrez notre impact en tant qu’institution 🇨🇭 de 1er plan, dédiée aux sciences des données biologiques 👉🏻issuu.com/sibswissinstituteo… #Bioinformatique #ScienceOuverte #IntelligenceArtificielle #Biodiversité
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17 Dec 2024
Discover how research infrastructures like SIB power #innovation and #competitiveness 👇 Our director @cdessimoz discussed this & more as panelist at a science briefing organized by @SwissmissionEU, PSI Paul Scherrer Institut @psich_en, @embl & @SwissCore sib.swiss/news/research-infr…
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17 Dec 2024
📢 Save the Date! We will be hosting the 2025 DataSHIELD Conference which will be held in Lausanne, Switzerland, from 23–26.09.25. The programme includes beginner and advanced training workshops, talks, demonstrations, and discussions. Abstract submissions open in early March.
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12 Dec 2024
Discoveries in EU #diabetes projects: two new studies as part of the @IMI_Rhapsody and #BEAtDKD @IHIEurope offer new insights to explore diabetes treatment thanks to SIB’s expertise in multiomics data integration. Read more: sib.swiss/news/discoveries-i…
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