In this session will be provided an overview of ELIXIR Portugal main achievements in 2025 and present the development of the GLIM-BioData project. Highlights include the launch of the Microbiome and Biodiversity Communities, updates on OSCARS project submissions (including the funded Yeastract+), and briefings on ongoing EC and ELIXIR projects. The session will conclude with a look ahead to...
Room 1 will focus on the 2025 achievements of BioData.pt | ELIXIR Portugal communities across multiple domains, including plants, biodiversity, food and nutrition, microbial biotechnology, systems biology, 3D-bioinfo, and microbiome research. The discussion will also highlight ongoing collaborations and future initiatives for 2026 aimed at strengthening data sharing, reuse, and...
Room 2 will review the 2025 achievements of the Federated Human Data and Microbiome communities, with an emphasis on advances in managing and sharing sensitive data. The session will explore ongoing projects that enhance data governance, security, and controlled access, and will discuss upcoming actions to reinforce federated infrastructures and enable FAIR, privacy-preserving data reuse...
This session will present the new BioData.pt policy for research data management, outlining its principles, objectives, and implementation roadmap. It will discuss how the policy aligns with national and European guidelines, promotes FAIR and open data practices, and supports researchers in managing, sharing, and reusing data responsibly.
This session will provide an opportunity for participants to discuss the practical implementation of the new BioData.pt Research Data Management Policy. In breakout groups, attendees will explore key challenges, share best practices, and identify support needs across institutions. The discussion will feed into an action plan to ensure effective and sustainable policy adoption.
This session will introduce the vision and structure of the EOSC Federation, a major European initiative designed to enable open and secure access to research data and services across borders and disciplines. Participants will gain insight into the strategic importance of EOSC in supporting collaborative and data-driven science in Europe. In the second part of the session, we will address the...
This session will bring together representatives from the Portuguese nodes of the EOSC-Life institutions, along with the EU lead of the MIRRI infrastructure. The panel will discuss how Portuguese life science infrastructures can strengthen their capacity to meet the challenges posed by the EOSC, particularly in the areas of training and the management of physical and computational resources....
This session will present the “Ready for BioData Management?” training programme and assess the need for a new training programme focused on bioinformatics essentials. The discussion will centre on identifying current training needs within the community and expanding the BioData.pt trainer pool by engaging new experts interested in contributing to future capacity-building initiatives.
This session, delivered by Mijke Jetten (ELIXIR Netherlands), is part of the final module of the course Training Data Stewards for Life Sciences. It will address the evolving role of data stewardship in research data management, highlighting efforts to define competencies, training pathways, and career development to strengthen and professionalise RDM practices across Europe.
