Australian BioCommons
@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
Enhancing Australia’s digital life science research through world class collaborative distributed research infrastructure
www.biocommons.org.au
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We've been working to enhance analysis of #lifescience data for Australian 🇦🇺 researchers by providing national research infrastructure since 2019! We recently celebrated our 5 year anniversary, catch up on what we've been up to 👇
#NCRIS #bioinformatics 🧬 #training #workflows 🧪
#NCRIS #bioinformatics 🧬 #training #workflows 🧪
How do we solve the visibility & career challenges facing our technical workforce? Dr Simon Breeden recently joined us to share brilliant insights from the #TechnicianCommitment. Catch the webinar recording 🔗 youtu.be/LCmIH88JwC8?...
#NCRISImpact #SkilledWorkforce #ResearchInfrastructure
#NCRISImpact #SkilledWorkforce #ResearchInfrastructure
The Technician Commitment: Championing technical skills and careers
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February 20, 2026 at 3:51 AM
How do we solve the visibility & career challenges facing our technical workforce? Dr Simon Breeden recently joined us to share brilliant insights from the #TechnicianCommitment. Catch the webinar recording 🔗 youtu.be/LCmIH88JwC8?...
#NCRISImpact #SkilledWorkforce #ResearchInfrastructure
#NCRISImpact #SkilledWorkforce #ResearchInfrastructure
From #AI to data visualisation! We were delighted to help upskill 60+ PhD students at the @emblaustralia.bsky.social 10th annual #EMBLAPHD course. Experts Ben Goudey & Giorgia Mori delivered training on computational tools & data storytelling #AI #Bioinformatics #ResearchTraining 🔗
Empowering wet-lab postgraduate students with computational and communication skills — Australian BioCommons
Australian BioCommons team members Dr Giorgia Mori and Dr Benjamin Goudey delivered a session on data visualisation and AI/ML tools as part of EMBL Australia’s 10th annual PhD course.
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February 10, 2026 at 11:30 PM
From #AI to data visualisation! We were delighted to help upskill 60+ PhD students at the @emblaustralia.bsky.social 10th annual #EMBLAPHD course. Experts Ben Goudey & Giorgia Mori delivered training on computational tools & data storytelling #AI #Bioinformatics #ResearchTraining 🔗
Digital infrastructure for #eDNA!
We’ve signed an MoU with the @sednasociety.bsky.social to tackle the field's 'big data; challenges. Together we are focusing on community consultation, infrastructure roadmaps and training to support eDNA researchers #Bioinformatics #NCRISImpact 🔗
We’ve signed an MoU with the @sednasociety.bsky.social to tackle the field's 'big data; challenges. Together we are focusing on community consultation, infrastructure roadmaps and training to support eDNA researchers #Bioinformatics #NCRISImpact 🔗
Australian BioCommons and Southern eDNA Society partner to deploy national infrastructure — Australian BioCommons
Australian BioCommons and the Southern eDNA Society (SeDNAS) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to acknowledge, and work towards, the shared infrastructure challenges faced by life…
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February 9, 2026 at 11:30 PM
Digital infrastructure for #eDNA!
We’ve signed an MoU with the @sednasociety.bsky.social to tackle the field's 'big data; challenges. Together we are focusing on community consultation, infrastructure roadmaps and training to support eDNA researchers #Bioinformatics #NCRISImpact 🔗
We’ve signed an MoU with the @sednasociety.bsky.social to tackle the field's 'big data; challenges. Together we are focusing on community consultation, infrastructure roadmaps and training to support eDNA researchers #Bioinformatics #NCRISImpact 🔗
Struggling to find workflows that test real experimental questions? Introducing Spatial Sampler - a collection of 'How-To' guides to fast-track your #SpatialOmics analysis. Developed by Sarah Williams (QCIF) to fill the gap between basic QC and complex answers www.biocommons.org.au/news/spatial...
Introducing Spatial Sampler, the ‘cheat sheet’ to answering biological questions — Australian BioCommons
A new tool is available to help researchers quickly answer important questions about their spatial omics data. This new resource, called Spatial Sampler, collates example R scripts for a variety of co...
www.biocommons.org.au
February 4, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Struggling to find workflows that test real experimental questions? Introducing Spatial Sampler - a collection of 'How-To' guides to fast-track your #SpatialOmics analysis. Developed by Sarah Williams (QCIF) to fill the gap between basic QC and complex answers www.biocommons.org.au/news/spatial...
We tackled phylogenomics, long-read transcriptomics & FAIR metadata, all from Melbourne! 🇦🇺 Read the full wrap-up of our @elixir-europe.org #BioHackEU2025 Australian Outpost, where 16 local experts contributed to global open science projects. 💻🧬 #Bioinformatics www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
Solving the big international bioinformatics challenges from the comfort of home — Australian BioCommons
Australian bioinformaticians joined ELIXIR's BioHackathon Europe via a Melbourne outpost to tackle global challenges in phylogenomics, long-read transcriptomics, and biodiversity metadata.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
We tackled phylogenomics, long-read transcriptomics & FAIR metadata, all from Melbourne! 🇦🇺 Read the full wrap-up of our @elixir-europe.org #BioHackEU2025 Australian Outpost, where 16 local experts contributed to global open science projects. 💻🧬 #Bioinformatics www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
Shaping the future of global research infrastructure! Our team joined Australian #NCRIS leaders in Europe to align our national strategy with our European counterparts. Key topics: #AI in life sciences, #FAIR data & workforce development 🧬 🖥️ Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/ncris-e...
Australian health research infrastructures take centre stage in Europe — Australian BioCommons
A delegation from Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia and the NCRIS Health Group recently concluded a series of strategic meetings, strengthening global ties and aligning national strategies...
www.biocommons.org.au
November 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Shaping the future of global research infrastructure! Our team joined Australian #NCRIS leaders in Europe to align our national strategy with our European counterparts. Key topics: #AI in life sciences, #FAIR data & workforce development 🧬 🖥️ Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/ncris-e...
Wonderful to have our friends @wehi-research.bsky.social recognising our support for using the @nextflow.io @seqera.io platform during #eResearchAustralasia this week
October 21, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Wonderful to have our friends @wehi-research.bsky.social recognising our support for using the @nextflow.io @seqera.io platform during #eResearchAustralasia this week
Conference season is here! The BioCommons team is out in force, with sessions at #IDW #SciDataCon @researchdataall.bsky.social and @gideproject.bsky.social in Brisbane, presenting at @ga4gh.org and then onto @elixir-europe.org for #BioHackathon2025.
Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/q4-2025...
Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/q4-2025...
Leading sessions and launching tools: a packed schedule of upcoming events — Australian BioCommons
The BioCommons team is leveraging the opportunity to share, learn and collaborate across a multitude of events. Browse our upcoming activities so we can meet up to talk ‘research infrastructure’.
www.biocommons.org.au
October 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Conference season is here! The BioCommons team is out in force, with sessions at #IDW #SciDataCon @researchdataall.bsky.social and @gideproject.bsky.social in Brisbane, presenting at @ga4gh.org and then onto @elixir-europe.org for #BioHackathon2025.
Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/q4-2025...
Read more: www.biocommons.org.au/news/q4-2025...
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🎓 Giorgia Mori from @ausbiocommons.bsky.social - Collaborative @nextflow.io training for Australia’s dispersed research landscape
summit.nextflow.io/2025/virtual...
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Collaborative Nextflow training for Australia’s dispersed research landscape | Giorgia Mori undefined | Nextflow Summit 2025
Join us at the Nextflow Summit 2025 for the latest developments and innovations from the Nextflow world.
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October 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
🎓 Giorgia Mori from @ausbiocommons.bsky.social - Collaborative @nextflow.io training for Australia’s dispersed research landscape
summit.nextflow.io/2025/virtual...
summit.nextflow.io/2025/virtual...
Our annual @elixir-europe.org BioHackathon Europe Outpost is back! 🇦🇺 Join our fully-funded team in Melbourne this Nov to work on cool bioinformatics challenges & connect with global peers, no jet lag required.
EOIs close THIS FRIDAY, Sep 5! #BioHackathon
🔗 www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
EOIs close THIS FRIDAY, Sep 5! #BioHackathon
🔗 www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
September 4, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Our annual @elixir-europe.org BioHackathon Europe Outpost is back! 🇦🇺 Join our fully-funded team in Melbourne this Nov to work on cool bioinformatics challenges & connect with global peers, no jet lag required.
EOIs close THIS FRIDAY, Sep 5! #BioHackathon
🔗 www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
EOIs close THIS FRIDAY, Sep 5! #BioHackathon
🔗 www.biocommons.org.au/news/biohack...
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📢 Deadline Extended!
We’re excited to announce that the registration deadline for in-person attendance at the #foundingGIDE Community Event has been extended.
🗓️ New deadline: 30 September 2025 (previously 31 August 2025)
We’re excited to announce that the registration deadline for in-person attendance at the #foundingGIDE Community Event has been extended.
🗓️ New deadline: 30 September 2025 (previously 31 August 2025)
The #foundingGIDE Community Event 2025 program is now live!
📌 Location: Brisbane, Australia & Online
📅 Deadline: 31st August
📃 Program: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@globalbioimaging.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social
#imaging #bioimaging
📌 Location: Brisbane, Australia & Online
📅 Deadline: 31st August
📃 Program: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
@globalbioimaging.bsky.social @nifaustralia.bsky.social @micro-au.bsky.social @eurobioimaging.bsky.social
#imaging #bioimaging
August 27, 2025 at 2:46 PM
📢 Deadline Extended!
We’re excited to announce that the registration deadline for in-person attendance at the #foundingGIDE Community Event has been extended.
🗓️ New deadline: 30 September 2025 (previously 31 August 2025)
We’re excited to announce that the registration deadline for in-person attendance at the #foundingGIDE Community Event has been extended.
🗓️ New deadline: 30 September 2025 (previously 31 August 2025)
Learn how to analyse #SpatialOmics data in #R in this hands-on workshop.
Join Sarah and Fred as they guide you through the process of visualising gene expression from CosMx, Xenium experiments within tissue samples.
🗓️ 28 - 29 Oct 2025
👉 More info: www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
Join Sarah and Fred as they guide you through the process of visualising gene expression from CosMx, Xenium experiments within tissue samples.
🗓️ 28 - 29 Oct 2025
👉 More info: www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
WORKSHOP: Spatial omics — Australian BioCommons
Learn how to analyse data from in situ spatial (e.g. CosMx, Xenium) experiments with Seurat in R to visualise gene expression within tissue samples. More information Apply here
www.biocommons.org.au
August 19, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Learn how to analyse #SpatialOmics data in #R in this hands-on workshop.
Join Sarah and Fred as they guide you through the process of visualising gene expression from CosMx, Xenium experiments within tissue samples.
🗓️ 28 - 29 Oct 2025
👉 More info: www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
Join Sarah and Fred as they guide you through the process of visualising gene expression from CosMx, Xenium experiments within tissue samples.
🗓️ 28 - 29 Oct 2025
👉 More info: www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
Keen to use #SpatialOmics in your research? Not sure where to start?
Join us for a gentle introduction to #SpatialOmics, how it differs from other methods and what you need to think about when analysing this data.
🗓️ 10 September, 12pm AEST
👉 www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
Join us for a gentle introduction to #SpatialOmics, how it differs from other methods and what you need to think about when analysing this data.
🗓️ 10 September, 12pm AEST
👉 www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
August 19, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Keen to use #SpatialOmics in your research? Not sure where to start?
Join us for a gentle introduction to #SpatialOmics, how it differs from other methods and what you need to think about when analysing this data.
🗓️ 10 September, 12pm AEST
👉 www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
Join us for a gentle introduction to #SpatialOmics, how it differs from other methods and what you need to think about when analysing this data.
🗓️ 10 September, 12pm AEST
👉 www.biocommons.org.au/events/spati...
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🌟Call for Expressions of Interest: Join the NCMAS Scientific Advisory Committee 2025–2028!
🗓 Apply by 5 Sept 2025
📧 Send CV + statement: ncmas-secretariat@anu.edu.au
🔗 Full details: ncmas.nci.org.au
#NCMAS #NCI #Supercomputing #ResearchLeadership
🗓 Apply by 5 Sept 2025
📧 Send CV + statement: ncmas-secretariat@anu.edu.au
🔗 Full details: ncmas.nci.org.au
#NCMAS #NCI #Supercomputing #ResearchLeadership
August 17, 2025 at 11:57 PM
🌟Call for Expressions of Interest: Join the NCMAS Scientific Advisory Committee 2025–2028!
🗓 Apply by 5 Sept 2025
📧 Send CV + statement: ncmas-secretariat@anu.edu.au
🔗 Full details: ncmas.nci.org.au
#NCMAS #NCI #Supercomputing #ResearchLeadership
🗓 Apply by 5 Sept 2025
📧 Send CV + statement: ncmas-secretariat@anu.edu.au
🔗 Full details: ncmas.nci.org.au
#NCMAS #NCI #Supercomputing #ResearchLeadership
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We are offering free training for our users which we can tailor depending on your situation.
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Biosecurity Commons training options
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August 7, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Would you like to get to know Biosecurity Commons better?
We are offering free training for our users which we can tailor depending on your situation.
Click on the form below, select the type of training that suits you and we'll be in touch. Easy!
Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Exv...
We are offering free training for our users which we can tailor depending on your situation.
Click on the form below, select the type of training that suits you and we'll be in touch. Easy!
Form: docs.google.com/forms/d/1Exv...
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Join us for this seminar: How to Attack and Defend LLMs: AI Security Explained.
The speaker is Holly Wright, an architect & software engineer in IBM's security team.
Join us at #UQ St Lucia on Wed, 20 August, 10am+.
Free, but please register for catering purposes:
rcc.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
The speaker is Holly Wright, an architect & software engineer in IBM's security team.
Join us at #UQ St Lucia on Wed, 20 August, 10am+.
Free, but please register for catering purposes:
rcc.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
How to Attack and Defend LLMs: AI Security Explained
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July 7, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Join us for this seminar: How to Attack and Defend LLMs: AI Security Explained.
The speaker is Holly Wright, an architect & software engineer in IBM's security team.
Join us at #UQ St Lucia on Wed, 20 August, 10am+.
Free, but please register for catering purposes:
rcc.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
The speaker is Holly Wright, an architect & software engineer in IBM's security team.
Join us at #UQ St Lucia on Wed, 20 August, 10am+.
Free, but please register for catering purposes:
rcc.uq.edu.au/event/sessio...
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🚨 Abstract deadline extended! 🚨
You’ve now got until August 15 to submit for #ABACBS2025 — one-time extension only!
Join us in Adelaide for world-class #bioinformatics, workshops, student & EMCR events, and more.
🔗 www.abacbs.org/abacbs2025
You’ve now got until August 15 to submit for #ABACBS2025 — one-time extension only!
Join us in Adelaide for world-class #bioinformatics, workshops, student & EMCR events, and more.
🔗 www.abacbs.org/abacbs2025
ABACBS 2025 Conference
Adelaide, South Australia. Nov. 24-
www.abacbs.org
August 5, 2025 at 12:16 AM
🚨 Abstract deadline extended! 🚨
You’ve now got until August 15 to submit for #ABACBS2025 — one-time extension only!
Join us in Adelaide for world-class #bioinformatics, workshops, student & EMCR events, and more.
🔗 www.abacbs.org/abacbs2025
You’ve now got until August 15 to submit for #ABACBS2025 — one-time extension only!
Join us in Adelaide for world-class #bioinformatics, workshops, student & EMCR events, and more.
🔗 www.abacbs.org/abacbs2025
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🥱 Bored during #ScienceWeek2025?
🥼 Want to go on an adventure from the comfort of your pyjamas?
🧪🧬Why not go on an immersive & interactive virtual tour of a #Genomics #Lab?
Wander around the @ramacgenomics.bsky.social Centre with impunity here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr2cj4rj
#UNSWscience
🥼 Want to go on an adventure from the comfort of your pyjamas?
🧪🧬Why not go on an immersive & interactive virtual tour of a #Genomics #Lab?
Wander around the @ramacgenomics.bsky.social Centre with impunity here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr2cj4rj
#UNSWscience
August 12, 2025 at 2:53 AM
🥱 Bored during #ScienceWeek2025?
🥼 Want to go on an adventure from the comfort of your pyjamas?
🧪🧬Why not go on an immersive & interactive virtual tour of a #Genomics #Lab?
Wander around the @ramacgenomics.bsky.social Centre with impunity here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr2cj4rj
#UNSWscience
🥼 Want to go on an adventure from the comfort of your pyjamas?
🧪🧬Why not go on an immersive & interactive virtual tour of a #Genomics #Lab?
Wander around the @ramacgenomics.bsky.social Centre with impunity here ➡️ tinyurl.com/mr2cj4rj
#UNSWscience
Next in our #AI webinars:
Stefano Mangiola @saigenci.bsky.social
talks AI models in #SingleCell and if they can uncover biological patterns
Anh TN Nguyen @monashuniversity.bsky.social shares how deep learning is accelerating #DrugDiscovery for GPCRs
More info www.biocommons.org.au/events/ai-se...
Stefano Mangiola @saigenci.bsky.social
talks AI models in #SingleCell and if they can uncover biological patterns
Anh TN Nguyen @monashuniversity.bsky.social shares how deep learning is accelerating #DrugDiscovery for GPCRs
More info www.biocommons.org.au/events/ai-se...
August 12, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Next in our #AI webinars:
Stefano Mangiola @saigenci.bsky.social
talks AI models in #SingleCell and if they can uncover biological patterns
Anh TN Nguyen @monashuniversity.bsky.social shares how deep learning is accelerating #DrugDiscovery for GPCRs
More info www.biocommons.org.au/events/ai-se...
Stefano Mangiola @saigenci.bsky.social
talks AI models in #SingleCell and if they can uncover biological patterns
Anh TN Nguyen @monashuniversity.bsky.social shares how deep learning is accelerating #DrugDiscovery for GPCRs
More info www.biocommons.org.au/events/ai-se...
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This is an excellent long-read on AI and science with lots of useful further reading www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s.... Well worth your time to actually read it.
Could AI slow science?
Confronting the production-progress paradox
www.aisnakeoil.com
August 11, 2025 at 8:30 PM
This is an excellent long-read on AI and science with lots of useful further reading www.aisnakeoil.com/p/could-ai-s.... Well worth your time to actually read it.
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🚀 Excited to see this work on "Empowering bioinformatics communities with Nextflow and @nf-co.re" is now published, showcasing the incredible growth and impact of the community.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Empowering bioinformatics communities with Nextflow and nf-core - Genome Biology
Standardized analysis pipelines contribute to making data bioinformatics research compliant with the paradigm of Findability, Accessibility, Interoperability, and Reusability (FAIR), and facilitate co...
link.springer.com
August 5, 2025 at 2:56 PM
🚀 Excited to see this work on "Empowering bioinformatics communities with Nextflow and @nf-co.re" is now published, showcasing the incredible growth and impact of the community.
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Thrilled to be part of this great @ausbiocommons.bsky.social initiative : a webinar serie on AI-based binder design :)
I’ll be sharing a case study on using deep learning to design programmable CRISPR inhibitors
12 August 12pm AEST, love to see you there ! www.biocommons.org.au/events/prote...
I’ll be sharing a case study on using deep learning to design programmable CRISPR inhibitors
12 August 12pm AEST, love to see you there ! www.biocommons.org.au/events/prote...
August 5, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Thrilled to be part of this great @ausbiocommons.bsky.social initiative : a webinar serie on AI-based binder design :)
I’ll be sharing a case study on using deep learning to design programmable CRISPR inhibitors
12 August 12pm AEST, love to see you there ! www.biocommons.org.au/events/prote...
I’ll be sharing a case study on using deep learning to design programmable CRISPR inhibitors
12 August 12pm AEST, love to see you there ! www.biocommons.org.au/events/prote...
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20 years of #Galaxy powering global life sciences research! #GalaxyAustralia, hosted on #AARNet's infrastructure, recently supported over 2k students @ #Singapore Biology League & 3.5k participants for the Galaxy Training Academy. @ausbiocommons.bsky.social
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Powering discovery: AARNet infrastructure supports global Galaxy…
Hosted on AARNet’s high-performance infrastructure, Galaxy Australia benefits from the reliability, scalability and bandwidth of Australia’s national…
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August 8, 2025 at 1:28 AM
20 years of #Galaxy powering global life sciences research! #GalaxyAustralia, hosted on #AARNet's infrastructure, recently supported over 2k students @ #Singapore Biology League & 3.5k participants for the Galaxy Training Academy. @ausbiocommons.bsky.social
ow.ly/TG9K50WBMXw #Research
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Mark you calendars for October 14th!
June 24, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Mark you calendars for October 14th!
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Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics & related activities, including AI, omics, data services, and infrastructure.
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
@bioplatformsaus.bsky.social
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@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
@bioplatformsaus.bsky.social
Laying the groundwork for more Australia-Europe cooperation in the life sciences | EMBL
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL have signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics.
www.embl.org
July 17, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Australian BioCommons, Bioplatforms Australia, and EMBL signed a formal agreement to encourage collaboration in bioinformatics & related activities, including AI, omics, data services, and infrastructure.
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
@bioplatformsaus.bsky.social
www.embl.org/news/embl-an...
@ausbiocommons.bsky.social
@bioplatformsaus.bsky.social