Phil Ewels
@ewels.bsky.social
🧬 Scientist (bioinformatics / genomics), 🧑🏻💻 software developer, 🪴 community builder.
Product Manager for open source @seqera.io
Product Manager for open source @seqera.io
A little Christmas gift for all the @nextflow.io users out there 🎁🎄😊
Watch the latest @nextflow.io webinar on-demand!📹
Discover the latest from Nextflow, including the new Plugins Registry, workflow inputs/outputs, and static types.🔧 Plus implementation strategies to modernize your pipelines.
👀 Watch now: hubs.la/Q03YR5qH0
Discover the latest from Nextflow, including the new Plugins Registry, workflow inputs/outputs, and static types.🔧 Plus implementation strategies to modernize your pipelines.
👀 Watch now: hubs.la/Q03YR5qH0
December 25, 2025 at 9:35 AM
A little Christmas gift for all the @nextflow.io users out there 🎁🎄😊
Reposted by Phil Ewels
On a server bright on Christmas night,
MultiQC sang, “All stats unite!”
From FastQC, pipelines adored,
One tidy report—what could you want more?
MultiQC sang, “All stats unite!”
From FastQC, pipelines adored,
One tidy report—what could you want more?
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
On a server bright on Christmas night,
MultiQC sang, “All stats unite!”
From FastQC, pipelines adored,
One tidy report—what could you want more?
MultiQC sang, “All stats unite!”
From FastQC, pipelines adored,
One tidy report—what could you want more?
Just pushed a new update for the #Node-RED @seqera.io plugin with some updates to make the "Poll for new files" node work a little more intuitively - enjoy! 🎉
github.com/seqeralabs/n...
github.com/seqeralabs/n...
Node-RED + Seqera
A set of Node-RED nodes for interacting with Seqera Platform
seqeralabs.github.io
December 18, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Just pushed a new update for the #Node-RED @seqera.io plugin with some updates to make the "Poll for new files" node work a little more intuitively - enjoy! 🎉
github.com/seqeralabs/n...
github.com/seqeralabs/n...
Reposted by Phil Ewels
🎉 Huge shout out to everyone who instructed and participated in yesterday's online Meta-*omics #nextflow Pipeline Community Exhibition Day!
🧑🏫 Over 9 hours, we had 15 different pipelines demo'd by their lead developers, and giving an international cohort of […]
[Original post on genomic.social]
🧑🏫 Over 9 hours, we had 15 different pipelines demo'd by their lead developers, and giving an international cohort of […]
[Original post on genomic.social]
December 11, 2025 at 5:23 PM
🎉 Huge shout out to everyone who instructed and participated in yesterday's online Meta-*omics #nextflow Pipeline Community Exhibition Day!
🧑🏫 Over 9 hours, we had 15 different pipelines demo'd by their lead developers, and giving an international cohort of […]
[Original post on genomic.social]
🧑🏫 Over 9 hours, we had 15 different pipelines demo'd by their lead developers, and giving an international cohort of […]
[Original post on genomic.social]
Join the latest @nextflow.io updates webinar later today! Including an AMA with @paoloditommaso.bsky.social - send me all your gnarliest questions! 😉😂
📢 Last chance to register for tomorrow's webinar.🗓️ Join us as we demo the latest features of Nextflow, including workflow inputs/outputs and static types.✨ Plus, we'll guide you through practical implementation strategies to modernize your workflows.🔗 hubs.la/Q03Xz-xM0
December 11, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Join the latest @nextflow.io updates webinar later today! Including an AMA with @paoloditommaso.bsky.social - send me all your gnarliest questions! 😉😂
Throw back to Christmas 2024 when @flowuenne.bsky.social put together this amazing @nextflow.io advent calendar!
It's still online - there are so many Easter eggs! 🥚 Well worth checking out 🎄🎅✨
It's still online - there are so many Easter eggs! 🥚 Well worth checking out 🎄🎅✨
Christmas time is upon us 🎄🎅! What better way to count down the days till Christmas eve than with an Advent calender?
I am one day late, but here is little Nextflow advent calender I made for everyone. Check back every day at midnight EST to open a new door:
flowuenne.github.io/nextflow_adv...
I am one day late, but here is little Nextflow advent calender I made for everyone. Check back every day at midnight EST to open a new door:
flowuenne.github.io/nextflow_adv...
December 9, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Throw back to Christmas 2024 when @flowuenne.bsky.social put together this amazing @nextflow.io advent calendar!
It's still online - there are so many Easter eggs! 🥚 Well worth checking out 🎄🎅✨
It's still online - there are so many Easter eggs! 🥚 Well worth checking out 🎄🎅✨
Reposted by Phil Ewels
MultiQC v1.33 is out! 🎉
4 new modules, 60% faster parquet merging, and lots of improvements across the board. Here's what's new 🧵
4 new modules, 60% faster parquet merging, and lots of improvements across the board. Here's what's new 🧵
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December 9, 2025 at 4:39 PM
MultiQC v1.33 is out! 🎉
4 new modules, 60% faster parquet merging, and lots of improvements across the board. Here's what's new 🧵
4 new modules, 60% faster parquet merging, and lots of improvements across the board. Here's what's new 🧵
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Importance of being open!🌍 One of the greatest strengths of @multiqc.info is open source development.🧵What started as a one-person project in 2015 has grown into a collaborative effort involving 235 contributors today.🧵
📚 Read the blog post: hubs.la/Q03WRgb20
📚 Read the blog post: hubs.la/Q03WRgb20
December 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Importance of being open!🌍 One of the greatest strengths of @multiqc.info is open source development.🧵What started as a one-person project in 2015 has grown into a collaborative effort involving 235 contributors today.🧵
📚 Read the blog post: hubs.la/Q03WRgb20
📚 Read the blog post: hubs.la/Q03WRgb20
Reposted by Phil Ewels
"Using open source tools like Nextflow and @nf-co.re allows organizations to run best practice pipelines off the shelf, which are reproducible and can be executed on various infrastructures.”
Check out ELIXIR's report on how open source software drives innovation in life sciences research. ⬇️
Check out ELIXIR's report on how open source software drives innovation in life sciences research. ⬇️
Large, complex datasets 💾 are fundamental to the life sciences and form the backbone of innovation. 📣 ELIXIR has published a report on the contribution of #OpenSource #software and #workflows to innovation in the #lifesciences 🔬.
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/THB_IX4
Read the news 👉 https://loom.ly/THB_IX4
December 2, 2025 at 8:27 AM
"Using open source tools like Nextflow and @nf-co.re allows organizations to run best practice pipelines off the shelf, which are reproducible and can be executed on various infrastructures.”
Check out ELIXIR's report on how open source software drives innovation in life sciences research. ⬇️
Check out ELIXIR's report on how open source software drives innovation in life sciences research. ⬇️
New release v1.3.0 of mkdocs-quiz brings #i18n !
If you run a multi-lingual #mkdocs_material site, quiz elements on page should now show up in the right language 🎉
Many thanks to @dunossauro.bsky.social for contributing Brazilian Portuguese translation 👏🏻🇧🇷
ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/...
If you run a multi-lingual #mkdocs_material site, quiz elements on page should now show up in the right language 🎉
Many thanks to @dunossauro.bsky.social for contributing Brazilian Portuguese translation 👏🏻🇧🇷
ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/...
Translations - MkDocs Quiz Plugin
A modern MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes
ewels.github.io
November 28, 2025 at 12:52 PM
New release v1.3.0 of mkdocs-quiz brings #i18n !
If you run a multi-lingual #mkdocs_material site, quiz elements on page should now show up in the right language 🎉
Many thanks to @dunossauro.bsky.social for contributing Brazilian Portuguese translation 👏🏻🇧🇷
ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/...
If you run a multi-lingual #mkdocs_material site, quiz elements on page should now show up in the right language 🎉
Many thanks to @dunossauro.bsky.social for contributing Brazilian Portuguese translation 👏🏻🇧🇷
ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/...
I posted earlier about a new plugin for #NodeRED that allows you to create complex #Nextflow automations using Seqera Platform.
I made a much sillier demo using #HomeAssistant to control my lights and have a #pipeline #party. Oh, and also play #DOOM 👀 🪩 🚨 🕺🏻
Enjoy 🎉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_u...
I made a much sillier demo using #HomeAssistant to control my lights and have a #pipeline #party. Oh, and also play #DOOM 👀 🪩 🚨 🕺🏻
Enjoy 🎉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_u...
Node-RED + Seqera: Pipeline party with Home Assistant
YouTube video by Seqera
www.youtube.com
November 27, 2025 at 11:09 AM
I posted earlier about a new plugin for #NodeRED that allows you to create complex #Nextflow automations using Seqera Platform.
I made a much sillier demo using #HomeAssistant to control my lights and have a #pipeline #party. Oh, and also play #DOOM 👀 🪩 🚨 🕺🏻
Enjoy 🎉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_u...
I made a much sillier demo using #HomeAssistant to control my lights and have a #pipeline #party. Oh, and also play #DOOM 👀 🪩 🚨 🕺🏻
Enjoy 🎉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=qt_u...
All the talks from the latest #NextflowSummit now on #YouTube! 🎉
They were already available on the summit web platform if you registered for the event, but now they're on regular YouTube you can relax in front of your TV to watch.. Who needs Netflix?! 😅
They were already available on the summit web platform if you registered for the event, but now they're on regular YouTube you can relax in front of your TV to watch.. Who needs Netflix?! 😅
The global #NextflowSummit by @seqera.io brought together 1,500+ attendees for an incredible showcase of bioinformatics innovations spanning translational research, automation, AI & more! 🌍
All talks are now available on-demand on YouTube 🎥 Check out the playlist: hubs.la/Q03VW5Mk0
All talks are now available on-demand on YouTube 🎥 Check out the playlist: hubs.la/Q03VW5Mk0
November 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
All the talks from the latest #NextflowSummit now on #YouTube! 🎉
They were already available on the summit web platform if you registered for the event, but now they're on regular YouTube you can relax in front of your TV to watch.. Who needs Netflix?! 😅
They were already available on the summit web platform if you registered for the event, but now they're on regular YouTube you can relax in front of your TV to watch.. Who needs Netflix?! 😅
New blog post + new project is live! 🎉 Been building with #NodeRED since the summer and really enjoyed it. You can really interact with / automate *anything*.
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Visual workflow automation made simple!🎉 Introducing the #NodeRED integration for Seqera that lets researchers automate their bioinformatics workflows using a visual drag-and-drop interface - no coding or IT support required. 5,000+ integrations!🧵
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New blog post + new project is live! 🎉 Been building with #NodeRED since the summer and really enjoyed it. You can really interact with / automate *anything*.
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Reposted by Phil Ewels
💡A simple idea emerged from the frustration of manually parsing countless bioinformatics tool outputs.📊 That idea became MultiQC, and today we're celebrating 10 years of transforming global bioinformatics🌎
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
💡A simple idea emerged from the frustration of manually parsing countless bioinformatics tool outputs.📊 That idea became MultiQC, and today we're celebrating 10 years of transforming global bioinformatics🌎
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
New open source package alert! 🔔 ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
New open source package alert! 🔔 ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Hear from Evan Floden and 50+ more speakers.📹 All the talks from the global #NextflowSummit 2025 are now available to watch on-demand:
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
Virtual Nextflow Summit 2025
hubs.la
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hear from Evan Floden and 50+ more speakers.📹 All the talks from the global #NextflowSummit 2025 are now available to watch on-demand:
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
Running with data on AWS s3? Update to the latest version of @nextflow.io (25.10) and get some pretty tasty performance improvements for free 🤩
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Running with data on AWS s3? Update to the latest version of @nextflow.io (25.10) and get some pretty tasty performance improvements for free 🤩
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
The new managed @seqera.io #compute is officialy live!
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
🚀 The power of community-driven innovation in bioinformatics! At the #NextflowSummit, @evanfloden.bsky.social highlighted how every major advancement in @nextflow.io io has come from the community. 🌍 From pipelines to plugins, your contributions are fueling a flywheel of scientific progress
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The new managed @seqera.io #compute is officialy live!
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
What a phenomenal few days. Thank you to everyone who took part! I had a fantastic time, hope you all did too!
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
🤝 What an amazing @nf-co.re hackathon at #NextflowSummit Barcelona 2025! The community came together to advance open science and push bioinformatics innovation forward. Incredible collaboration and creativity on display! ✨Until next time!
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What a phenomenal few days. Thank you to everyone who took part! I had a fantastic time, hope you all did too!
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
Reposted by Phil Ewels
From Workflows to People 👭 Check out the latest blog post by Nextflow Ambassador Lara Ianov on building community through #Nextflow and @nf-co.re at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)! 👏
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
From Workflows to People 👭 Check out the latest blog post by Nextflow Ambassador Lara Ianov on building community through #Nextflow and @nf-co.re at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)! 👏
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
Let's go! Great energy at the @nf-co.re hackathon so far 👩🏻💻
Welcome to the @nf-co.re Hackathon in Barcelona!🙌 All experience levels joining forces for collaborative pipeline development, community connection, and plenty of fun along the way. Let the coding and collaboration begin! #NextflowSummit
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Let's go! Great energy at the @nf-co.re hackathon so far 👩🏻💻
Reposted by Phil Ewels
New blog post alert! A personal retrospective on reaching a decade of development for @multiqc.info 😊
🎉 Celebrating 10 years of @multiqc.info! 📊 The numbers speak volumes:
🔹 Support for ~170 bioinformatics tools
🔹 1 run every 3 seconds (25k+ daily runs)
🔹 From single contributor to 235 contributors
🔹 7000+ journal citations (~8-9 per day)
📚 Discover a timeline of innovation:
hubs.ly/Q03PsbTP0
🔹 Support for ~170 bioinformatics tools
🔹 1 run every 3 seconds (25k+ daily runs)
🔹 From single contributor to 235 contributors
🔹 7000+ journal citations (~8-9 per day)
📚 Discover a timeline of innovation:
hubs.ly/Q03PsbTP0
October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
New blog post alert! A personal retrospective on reaching a decade of development for @multiqc.info 😊
Reposted by Phil Ewels
What an incredible first day at the Virtual #NextflowSummit 2025! 🌍The global Nextflow community came together to share cutting-edge developments, practical insights, and inspiring use cases across three dynamic tracks. More to come tomorrow!🌇
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What an incredible first day at the Virtual #NextflowSummit 2025! 🌍The global Nextflow community came together to share cutting-edge developments, practical insights, and inspiring use cases across three dynamic tracks. More to come tomorrow!🌇
Did you catch the #NextflowSummit keynote from @evanfloden.bsky.social earlier today? There were a *lot* of product announcements for @seqera.io #platform 🆕🎉
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Major product updates now available at Seqera!🚀 We're excited to share the latest innovations spanning AI integrations, expanded data connections, GxP-aligned bioinformatics, and more! 📚 Learn more: hubs.ly/Q03PQHwB0
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Did you catch the #NextflowSummit keynote from @evanfloden.bsky.social earlier today? There were a *lot* of product announcements for @seqera.io #platform 🆕🎉
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Check out a summary below.. 🧵