Building data bridges between biological and medical infrastructures in Europe

Objective

The ESFRI infrastructures in Biological and BioMedical Sciences face substantial challenges in accessing and sharing data and resources. The BioMedBridges consortium brings together the six established ESFRI infrastructures with common goals to define, implement and deliver data interoperability across the biological and biomedical domains.
The first objective is to ensure that interoperable standards are available across all data resources and services shared by two of more ESFRI infrastructure. The identified standards will be implemented to enable data interoperation between ESFRI projects in biomedical sciences.
Public data in life sciences will be freely accessible through these standard interoperable services. Private data, however, is a major concern in this domain, for medical information or for data with intellectual property issues. Where projects need to share sensitive data, standards for secure and restricted access will be identified and implemented.
BioMedBridges is a practical solution to the data interoperability requirements of infrastructures in the biological and biomedical domains. A suite of use cases will guide the development and deployment of standards and services with emphasis on the issues arising between specific projects. These may cover the exchange of biomedical and genetic data, linking mouse model organism data with human clinical information, and the deposition of large volumes of data from one project to another.
BioMedBridges is inclusive of emerging infrastructures which can contribute additional data classes and challenges such as bioimaging, ecosystems, small molecules and infectious diseases.
The ESFRI infrastructures leading BioMedBridges are ELIXIR, BBMRI, EATRIS, ECRIN, InfraFrontier and INSTRUCT.

Fields of science

• medical and health sciences › health sciences › infectious diseases
• natural sciences › biological sciences › ecology › ecosystems

Programme(s)

• FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES - Specific Programme "Capacities": Research infrastructures

Topic(s)

• INFRA-2011-2.3.2. - Implementation of common solutions for a cluster of ESFRI infrastructures in the field of "Life sciences"

Call for proposal

FP7-INFRASTRUCTURES-2011-1
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Funding Scheme

CP-CSA-Infra - Combination of CP and CSA

Coordinator

EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY

Address

Meyerhofstrasse 1
69117 Heidelberg
Germany

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Jillian Rowe (Ms.)

Links

EU contribution

€ 3 699 483,96

Participants (24)

THE CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 8 494,40

Address

Wellington Square University Offices
OX1 2JD Oxford

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Stephen Conway (Dr.)

Links

KAROLINSKA INSTITUTET

Sweden

EU contribution

€ 332 972,40

Address

Nobels Vag 5
17177 Stockholm

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Agneta Häggström (Ms.)

Links

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY FACILITIES COUNCIL

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 843 744,75

Address

Polaris House North Star Avenue
SN2 1SZ Swindon

Activity type

Public bodies (excluding Research Organisations and Secondary or Higher Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Tracey Kelly (Ms.)

Links

HEINRICH-HEINE-UNIVERSITAET DUESSELDORF

Germany

EU contribution

€ 931 610,60

Address

Universitaetsstrasse 1
40225 Dusseldorf

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Christian Ohmann (Prof.)

Links

FORSCHUNGSVERBUND BERLIN EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 2 250

Address

Rudower Chaussee 17
12489 Berlin

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Anne Höner (Dr.)

Links

KLINIKUM RECHTS DER ISAR DER TECHNISCHEN UNIVERSITAT MUNCHEN

Germany

EU contribution

€ 821 104,80

Address

Ismaninger Strasse 22
81675 Muenchen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Renate Rädlein (Ms.)

Links

STAZIONE ZOOLOGICA ANTON DOHRN

Italy

EU contribution

€ 11 328

Address

Villa Comunale
80121 Napoli

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Giosuè Zurzolo (Dr.)

Links

ERASMUS UNIVERSITAIR MEDISCH CENTRUM ROTTERDAM

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 177 210

Address

Dr Molewaterplein 40
3015 GD Rotterdam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Linda A Everse (Dr.)

Links

TMF - TECHNOLOGIE UND METHODENPLATTFORM FUR DIE VERNETZTE MEDIZINISCHE FORSCHUNG EV

Germany

EU contribution

€ 425 100

Address

Charlottenstrasse 42 Ecke Dorotheenstrasse
10117 Berlin

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Annette Pollex-Krueger (Dr.)

Links

HELMHOLTZ ZENTRUM MUENCHEN DEUTSCHES FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER GESUNDHEIT UND UMWELT GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 984 005

Address

Ingolstadter Landstrasse 1
85764 Neuherberg

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Jürgen Ertel (Dr.)

Links

MEDIZINISCHE UNIVERSITAT GRAZ

Austria

EU contribution

€ 141 360

Address

Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 6
8010 Graz

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Kurt Zatloukal (Prof.)

Links

VERENIGING VOOR CHRISTELIJK HOGER ONDERWIJS WETENSCHAPPELIJK ONDERZOEK EN PATIENTENZORG

Netherlands

Address

De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Gerrit A. Meijer (Prof.)

Links

INSTITUT NATIONAL DE LA SANTE ET DE LA RECHERCHE MEDICALE

France

EU contribution

€ 43 696

Address

Rue De Tolbiac 101
75654 Paris

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Hélène Brun (Ms.)

Links

KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET

Denmark

EU contribution

€ 314 320,80

Address

Norregade 10
1165 Kobenhavn

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Ivan Kristoffersen (Mr.)

Links

HELSINGIN YLIOPISTO

Finland

EU contribution

€ 456 015,60

Address

Yliopistonkatu 3
00014 Helsingin Yliopisto

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Mika Frederiksen (Mr.)

Links

STICHTING EGI

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 5 040

Address

Science Park 140
1098 XG Amsterdam

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Steven Newhouse (Dr.)

Links

CSC-TIETEEN TIETOTEKNIIKAN KESKUS OY

Finland

EU contribution

€ 4 808

Address

Keilaranta 14
02101 Espoo

Activity type

Other

Administrative Contact

Kimmo Niittuaho (Mr.)

Links

ACADEMISCH ZIEKENHUIS GRONINGEN

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 233 650,80

Address

Hanzeplein 1
9713 GZ Groningen

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Johanna Van Apeldoorn (Ms.)

Links

CONSORZIO INTERUNIVERSITARIO RISONANZE MAGNETICHE DI METALLO PROTEINE

Italy

EU contribution

€ 253 581

Address

Piazza San Marco 4
50121 Firenze

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Ivano Bertini (Prof.)

Links

GEANT LIMITED

United Kingdom

EU contribution

€ 9 556,50

Address

126-130 Hills Road City House
CB2 1PQ Cambridge

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Matthew Scott (Mr.)

Links

STICHTING VU

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 488 110,37

Address

De Boelelaan 1105
1081 HV Amsterdam

Activity type

Higher or Secondary Education Establishments

Administrative Contact

Jeroen Belien (Dr.)

Links

BIOBANKS AND BIOMOLECULAR RESOURCES RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE CONSORTIUM (BBMRI-ERIC)

Austria

EU contribution

€ 8 400

Address

Neue Stiftingtalstrasse 2/b/6
8010 Graz

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Markus Pasterk (Mr.)

Links

INFRAFRONTIER GMBH

Germany

EU contribution

€ 4 800

Address

Ingolstadter Landstrasse 1
85764 Neuherberg

Activity type

Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)

Administrative Contact

Michael Raess (Dr.)

Links

STICHTING HET NEDERLANDS KANKER INSTITUUT-ANTONI VAN LEEUWENHOEK ZIEKENHUIS

Netherlands

EU contribution

€ 294 355,71

Address

Plesmanlaan 121
1066 CX Amsterdam

Activity type

Research Organisations

Administrative Contact

Henri G.A.M. Van Luenen (Dr.)

Links