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  • “What drives me is that we share a common goal”- an interview with Elisabeth Coudert, Team Lead Biocuration

    “What drives me is that we share a common goal: to provide the most accurate and up-to-date open knowledge to support research.” Meet Elisabeth Coudert, at SIB since 2000, who is leading the Annotation Enhancements team in the Swiss-Prot Group....

  • Discover the SIB Remarkable Outputs 2022

    Discover the 10 best achievements and work produced by our scientists over the last year.

  • “The flexibility offered by SIB is quite unique”- an interview with Monique Zahn, Biodata Resources Support Manager

    “The flexibility offered by SIB is quite unique”: find out more on the themes of learning and development at the institute and meet Monique Zahn, at SIB since 2012 and who recently took on a new role as Biodata Resources Support Manager, in...

  • The Swiss bioinformatics summit in 2022

    Our « Data scientists for life » came together at our community conference, the SIB days, held last week in Biel/Bienne. Over two days, about 340 members and employees from across Switzerland and representing the scientific diversity of Swiss...

  • "SIB's data science expertise is key to the digital transformation in biology and medicine"

    Meet Christophe Dessimoz, new Joint Executive Director

  • Discover the SIB Remarkable Outputs 2021

    To provide the global bioinformatics community with a shortlist of achievements of the year by SIB Scientists that are particularly deserving attention, here are the SIB Remarkable Outputs of 2021.

  • Christophe Dessimoz is appointed Joint Executive Director, succeeding Christine Durinx

    SIB announces the departure of Christine Durinx, its Joint Executive Director, at end of March 2022, after eight years at the institute. Christophe Dessimoz, SIB Group Leader at the University of Lausanne and a professor at University College...

  • SIB Remarkable Outputs

    Bioinformatics is a rapidly growing interdisciplinary field, spanning multiple areas of application. The purpose of the SIB Remarkable Outputs is to offer the life science community the opportunity to keep up with the latest advances on the Swiss...

  • Equality, Diversity, Inclusion

    About Equality, Diversity, Inclusion (EDI) Both as an employer, and as the ambassador of the Swiss bioinformatics community, SIB has a critical role to play in ensuring and fostering diversity and equal opportunities in the workplace as well as in...

  • Discover the SIB Remarkable Outputs 2020

    Discover the SIB Remarkable Outputs 2020, a list of ‘must-read’ works by SIB Members produced in 2020 and selected by a committee of SIB Group Leaders and Researchers.

  • Join the [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference 2021

    [BC]2 is Switzerland's main event in the domain of Computational Biology, and one of the major events of its kind in Europe. The 2021 edition “Harnessing biological data: from molecular processes to human health” will be held on 13 – 15 September,...

  • Machine Learning in Swiss bioinformatics: applications and challenges

    How is machine learning and deep learning used across bioinformatics? Do all ML models necessarily need to be explainable? How can trust from end-users of ML powered applications be fostered?

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Eleonora Porcu

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Jochen Singer

  • Meet the SIB Award Committee member – Christophe Dessimoz

  • Virtual SIB Days 2020: Swiss bioinformatics highlights & recorded sessions

    What are the latest computational advances to better understand diseases or ecosystems? How are bioinformaticians facing the COVID-19 crisis? The first virtual edition of our internal conference (8-10 June) has remained true to its ambition to...

  • SIB Remarkable Outputs 2019

    Discover the SIB Remarkable Outputs 2019, a list of ‘must-read’ works by SIB Members produced in 2019 and selected by a committee of SIB Group Leaders and Researchers.

  • Latest SIB Profile: explore a year of Swiss bioinformatics

    Welcome to the latest activity report of the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics. To get a sense of its diverse nationwide community of Data scientists for life, across 80 Groups and top institutions in Switzerland, simply start browsing!

  • Women in computational biology meet: feedback from our scientists on a conference with all-women speakers

    Two of our scientists received an SIB Travel Fellowship to attend and present their research at the Advances in Computational Biology Conference (November 2019, Barcelona, Spain), an initiative of the Bioinfo4Women program from the Barcelona...

  • A Bioinformatics intersection at LS2 - Life Science Switzerland

    Are you interested in bioinformatics but not affiliated to an SIB Group? Become a member of the LS2 society and benefit from specific advantages.

  • [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference 2019: the movie

    A short film to revisit the 14th [BC]2 Conference – one of the key bioinformatics events in Europe, which is organized by SIB – around the theme of Big Data in Molecular Medicine.

  • SIB Bioinformatics Awards 2019: a series of talks to discover the laureates’ achievements

    The three laureates of this 10th edition of the SIB Bioinformatics Awards were announced during the [BC]2 Basel Computational Biology Conference held in Basel from 9 to 11 September.

  • Next generation molecular medicine: unlocking big data for precision oncology and infectious disease

    Join the international [BC]2 conference and EMBO meeting at BASEL LIFE from 9–12 September: a unique opportunity for today’s scientists to get insights and share the latest discoveries, resources and approaches to make sense of genomic and...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Shameer Khader

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Shameer Khader, recipient of...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – José Aguilar-Rodríguez

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with José Aguilar-Rodríguez,...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Shijulal Nelson-Sathi

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Shijulal Nelson-Sathi,...

  • The call for the SIB Bioinformatics Awards 2019 is closing soon - apply now!

    Are you a bioinformatician with a remarkable early career, a graduate student who published an outstanding paper or did you develop a bioinformatics resource with an important impact on the life science community? SIB is supporting bioinformatics...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Hannes Röst

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Hannes Röst, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Inanc Birol

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Inanc Birol, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Josephine Daub

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Josephine Daub, recipient of...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Joshua Payne

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Joshua Payne, recipient of...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Charles E. Vejnar

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Charles E. Vejnar, co-recipient of...

  • Christophe Dessimoz is awarded the 2019 ISCB Overton Prize

    Each year with the Overton Prize, the International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) recognizes the outstanding achievements of an early to mid-career scientist who has made a significant contribution to the field of computational biology....

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Slavica Dimitrieva

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Slavica Dimitrieva,...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Anamaria Necsulea

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Anamaria Necsulea, recipient...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Christoph Zechner

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Christoph Zechner,...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Jakob Ruess

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Jakob Ruess, co-recipient of...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Christophe Dessimoz

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Christophe Dessimoz, recipient of...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Guillaume Rey

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Guillaume Rey, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Nacho Molina

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Nacho Molina, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Rajesh Ramaswamy

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Rajesh Ramaswamy, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Aitana Lebrand

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Aitana Lebrand, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Lukas Burger

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Lukas Burger, recipient of the...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Julien Roux

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Julien Roux, recipient of the 2009...

  • Meet the past SIB Awards Laureates – Zoltán Kutalik

    In 2019, the SIB Bioinformatics Awards will be presented for the 10th time, providing a great occasion to reach out to past laureates and ask them where they are now in their career. In this interview, we met with Zoltán Kutalik, recipient of the...

  • Increasing the impact of SIB’s bioinformatics resources

    What does it imply to increase the impact of a bioinformatics resource when its scientific relevance is already established and recognized? Since February 2018, a dedicated SIB team has been working hand-in-hand with resource developers to create a...

  • A look back on the 13th edition of [BC]2

    Last week, the 13th edition of the Basel Computational Biology Conference, co-organized by SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics and the Biozentrum University of Basel, gathered over 500 participants from all over the globe. Among them,...

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  • SIB PhD Training Network Annual Retreat

    The SIB PhD Training Network retreat is an annual informal and interactive event offering the opportunity to the students to meet their peers from all Swis