ELIXIR

Business Profile

Core Value Proposition

ELIXIR provides coordination and development of life science resources across Europe so that researchers can more easily find, analyse and share data, exchange expertise, and implement best practices.

Target Customer

Researchers and research institutes across Europe (over 240 research organisations) seeking access to life science data, software, training materials, and compute resources.

Key Differentiator

Hub-and-Nodes model coordinating across 21 member countries and three observer countries, a network of platforms and communities, TeSS online training portal, and being an intergovernmental organisation funded by the EU.

Implementation Timeline

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Pain Points

1Difficulty finding and sharing life science data across Europe
2Lack of standardized descriptions and interoperability between datasets and tools
3Limited access to training and compute resources for life science researchers

Key Features

1Compute Platform to access and analyse large life science data
2Data Platform to identify and link data resources across Europe
3Tools Platform to find software for data analysis
4Interoperability Platform to establish Europe-wide data standards
5Training Platform to help researchers find and access training; TeSS online training portal

Target Customer Industries

Client Results

1Easier access to and ability to find, share and analyse life science data
2Linkage between data and literature (e.g., moving from a paper to the dataset it is based on)
3Adoption of Europe-wide standards for describing life science data
4Improved access to training resources and software/tools

Competitive Advantages

1Hub-and-Nodes structure coordinating across Europe
2Five integrated platforms (Compute, Data, Tools, Interoperability, Training) plus Communities
3TeSS online training portal for discoverability of training
4Intergovernmental EU-funded infrastructure with broad participation (21 member countries, 3 observers)

Key Benefits

1Centralized access to compute, data, tools and training resources

2Standardized data descriptions and interoperable resources across Europe

3Strong industry and research collaborations via Partnerships with Industry and SMEs

4Extensive trainer and training materials via TeSS and ELIXIR Training Platform

5Broad international collaboration across 21 member countries and EMBL-EBI as a node

Additional Product Information

Product Description

ELIXIR coordinates and develops life science resources across Europe so that researchers can more easily find, analyse and share data, exchange expertise, and implement best practices.

Target Market

Researchers, research institutes and the broader life sciences community in Europe seeking shared data resources, software tools, training, and compute capabilities

Unique Value Proposition

A Europe-wide, hub-and-node intergovernmental infrastructure that coordinates data resources, software, training, standards, and collaboration across platforms and communities to accelerate life science research

Technical Requirements

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Pricing Model

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