BIOSAPIENS Network of Excellence
Research Areas
At a Glance
- Status: Completed Consortium
- Year Launched: 2004
- Initiating Organization: The EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
- Initiator Type: Government
- No disease focus
- Location: Europe
Abstract
The BIOSAPIENS Network of Excellence will increase European competitiveness, especially for SME's, by new discoveries, increased integration, expert training, and improved tools and services. The Institute will establish a permanent European School of Bioinformatics, to train bioinformaticians and to encourage best practice in the exploitation of genome annotation data for biologists throughout Europe. In summary, the Institute will further a European Research area for Bioinformatics, enhancing Europe's role in the academic and industrial exploitation of genomics'.
Mission
The objective of the BIOSAPIENS Network of Excellence is to provide an infrastructure to support a large scale, concerted effort to annotate genome data by laboratories distributed around Europe. This will use both informatics tools and input from experimentalists. Experimental validation of a statistically significant subset of the predictions will be an integral part of the process, leading to an iterative improvement in methods. The Network will bring together many of the best laboratories to create a European Virtual Institute for Genome Annotation, divided into nodes, each focused on one aspect of genome annotation. Through integration the institute will help to improve bioinformatics research in Europe, by providing a focus for annotation and by the organization of European meetings and workshops to encourage cooperation, rather than duplication of effort. It will also be pro-active in forging closer integration between the experimentalists and bioinformaticians, through a directed programme of genome analysis, focused on specific biological problems.
Consortium History
Began in 2004
Structure & Governance
The EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Financing
The EU Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
Intellectual Property
The annotations generated by the Institute are available in the public domain and easily accessible through a single portal on the web.
Links/Social Media Feed
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Homepage |
http://cordis.europa.eu/project/rcn/75293_en.html |
Points of Contact
Administrative contact: Janet THORNTON, (Director of Institute)
Tel.: +44-1223494477
Fax: +44-1223494486
Sponsors & Partners
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For a list of all participating organizations, click here |
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GSF - FORSCHUNGSZENTRUM FUER UMWELT UND GESUNDHEIT, GMBH |
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UNIVERSITÉ LIBRE DE BRUXELLES |
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CONSEJO SUPERIOR DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTIFICAS |
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INSTITUT MUNICIPAL D'ASSISTENCIA SANITARIA |
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GENOME RESEARCH LTD |
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MAX-PLANCK-SOCIETY FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE |
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THE HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM |
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DEPARTMENT OF BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES UNIVERSITY OF ROME "LA SAPIENZA" |
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STOCKHOLMS UNIVERSITET |
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CHANCELLOR, MASTERS AND SCHOLARS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD |
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UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON |
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STICHTING KATHOLIEKE UNIVERSITEIT |
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SWISS INSTITUTE OF BIOINFORMATICS |
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TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK |
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UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI |
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UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA |
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INSTITUTE OF ENZYMOLOGY, BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTER, HUNGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES |
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UNIVERSITÄT ZU KÖLN |
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INSTITUT PASTEUR |
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BIOLNFOBANK INSTITUTE |
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CONSORTIUM NATIONALE DE RECHERCHE EN GÉNOMIQUE |
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DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY, UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA |
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CENTRE FOR RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY HELLAS |
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FUNDACION CENTRO NACIONAL DE INVESTIGACIONES ONCOLOGICAS CARLOS III |
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TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITAT CAROLO-WILHELMINA ZU BRAUNSCHWEIG |
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COMMISSARIAT A L'ENERGIE ATOMIQUE |
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CENTRE DE REGULACIÓ GENÒMICA |