UniProt is allocated nearly half of new Horizon Europe funding for three critical biodata resources. The grant involves its two European co-developers, SIB and @ebi.embl.org. SIB develops & maintains UniProt’s expertly curated Swiss-Prot knowledgebase. See more: www.sib.swiss/news/eu-earm...

EU earmarks €30 million to reference protein knowledgebase UniProt

UniProt is allocated nearly half of new Horizon Europe funding announced today to safeguard three critical biodata resources for the life sciences and biotechnology. The grant involves its two Europea...

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A huge data gap for viruses is now filled in the AlphaFold Database, with the release of: - virus protein-protein interactions for 2,800 viruses posing the greatest public-health risks - 3D structures of nearly 7,800 viral proteins from 699 of these viruses Read more: www.sib.swiss/news/epidemi...

Epidemic preparedness boost with new AI-generated knowledge on virus proteins

Researchers and drug developers can now study viruses posing the greatest public-health risks at expanded scale and speed. Models of how virus proteins interact are openly available for 2,800 human-in...

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Advances for health, biodiversity & trustworthy AI; new connections; a unique artistic performance; Geneva-wide celebrations – and cross-societal recognition of the value of life-science data. See highlights from the record 2026 ECCB @eccb-europe.bsky.social

Academic, government and industry leaders stress strategic value of data

Over 1,500 experts from 63 countries advanced health, environmental protection and trustworthy AI in Geneva at the 25th European Conference on Computational Biology (ECCB), from 31 August to 4 Septemb...

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👀 This study is published in @natcomms.nature.com by scientists from @fbm-unil.bsky.social @unil.bsky.social @sib.swiss in collaboration with Jules-Gonin Eye Hospital in Lausanne and @erasmusuniversity.bsky.social Read also the original article 🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Swiss President Guy Parmelin spoke on transforming data into reliable knowledge and responsible decisions, in his opening address to ECCB @eccb-europe.bsky.social organized by SIB in Geneva last week. See his speech:👇 #ECCB2026 #LifeSciences #Bioinformatics

Digital sovereignty: the capability to develop and adapt the technology we need

Digital sovereignty is not a withdrawal, but the ability to act sovereignly in an interdependent world.

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ECCB ended yesterday with tutorials & workshops on a range of bioinformatics topics: eccb2026.org/tutorials-wo... Thank you organizers, speakers and participants for the demonstrations, discussions and exercises. #ECCB2026

Can we predict the stoichiometry of proteins in a complex from their sequences - fast and accurately? Congratulations to the #ECCB2026 🧬 proceedings paper award 🎉 @daniil-litvinov.bsky.social @ninjani.bsky.social @cellarchlab.com academic.oup.com/bioinformati...

Congrats to ECCB proceedings paper winners: Daniil Litvinov (University of Basel & SIB) Zhi Wei (New Jersey Institute of Technology) Himmi Lindgren (University of Turku) Xian Yu (University of Hong Kong) Ying-Ju Lai (University of Pittsburgh) See all: academic.oup.com/bioinformati... #ECCB2026

SIB Biodata Resources were on show at ECCB @eccb-europe.bsky.social, through posters and info sessions by experts across our network. The programme also featured SIB scientists presenting on pathogen surveillance, new AI tools and more: eccb2026.org/schedule/int... #ECCB2026

This morning we remembered four computational biology pioneers, who the world sadly lost over the past year. Thank you to all speakers for your moving tributes at ECCB. #ECCB2026 #Bioinformatics

Last night Geneva’s Jet d’eau lit up for ECCB! A spectacular finish to the event’s opening day – with further celebration, science and connection on the programme for today: eccb2026.org/schedule/int... #ECCB2026 #Bioinformatics

Swiss President Guy Parmelin opened ECCB today, with Geneva Canton President Anne Hiltpold, Swiss National Councillor Simone de Montmollin, University of Geneva Rector Audrey Leuba & Jeremy Farrar of the WHO. They highlighted Geneva as a hub of high-quality data. #ECCB2026 #Bioinformatics #AI

🧬 Les partenaires se ressemblent davantage que ce que le hasard présagerait, ce qui laisse des traces dans le génome de leurs enfants. Des scientifiques @fbm-unil.bsky.social @sib.swiss ont développé une nouvelle méthode permettant de déduire ce phénomène. Lire la suite 👉 www.unil.ch/news/fr/1786...

Qui se ressemble, s’assemble! La génétique le démontre

Les partenaires se ressemblent davantage que ce que le hasard présagerait, ce qui laisse des traces dans le génome de leurs enfants. Des scientifiques de l’Unil ont développé une nouvelle méthode perm...

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Curious about how SIB supports science and society but short on time? Get a quick overview! www.sib.swiss/news/sib-pro... This marks the end of our walk through the #SIBProfile 2026. Thank you again all SIB Employees and Members, funders, sponsors, and partners for your collaboration and support.

SIB Profile 2026 in videos: our latest impacts on science and society

Our annual activity report highlights contributions across the SIB Network to advance life-science knowledge, support Swiss innovation, and tackle global challenges. This year’s edition includes...

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Datarium was officially inaugurated today in Geneva at an event co-hosted by SIB and the City of Geneva, in the presence of political, scientific and academic leaders. Read more and discover the pictures of the event: www.sib.swiss/news/datariu...

Datarium: the data science behind health, environmental and AI advances

Officially launched today in Geneva, Datarium is a free open-air exhibition explaining bioinformatics and its little-known contributions to society through engaging Swiss examples. The exhibition was ...

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The #Datarium exhibition in #Geneva features #biodiversity #genomics @biogeneurope.bsky.social and monitoring @bmd-project.eu thanks to @sib.swiss for the great public show!

The flu seems a distant concern – but SIB scientists improve ways to monitor infectious microbes all year round. These examples on wastewater surveillance are the next instalment of a series on how we transform biological data into real-world impact 👇 Image: @eawag.bsky.social

Wastewater surveillance of pathogens: 4 recent advances by SIB scientists

Analysis of genetic material in wastewater samples enables cost-effective monitoring of circulating pathogens and helps ensure epidemic preparedness. SIB Groups led by steering board members of our Ce...

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Switzerland and Geneva hold a trump card for shaping trustworthy AI, argues SIB Executive Director Christophe Dessimoz in an opinion published in Le Temps. Read in English: www.sib.swiss/news/switzer... French: www.letemps.ch/opinions/la-... @dessimoz.bsky.social @letemps.ch

Switzerland must become the world capital of trusted scientific data

AI is only as good as the quality of its data, and Switzerland has a trump card to play: the country’s scientific excellence, quality, reliability, and cooperation represent enormous competitive...

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The Swiss Personalized Health Network (SPHN) continues to grow in scale and impact – enabling research, innovation and improved patient care. See new milestones in the #SIBProfile 2026: issuu.com/sibswissinst... SPHN is coordinated by the Swiss Academy of Medical Sciences & SIB

Gold-standard, AI-ready reference data & knowledge built and maintained by SIB scientists: - are used daily for life-science research and innovation - provide measurable efficiency gains - generate high competitive value for Switzerland. See more in the #SIBProfile 2026: issuu.com/sibswissinst...

#GenevaLovesData Geneva's heart beats to the rhythm of life-science data Léman Bleu interview with @sib.swiss director @dessimoz.bsky.social www.lemanbleu.ch/fr/Actualite...

#GenevaLovesData: Genève comme carrefour mondial des données

Pour Christophe Dessimoz, la cité internationale possède des atouts uniques.

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#GenevaLovesData - here a focus on 🄴🄽🅅🄸🅁🄾🄽🄼🄴🄽🅃🄰🄻 🄳🄰🅃🄰 datarium.ch/en/environme... with me @sib.swiss, Alexandra Weber from @eawag.bsky.social, & Pascal Peduzzi from GRID @unep.org

Team science preprint, exploring the capabilities and limitations of Alphafold3 across different application areas, including protein-RNA, protein-lipid, ubiquitination,TCR and antibody recognition with @ninjani.bsky.social @labvanni.bsky.social @dgfeller.bsky.social www.biorxiv.org/content/10.6...

Capabilities, specificity gaps and training-data dependence of AlphaFold3 across diverse application areas

Structure prediction models have moved from single proteins to assemblies that include diverse biomolecules and their modifications. AlphaFold3 (AF3) and related models extended structural modelling v...

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See the power of all the data processed by SIB online datarium.ch or in person in Geneva throughout August. I had the fun opportunity to help out with the poster series on fighting future epidemics with our Swiss pathogen surveillance platform 🧬🦠 Take a look and come by Parc des Bastions in Geneva

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What can data tell us about life? 🧬 Datarium is now online. Explore our new digital exhibition and discover how biological data are transforming health, biodiversity, epidemics and AI. #Datarium #Exhibition #GenevaLovesData #Bioinformatics #PublicEngagement

SIB advances next-generation cancer care, by: - characterizing tumours in unprecedented detail; - connecting vast volumes of data to unlock new insights; - converting insights into personalized patient care. Discover how in the #SIBProfile 2026: issuu.com/sibswissinst...

Industrial Data Scientist & Entrepreneur Jérôme Wojcik cites UniProt and the Swiss Personalized Health Network as examples of biodata resources and infrastructure supporting Switzerland’s innovation ecosystem — and argues the country cannot afford to cut such investments.

SIB accelerates the path from discovery to economic value

UniProt and the Swiss Personalized Health Network are two examples of how SIB supports Switzerland’s innovation ecosystem by making data accessible and usable.

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What can data tell us about life? 🧬 Datarium is now online. Explore our new digital exhibition and discover how biological data are transforming health, biodiversity, epidemics and AI. #Datarium #Exhibition #GenevaLovesData #Bioinformatics #PublicEngagement

📱 Le SIB est désormais sur Instagram ! Découvrez @sib_decodes, notre nouveau compte dédié à la bioinformatique et à ses applications en santé, environnement, recherche et IA. Des contenus accessibles, des découvertes étonnantes, des projets suisses et tous les événements grand public du SIB.

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SIB is the national organization for biological & biomedical data in Switzerland. This supports Swiss competitiveness, through: - connected institutions - gold-standard data & tools - efficient, independent coordination - global visibility See how in the #SIBProfile 2026: issuu.com/sibswissinst...