
ELIXIR is organised using a 'Hub and Nodes' model, where the Hub's role is to coordinate the work done by the Nodes (see Who we are).
The Hub's role
The ELIXIR Hub:
- accommodates executive management and administrative staff
- has responsibility for developing and delivering ELIXIR's scientific strategy (see ELIXIR Programme) and managing Commissioned Services carried out by Nodes
- coordinates the services run from the ELIXIR Nodes
- coordinates and supports ELIXIR's governance bodies and technical committees
- works with other biomedical science infrastructures to help address the challenges of Big Data together (see Why ELIXIR is needed)
- leads ELIXIR's communications and external relations activities, including support to industry
- supports the institutions within the Nodes
- collaborates with national and European funders and policy-makers.
The ELIXIR Hub is at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge. It is based next to EMBL-EBI, in a building opened in autumn 2013 (see the news story). The building was funded by the UK government through its commitment as host country.
Travelling to the Hub
See Visiting the Hub for travel and accommodation information.
Hub staff
Team/Role | Head |
---|---|
Director | Niklas Blomberg |
Administration and Operations | Ivana Veršić |
External Relations | Andrew Smith |
Human Genomics and Translational Data | Serena Scollen |
Legal services | Vera Herkommer |
Project Management Unit | Juan Arenas |
Technical Team | Peter Maccallum |
Director

Niklas Blomberg
ELIXIR Director
niklas.blomberg [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0) 1223 494135
Administration and Operations

Jilly Cheshire
Administrator
jilly.cheshire [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494540

Zuzana Clarke
Senior Administrative Officer - Events
zuzana.clarke [at] elixir-europe.org

Alice Gregory
Administrative Assistant
alice.gregory [at] elixir-europe.org

Phyllida Hallidie
PA to the Director
phyllida.hallidie [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494140

Chloè Llewellyn
Administrative Officer - Events
chloe.llewellyn [at] elixir-europe.org

Laura Mangan
Administrative Officer
laura.mangan [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494188

Ivana Veršić
Head of Operations
ivana.versic [at] elixir-europe.org

Joana Wingender
Governance and International Partnerships Officer
joana.wingender [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 492670
External Relations

Erika Balsyte
External Relations Officer
erika.balsyte [at] elixir-europe.org

Martin Cook
Senior Web Developer
martin.cook [at] elixir-europe.org

Corinne Martin
Programme Manager, Impact and International Relation
corinne.martin [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494669

Prithviraj Mitra
Web Developer
prithviraj.mitra [at] elixir-europe.org

Andrew Smith
Head of External Relations
andrew.smith [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494635

Despoina Sousoni
Industry and Innovation officer
despoina.sousoni [at] elixir-europe.org

Yun-Yun Tseng
Communications Officer
yun-yun.tseng [at] elixir-europe.org

Elaine Harrison
Communication Officer
elaine.harrison [at] elixir-europe.org
Human Genomics and Translational Data

Daniel Barrowdale
Scientific Officer
daniel.barrowdale [at] elixir-europe.org

Magda Chegkazi
Programme Manager for Human Genomics and Translational Data
magda.chegkazi [at] elixir-europe.org

Giselle Kerry
Programme Manager for Human Genomics and Translational Data
giselle.kerry [at] elixir-europe.org

Melissa Konopko
Scientific Product Manager
melissa.konopko [at] elixir-europe.org

Arshiya Merchant
Human Data Science Officer
arshiya.merchant [at] elixir-europe.org

Serena Scollen
Head of Human Genomics and Translational Data
serena.scollen [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494322
Legal Services

Vera Herkommer
Principal Legal Adviser
vera.herkommer [at] elixir-europe.org
+49 (0)6221 387 8916

Martina Caloi
Legal Officer
martina.caloi [at] elixir-europe.org
Project Management Unit

Laura Carletti
Project Manager
laura.carletti [at] elixir-europe.org

Nikki Coutts
Project Support Administrator
nikki.coutts [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494539

Juan Arenas Márquez
Head of ELIXIR Project Management Office and European Genomic Data Infrastructure Deployment Lead
juan.arenas [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494370

Hannah Hurst
Project Manager
hannah.hurst [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 492606

Friederike Schmidt-Tremmel
Senior Project Manager/EC Funding Expert
friederike.schmidt-tremmel [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494132

Ellie Taverner
Project Support Administrator
ellie.taverner [at] elixir-europe.org

Kelly Tunstall
Commission Services Portfolio Manager
kelly.tunstall [at] elixir-europe.org

Marieke Willems
Project Manager
marieke.willems [at] elixir-europe.org
Technical Team

Physilia Chua
Senior Science Officer
physilia.chua [at] elixir-europe.org

Gavin Farrell
Technical Officer
gavin.farrell [at] elixir-europe.org

Clare Garrard
Scientific Officer - Life Science Communities & Open Science
clare.garrard [at] elixir-europe.org

Katharina Heil
Programme Manager Communities and Training
katharina.heil [at] elixir-europe.org

Fabio Liberante
Programme Manager for Data and Interoperability Platforms
fabio.liberante [at] elixir-europe.org

David Lloyd
Project Technical Coordinator
david.lloyd [at] elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494691

Peter Maccallum
Chief Technical Officer
peter.maccallum [at] elixir-europe.org

Manthos Pitoulias
Senior Scientific Officer (Tools and Training Platforms)
manthos.pitoulias [at] elixir-europe.org

Jonathan Tedds
Programme Manager for Scientific Computing:
ELIXIR Compute Platform, Tools Platform & EOSC Coordinator
jonathan.tedds [at] elixir-europe.org