ELIXIR support for 2024–2025 Health Work Programme calls

ELIXIR is the ESFRI Research Infrastructure for life science data, and its Nodes provide a range of services that can be used by researchers and consortia funded through Horizon Europe Health cluster calls.

General services

Research consortia can use the following services for free without needing to engage ELIXIR Nodes as beneficiaries in a project.

Data storage and access

Projects can store their data in trusted databases operated by ELIXIR Nodes – helping meet open science and data sharing mandates. They can also access a wealth of existing life science data.

• ELIXIR Deposition Databases: Repositories for submitting and archiving research data in compliance with FAIR and open data principles
• ELIXIR Core Data Resources: Expert-curated, high-impact databases essential for life sciences research

Software and analysis tools

Consortia can discover, access, and run open-source tools and workflows for data analysis.

• bio.tools: A registry of software tools and services for life science research
• OpenEBench: A platform for benchmarking bioinformatics tools and workflows
• BioContainers: A community-driven project providing standardised software containers
• Galaxy Europe: A web-based platform for accessible, reproducible and transparent computational biology
• WorkflowHub: A registry for sharing and finding workflows, with metadata for reuse and FAIR compliance

Data management support

ELIXIR offers practical tools to support data stewardship, planning and FAIR data practices.

• RDMkit: A guide for life scientists on research data management best practices and tools
• Data Stewardship Wizard: An interactive tool to help build FAIR-compliant data management plans
• FAIR Cookbook: A collection of practical recipes for implementing FAIR data principles, explicitly mentioned in the Horizon Europe Health Work Programme

Making data FAIR

ELIXIR provides guidance and technical resources for ensuring data is Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable.

• ELIXIR-recommended interoperability resources: A curated list of standards, ontologies and services to support data interoperability

Compute resources

Projects can access computational infrastructure and cloud services operated by ELIXIR Nodes across Europe.

Training and capacity building

Consortia can find courses, materials and training events for researchers at all levels.

• ELIXIR training portal: A central hub for accessing life science training resources and online materials

Infectious disease resources

Consortia working on infectious diseases can benefit from ELIXIR’s specialised datasets, tools and platforms developed in response to public health needs.

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Support for data management

Beyond the general services listed above, ELIXIR Nodes offer local, tailored support and expertise to research consortia. They can be formal partners in grant proposals, contributing to data management tasks and leading or supporting relevant work packages projects.

To explore how ELIXIR can support your Horizon Europe Health proposal, please email info@elixir-europe.org with ‘Horizon Europe Health support’ in the subject line. We’ll then connect you with a national expert in your country.