How we work within ELIXIR
At a national level
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ELIXIR Nodes
Each country that is a member of ELIXIR has a "Node". A Node is the collection of research institutes that work for ELIXIR in that country. The Node institutes run national services and support local users. The European Bioinformatics Institute (EBI) is also a Node, but is an international organisation rather than a country.
At a cross-national level
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Platforms
Platforms bring together experts from Nodes to develop ELIXIR’s technical vision and coordinate its technical activities.
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Communities
Communities bring together experts to develop ELIXIR’s vision and coordinate its activities within a particular life science domain.
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Focus Groups
Focus Groups are informal groups that look at topics of emerging interest for ELIXIR.
Internal projects
Internal projects fund the Platforms and Communities to develop resources, and encourage collaboration across the Nodes.
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Coordinators
Technical and Training Coordinators provide advice and promote collaboration and the adoption of good practices.
How we work with others
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EU Projects
ELIXIR both collaborates in and coordinates EU projects.
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Industry and innovation
ELIXIR organises events and projects that bring the private and public sectors together.
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International engagement
ELIXIR collaborates extensively within and beyond Europe, and works with key research infrastructures.