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CNRS Collective Crystal 2026 - IFB Core Cluster
When modern biology generates massive amounts of data, high-performance computing infrastructures are needed to process it. But above all, teams capable of managing it are essential. That is the challenge taken on by twelve engineers from the CNRS, INRAE, Inserm, and Sorbonne University. Working…
JOBIM 2026 – A look back at this wonderful event in Strasbourg
From 30 June to 3 July 2026, the French Institute of Bioinformatics (IFB/ELIXIR-FR) travelled to Strasbourg for the latest edition of JOBIM, the major annual gathering of the French-speaking bioinformatics community. It was a packed and highly engaging four days of talks, posters, demonstrations…
Six ELIXIR-FR projects selected for BioHackathon Europe 2026
The BioHackathon Europe, organised annually by ELIXIR Europe, returns from 9 to 13 November 2026 at Campus Belloch, around 30 minutes from Barcelona, Spain. This international event brings together researchers, bioinformaticians and developers for an intensive week of collaborative hacking,…
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An infrastructure serving a large life sciences research community
A federation of bioinformatics platformsand teams
member plateforms
Contributing platforms and associated teams
experts
coordination unit
A strong commitmentto research
major national projects
major european projects
publications in 2024
An increasing number of users of our services
training provided in 2024
active accounts on the NNCR
new users of the NNCR in 2024
A powerful computing infrastructure
IFB Cloud
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IFB Cluster
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Interactive tutorials to master Unix: the IFB’s e-learning group is rethinking training for biologists
In an era of explosive growth in data within the life sciences and healthcare sectors, knowing how to use Unix is now essential for researchers and students. However, learning these skills remains a challenge for many, due to their complexity and technical barriers (such as software installation…
