madbot X ABRomics Hackathon: development of a new plugin
On 16 and 17 July, the development teams behind these two IFB-led projects met at the Pasteur Institute for a hackathon dedicated to finalising the ABRomics plugin for madbot. Two days of work were devoted to developing a plugin linking the two tools, with the shared aim of enabling users of the…
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…
A look back at the Galaxy Community Conference 2026
From 22 to 26 June, a delegation from IFB/ELIXIR-FR was in Clermont-Ferrand to take part in the Galaxy Community Conference 2026 (GCC2026), the Galaxy community’s flagship international event. Co-organised by Clermont Auvergne University (UCA), the French Institute of Bioinformatics (IFB/ELIXIR-FR)…
IFB/ELIXIR-FR at France Génomique’s 2026 Annual General Meeting
IFB/ELIXIR-FR was represented on 25 and 26 June at the France Génomique (FG) General Assembly, through its member platforms at IFB, which are also affiliated with FG. This strong and diverse turnout is a testament to the vitality of the links between the two infrastructures.
Review of the ELIXIR 2026 All Hands Meeting in Lyon
From 8 to 10 June, a delegation from ELIXIR France (IFB/ELIXIR-FR) was in Lyon to take part in the ELIXIR 2026 All Hands Meeting (AHM), the general assembly of the European ELIXIR infrastructure. This 12th edition, held in France for the first time, brought together representatives from the various…
A review of the IFB AI hackathon
From 1 to 3 June 2026, IFB/ELIXIR-FR brought together around thirty participants at the CNRS campus in Villejuif for a hackathon dedicated to artificial intelligence applied to biology, combining presentations and technical sessions. Organised as part of the IFB’s strategic AI focus and the…
Presentation of madbot at the Pasteur Institute
Invited to the Pasteur Institute on 1 April 2026 for a seminar, the madbot project team presented our new tool—which addresses the challenges of managing, sharing and submitting biological data—to an audience of around fifty people. The meeting also provided an opportunity to discuss the tool’s…
Workshop metabarcoding data FAIRification - 10 april 2026
The MUDIS4LS project, coordinated by the IFB, is organising a workshop on FAIR compliance for metabarcoding data on 10 April 2026. The FAIR principles (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable and Reusable) have now become a key and essential indicator of robust science. Not sure where to start? The…
MERIT Network WG Webinar on ‘FAIR and Reproducibility’ - 11 March 2026
The FAIR, reproducibility and workflows working group of the MERIT network (MetiER en bIoinformaTique du CNRS) is organising its first webinar on Wednesday 11 March from 2pm to 3pm, in association with the IFB.
FAIR-Checker: a tool to improve the quality of your web resources
FAIR-Checker, a service developed by the French Institute of Bioinformatics (IFB), is an online tool that facilitates evaluation based on FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) principles, reporting metrics, and improving metadata quality for life science web resources. With a…