ELIXIR.LU news

August 21, 2026 In memory of Professor Reinhard Schneider
The Luxembourg Centre for Systems Biomedicine (LCSB) at the University of Luxembourg is deeply saddened by the passing of Professor Reinhard Schneider, Head of the Bioinformatics Core and Professor of Bioinformatics. With Reinhard Schneider, we, and the global research community, have lost not only …
May 19, 2026 ELIXIR Luxembourg offers a new ready-to-use Data Submission System
When receiving data from collaborators, research institutions often face challenges associated with the data transfer process, from incomplete metadata to lack of provenance and standardisation. The new Data Submission System (DSS) developed by ELIXIR Luxembourg addresses these issues. This …
February 02, 2026 Danielle Welter appointed as co-lead of ELIXIR Interoperability Platform
ELIXIR’s five platforms – Compute, Data, Tools, Interoperability and Training – bring together experts from different Nodes across Europe to develop ELIXIR’s technical vision and coordinate activities in defined areas. Among them, the Interoperability Platform drives best practice in the …
December 15, 2025 DS Handbook Contentathon
In December 2025, ELIXIR Luxembourg participated in the contentathon for Data Stewardship Handbook, a resource developed by the ELIXIR RDM community to capture the collective knowledge and experience of fellow data stewards across Europe. The content produced during this event will be available in …
November 20, 2025 R training courses
Starting in winter 2025, ELIXIR Luxembourg will offer an updates series of R training courses, from beginner to advanced levels. The courses will be held on-site in Luxembourg and will cover a range of topics including data manipulation, visualization, statistical analysis, and reproducible …
March 26, 2024 Launch of EOSC-ENTRUST – Driving European interoperability for sensitive data access and analysis
On 18-19 March, the kick-off of the EOSC-ENTRUST initiative was held in Amsterdam, connecting different partner organisations to drive forward European interoperability for sensitive data access and analysis. The EU-funded ESOC-ENTRUST project is led by ELIXIR and the EUDAT Collaborative Data …
February 02, 2024 Launch of ELIXIR-STEERS
ELIXIR Luxembourg is pleased to announce its participation in ELIXIR-STEERS, a three-year EU funded project launched on 1st February 2024 with a total budget of €4M. The project is a collaboration between all ELIXIR Nodes, encompassing 36 institutes across 23 countries, plus EMBL-EBI. It aims to …