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SwissBioData ecosystem

The SwissBioData ecosystem (SBDe) is a vital, decentralized national research infrastructure dedicated to boosting data sharing and reuse in the life sciences across Switzerland. Our overarching mission is to convert biological research data into impactful knowledge and innovation. The SBDe achieves this by connecting 54 data-producing and data-processing units across 18 public research institutions , aiming to substantially increase quality, standardization, and efficiency across the data value chain through concerted platform federation. A cornerstone of the initiative is providing state-of-the-art support to the Swiss research community to ensure their data, methods, software tools, and workflows are FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable). Furthermore, SBDe will establish a critical new resource: the SwissBioData Knowledge Graph (SBD-KG), designed to connect related datasets scattered across different repositories to truly establish semantic interoperability. Despite the regrettable absence of the initially anticipated federal funding, the project is moving forward as a bottom-up effort, securing commitment from most units and institutions. We propose to kickstart SBDe by leveraging existing unit contributions, university investments, and grants to build a lean yet scalable consortium structure, ensuring Switzerland remains a strong contender in international data-driven life sciences.

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Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics