How you can help

Antony Quinn EMBL-EBIELIXIR will contribute to European innovation by:

  • Optimising access and exploitation of life-science data
  • Ensuring longevity of the data, thereby protecting investments already made in research
  • Enhancing the quality of European research by supporting national efforts to increase the competence and number of bioinformatics users through training and outreach
  • Strengthening the global position and influence of Europe in life-science research in both in academia and industry.

As a funder or a policymaker, you can help ELIXIR to become a reality by:

  • Supporting ELIXIR in your country
  • Supporting the implementation of ELIXIR across relevant EU initiatives in health, environment, industry and research policy
  • Ensuring that ELIXIR – and its role in meeting the Grand Challenges – is adequately taken into consideration in the implementation of the Europe 2020 strategy
  • Encouraging the development of mechanisms for sustainable support for ELIXIR in the EC's new research funding programme, 'Horizon 2020'.