The MedBioinformatics project had its second General Assembly meeting in Barcelona on September 28-29 2015. The meeting counted with the attendance of 36 people, including representatives from all the 13 organisations and research groups involved in the project. During the meeting, an overview of the activities performed for setting up the project from the kick-off was presented (e.g. set-up of …

The consortium covers all necessary expertise required for the successful project execution, bringing together meaningful complementarities and synergies. The MedBioinformatics Consortium is composed by 9 highly qualified and experienced European research institutions: PSMAR-IMIM, UCPH, EBI-EMBL, FIMM, UOXF, BMD, UPF, VHIO and Synapse. The key feature of this Consortium is its multidisciplinary and experienced approach to the common goal of developing …

Barcelona May 19-20 The Horizon 2020 MedBioinformatics project had its kick-off meeting in Barcelona on May 19-20 2015. 35 people including representatives from all 13 groups involved in the project attended the meeting. The meeting served for introducing the different team members, clarifying the wok plan and the project dynamics, with an especial focus on the first months, and facilitating …

3.5 million euros to develop bioinformatics tools that facilitate translational research and personalized medicine in oncology and neuropsychiatry The Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute of Barcelona (IMIM) coordinates the EU-funded MedBioinformatics research project. The call was very competitive, only 6% of the projects submitted have been funded End-users needs and user-friendliness are key concerns in the software development process …