As an ESFRI landmark infrastructure, ELIXIR's role is to coordinate, integrate and sustain Europe's life science data resources. Since its establishment in December 2013, ELIXIR has grown to become one of the largest ESFRI research infrastructure in terms of membership by countries. 

Through a series of talks during the day, ELIXIR will present examples of its achievements from the past ten years and describe the priorities for the next Scientific Programme (2024-2028). Talks from funders and collaborators will give a complementary perspective on developments relating to open science and research infrastructures. Confirmed speakers include: 

Dame Professor Janet Thornton, Emeritus Professor EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Preparatory Phase Coordinator
Anna Panagoupoulou, Director for ERA & Innovation, DG Research and Innovation, European Commission
Anna Wetterbom, CEO ofthe Ragnar Söderberg Foundation
Christine Chomienne, Horizon Europe Cancer Mission Board
Jana Kolar, ESFRI Chair
Mélodie Bernaux, DG SANTE, European Commission
Michael Arentoft, Head of Unit, DG RTD, European Commission
Natalia Jiménez Lozano, CGG and ELIXIR IAC
Søren Brunak, Novo Nordisk Foundation, for Protein Research, University of Copenhagen
Szymon Bielecki, DG CNECT, European Commission
Ute Gunsenheimer, EOSC Association

Registration is by invitation only. For further information please email [email protected].