BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:icalendar-ruby CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP:20260716T213048Z UID:4c5852e3-df87-4b22-aebf-2756ec7851b0 DTSTART:20260317T090000Z DTEND:20260317T170000Z DESCRIPTION:**This course is now full with a long waiting list. If you do n ot want to miss your chance to be part of the next session and remain info rmed about all training activities at SIB\, we highly recommend you to kee p an eye on our [upcoming courses](https://www.sib.swiss/training/upcoming -training-courses) and subscribe to our [mailing list](https://lists.sib.s wiss/mailman/listinfo/courses) (if not yet done). Thank you for your under standing.**\n\n\n## Overview\nThe rapid evolution of computational infrast ructure to perform bioinformatics analysis and the claim for more efficien t and reproducible workflows have opened a door to include new tools that optimize pipeline execution. The workflow orchestrator Nextflow has arisen as a great alternative to meet these needs given its native capabilities such as the possibility to run the software independently and in parallel\ , the chance to couple it to many other modules or pipelines and its scala bility. \n\nThis course empowers the participants with hands-on strategie s to wrap their pipelines with Nextflow\, streamlining the analysis and al lowing a plug-and-play modular design. In addition\, the participants will learn to take advantage from other Nextflow features such as the possibil ity of choosing the software management technology or using different exec utors from local environments until High Performance Clusters. \n\n\n## Au dience\nThis course is designed for PhD students\, postdoctoral and other researchers in the life sciences from both academia and industry who aim a t automatizing their analyses and/or in the quest to guarantee scalability and reproducibility of their pipelines through a workflow manager. \n\n## Learning outcomes\nAt the end of the course\, the participants are expect ed to: \n\n* Recognize the benefits of wrapping their routine analysis wit h a workflow orchestrator. \n* Develop their own pipelines wrapped with Ne xtflow. \n* Learn how to modularize their pipelines to enhance the control execution. \n* Run their pipelines in different environments.\n\n## Prere quisites\n##### Knowledge / competencies\nThe participants are expected to count with beginner/intermediate knowledge of UNIX-based systems and/or B ash scripting. Suggested courses: [First Steps with UNIX in Life Sciences] (https://www.sib.swiss/training/course/20250902_FSWU) and/or [UNIX Fundame ntals](https://www.sib.swiss/training/course/2012_UNIXF).\n\n##### Technic al\nYou are required to bring your own laptop and they will be asked to si gn-up/log-in on GitHub to use GitHub Codespaces.\n\n## Schedule\n\n9:00 - 9:30 Lecture: Workflow managers and Nextflow architecture. \n\n9:30 - 10:1 5 Hands-on: Hello world pipeline. \n\n10:15 - 10:30 Break. \n\n10:30 - 11: 00 Lecture: Modularization and workflow. \n\n11:00 - 12:30 Hands-on: RNA-s eq pipeline. \n\n12:30 - 13:30 Lunch break. \n\n13:30 - 14:00 Lecture: Exe cutors\, profiles and software management. \n\n14:00 -15:30 Hands-on: Meta genomics pipeline. \n\n15:30 -15:45 Break. \n\n15:45 - 16:30 Hands-on: wra pping your pipeline. \n\n16:30 - 16:45 Lecture: nf-core. \n\n16:45 - 17:00 Wrapping-up and closing remarks. \n\n\n## Application\n\nThe registration fees for academics are **100 CHF** and **500 CHF** for for-profit compani es.\n\nWhile participants are registered on a first come\, first served ba sis\, exceptions may be made to ensure diversity and equity\, which may in crease the time before your registration is confirmed.\n\nYou will be info rmed by email of your registration confirmation. Upon reception of the con firmation email\, participants will be asked to confirm attendance by payi ng the fees within 5 days.\n\nApplications close on *03/03/2026*. Deadline for free-of-charge cancellation is set to *03/03/2026*. Cancellation afte r this date will not be reimbursed. Please note that participation in SIB courses is subject to our [general conditions](https://www.sib.swiss/train ing/terms-and-conditions).\n\n## Venue and Time\nThis course will be strea med.\n\nThe course will start at 9:00 CET and end around 17:00 CET.\n\n\nP recise information will be provided to the registered participants in due time.\n\n\n## Additional information\nCoordination: Valeria Di Cola\, SIB Training.\n\n\nWe will recommend 0.25 ECTS credits for this course (given a passed exam at the end of the course).\n\n\nYou are welcome to register to the SIB courses mailing list to be informed of all future courses and w orkshops\, as well as all important deadlines using the form [here](https: //lists.sib.swiss/mailman/listinfo/courses).\n\n\nPlease note that partici pation in SIB courses is subject to our [general conditions](http://www.si b.swiss/training/terms-and-conditions).\n\n\nSIB abides by the [ELIXIR Cod e of Conduct](https://elixir-europe.org/events/code-of-conduct). Participa nts of SIB courses are also required to abide by the same code.\n\n\nFor m ore information\, please contact [training@sib.swiss](mailto://training@si b.swiss). SUMMARY:Nextflow in Action: Build Smarter\, Faster\, Reproducible Pipelines URL;VALUE=URI:https://www.sib.swiss/training/course/20260317_NEXAC END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR