Today, we had the honour of presenting the ELIXIR IMPACT project at the Embassy of Switzerland in Prague, showcasing one of the infrastructure project supported by the Swiss–Czech Cooperation Programme.
It was a great opportunity to introduce not only the vision and expected impact of the project, but also the activities that will drive it over the next three years. Together with our Czech and Swiss partners, we are building new solutions that connect molecular, pathogen and clinical data through cutting-edge AI technologies. The project focuses on improving data interoperability, enabling secure cross-border sharing of sensitive health data, developing AI-powered tools for biomedical research, and strengthening research capacity through training and knowledge exchange. Ultimately, these efforts will contribute to better public health, personalised medicine and a stronger European research ecosystem.
We are grateful for the opportunity to present the project in such an inspiring setting and to discuss how Swiss–Czech collaboration can accelerate innovation in life sciences and health research.
Our sincere thanks go to the Swiss–Czech Cooperation Programme, as well as the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic (MŠMT) and the Ministry of Finance of the Czech Republic, whose support and commitment make projects like ELIXIR IMPACT possible. Their investment in international scientific collaboration is helping build the foundations for the next generation of data-driven biomedical research.
Project partners: IOCB Prague – Institute of Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Jiri Vondrasek, Jakub Galgonek), Palacký University in Olomouc (Karel Berka), Czech Technical University in Prague (Robert Pergl), Institute of Molecular Genetics of the Czech Academy of Sciences (Jan Paces), Masaryk University (Vojtech Bystry), University of Chemistry and Technology in Prague (UCT Prague) (Vojtech Spiwok), University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice (Rudolf Vohnout), SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (Christophe Dessimoz, Alan Bridge, Valérie Barbié, Ana Claudia Sima, Owen Appleton, Geert van Geest, Andrea Cavallini, PhD, Lucy Poveda, Patricia Palagi Graf, …)
