Inauguration of global Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics
Guided by D-BSSE researchers Niko Beerenwinkel and Tanja Stadler and other steering group members from the University of Basel, the Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (SIB) opens a dedicated centre for computational pathogen research and surveillance. The new Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics offers expertise and services to the Swiss federal authorities and global research community, contributing to global pandemic preparedness and response in realtime.
Founded in 1998, the SIB has coordinated Swiss bioinformatics in life science research for the past 25 years. Based on the institute’s contributions during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and the willingness to continue these efforts in a coordinated and sustainable fashion, SIB opens the Centre for Pathogen Bioinformatics to coordinate computational pathogen research and surveillance. The centre is established as a multi-site, delocalised initiative, contributing to the pathogen response and public health strategies at both national and international scale.
