7/15/2026
Biodata IG Workshop Report now published
Collaboration between DataPLANT, FAIRagro, NFDI4Biodiversity, NFDI4BIOIMAGE and NFDI4Microbiota
The NFDI—German National Research Data Infrastructure—consortia DataPLANT, FAIRagro, NFDI4Biodiversity, NFDI4BIOIMAGE, NFDI4Microbiota and NFDI4Objects convened on April 15–16, 2026, at the Julius Kühn Institute in Berlin for the Biodata Interest Group workshop.
The workshop served to operationalize the group’s Memorandum of Understanding by identifying synergies in services, training, and infrastructure.
Workshop discussions facilitated the exchange of perspectives on a potential strategic roadmap for 2026–2035, the exploration of functional data modalities for cross-consortial integration, and the identification of areas for future coordination to support a more sustainable and collaborative research data infrastructure in the biological sciences.
This report summarizes the workshop’s collaborative mapping, discussion sessions, and the resulting shared interests for the Biodata Interest Group.