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layout-content"> <div class="region region-content"> <div data-drupal-messages-fallback class="hidden"></div> <div id="block-sib-content" class="sib-block"> <article class="with-lead"> <div class="node-content"> <div class="field field--name-field-lead without-label field--type-text-with-summary"><p>Have you ever wondered how bioinformatics contributes to health and the environment? What is the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics – in simple words? Explore this webpage to find out concrete examples of how the life science infrastructure and data science expertise at the institute contribute to a better world and a stronger Switzerland. Discover SIB in five benefits for <a href="/node/519#accelerating-life-sciences-research"><u>research</u></a>, <a href="/node/519#health"><u>health</u></a><u>,</u> <a href="/node/519#epidemics"><u>surveillance of epidemics</u></a><u>,</u> the <a href="/node/519#environment"><u>environment</u></a><u> </u>and  <a href="/node/519#international"><u>bringing Switzerland on the international scene</u></a>.</p></div> <div class="paragraphs-wrapper" x-data="paragraphs(false)"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="an-essential-partner-for-life-sciences-and-a-benefit-to-society"><span class="red-color"><strong>An essential partner for life sciences and a benefit to society</strong></span></h2></div> </div> <div class="title-type-h4 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p> </p><h4>    introduction to SIB</h4><img data-entity-uuid="503d7952-c054-40bf-9dd0-6f7b2673d603" data-entity-type="file" src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01.png" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" id="data-science-serving-biology-health-and-the-environment" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="data-science-serving-biology-health-and-the-environment"><strong>Data science serving biology, health and the environment</strong></h2><h4>Since its inception 25 years ago, SIB has become one of the leading biological and biomedical data science organisations in Europe, thanks to support from SERI*.</h4><p><em><span class="smaller-text">*State Secretariat for Education, Research and innovation</span></em></p></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2026" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2026 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/swiss_presence_2022_0.png" width="700" height="467" alt="A map of switzerland with red dots on it represented SIB Core Facilities, Research group and Healtcare partner" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4> </h4><h4><span>SIB is represented in the main academic institutions in Switzerland and leads numerous infrastructure projects at the national and international level.</span></h4></div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="these-have-a-major-impact-on-life-science-research-with-direct-benefits-for-society"><span class="red-color"><strong>These have a major impact on life science research, with direct benefits for society.</strong></span></h3></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--bottom"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h4 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4>    in figures*</h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_0.png" data-entity-uuid="5a627586-cbde-4eef-8783-68a2ffd17fc9" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-small container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-center container-top-section-align-center container-bottom-section-align-center container-sections-vertical-align-default paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--threecol sib-layout--threecol--25-50-25 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="28-"><span class="red-color"><strong>28 </strong></span></h2><h4><span>institutional partners throughout Switzerland</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="88"><span class="red-color"><strong>88</strong></span></h2><h4><span>groups</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--third with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="900-"><span class="red-color"><strong>900</strong></span>    </h2><h4><span>members </span> <span>including 190 </span> <span>employees</span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--bottom"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p class="text-align-right"><sup>*as of 1 January 2023</sup></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h4 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4>    decoding</h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_1.png" data-entity-uuid="f27ab1c2-5844-417d-b5e8-ebe57fa25df0" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-left container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2296" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2296 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/Golden-Gate-Bridge.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="The Golden Gate Bridge and San Francisco, CA at sunset" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>Bridges, road networks and the internet all help </span> <span>a country to generate wealth and knowledge to benefit its population.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-right container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>Similarly, the infrastructure developed by SIB’s bioinformaticians helps researchers to speed up their discoveries and clinicians to develop their diagnostic and treatment capacity.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2141" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2141 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/DataScientistsForLife.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="Ilustration with data scientists" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h4 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4>    SIB on video</h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_2.png" data-entity-uuid="afd52af9-0586-47bb-abd4-1f8013a0d1c7" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--video paragraph--view-mode--default video--16-9 video--size--full"> <div class="field field--name-field-video without-label field--type-entity-reference"><div class="media media--type--remote-video media--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video without-label field--type-string"><iframe src="https://www.sib.swiss/media/oembed?url=https%3A//www.youtube.com/watch%3Fv%3D182AzhLiwxc%26t%3D40s%26autoplay%3D1&max_width=0&max_height=0&hash=xiTr9_V08QHk1twWCYBid3vSbuhHDWXlQwdkQhEe6Js" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="SIB, the movie - Swiss bioinformatics in action"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-sm container-spacing-bottom-sm container-content-align-default container-top-section-align-left container-bottom-section-align-left container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--top"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" id="-as-part-of-its-mission-entrusted-by-seri-sib-develops-infrastructure-including-" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="-"> </h2><h2 id="as-part-of-its-mission-entrusted-by-seri-sib-develops-research-infrastructure-including">As part of its mission entrusted by SERI, SIB develops research infrastructure including:</h2></div> </div> </div> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-bg-colored container-bg-colored--red container-dark-bg container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-default container-section-background-color-red paragraph paragraph--type--container-color-background paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--green bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><ul><li><h4><strong>secure data computing and sharing platforms on a national scale</strong></h4></li><li><h4><strong>cutting-edge open databases & software tools</strong></h4></li><li><h4><strong>clinical diagnosis applications</strong></h4></li><li><h4><strong>targeted areas of expertise and training to meet the needs of researchers and health professionals</strong></h4></li></ul></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><strong>Financial resources:</strong><br><br><span>The institute’s annual budget for its activities of national interest is around CHF 30 million. </span><br><br><span>SERI’s contribution is around 40% (excluding funding for BioMedIT/SPHN) and allows SIB to raise a third of its income from competitive funds such as long term collaborations and services as well as grants.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--bottom"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="-"> </h2><h2 id="solutions-for-the-benefit-of-society-some-examples"><span class="red-color"><strong>Solutions for the benefit of society:</strong></span>  <span class="red-color"><strong>some examples</strong></span></h2><p> </p></div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" id="research" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4>    benefit n° 1 – research </h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_3.png" data-entity-uuid="24a21f16-7b40-4a33-b7b7-e7ef80d32c41" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-none container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-top-section-align-left container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--top"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" id="accelerating-life-sciences-research" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="accelerating-life-sciences-research">Accelerating life sciences research</h2></div> </div> </div> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2157" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2157 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-08/upload-6a919b62-4585-46c3-95ba-20080a0c96bb.gif" width="600" height="568" alt="animation of adn" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>As part of its mission, SIB </span><span class="red-color"><strong>provides researchers with software and reference databases</strong> </span><span>that enable them to speed up their discoveries, with positive consequences for health, nature, agriculture and more. Find more stories on this </span><a href="/services/open-software-and-databases/impact" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="58d935fc-baf4-4a51-b18c-db248aa3a95a" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Open databases and software to study life and foster discoveries"><span>here</span></a><span>.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>The Swiss-Prot group, for example, develops and maintains knowledgebases such as UniProt and Rhea through “expert biocuration”. This highly specialized activity enables expert selection and annotation of the most reliable and comprehensive scientific data on a given biological topic, such as proteins. </span><span class="red-color"><strong>Open resources of this kind allow researchers to base their work on the best knowledge available.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2161" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2161 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/swiss-prot.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="A woman is looking at a computer screen with code on it" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-the-resulting-time-savings-and-quality-are-critical-for-new-discoveries"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>The resulting time savings and quality are critical for new discoveries</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-bg-colored container-bg-colored--gray container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle container-section-background-color-gray paragraph paragraph--type--container-color-background paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2905" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2905 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/agronomic-traits-in-crops_0.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="Wheat grains on the hands of a farmer" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="practical-example-supporting-the-development-of-desirable-agronomic-traits-in-crops-more-information">Practical example: <br><span>supporting the development of desirable agronomic traits in crops. </span><a href="/node/728#ensuring-food-security">More information</a></h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="sib-databases-are-reliable-learning-sources-for-machine-learning-algorithmsin-biology-and-medicine"><strong>SIB databases are reliable learning sources </strong><br><strong>for machine learning algorithms</strong><br>in <strong>biology and medicine.</strong></h3><p> </p></div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-increased-reliability-of-algorithms-and-the-possibility-of-explaining-models"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Increased reliability of algorithms and the possibility of explaining models</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-bg-colored container-bg-colored--gray container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle container-section-background-color-gray paragraph paragraph--type--container-color-background paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2893" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2893 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/predicting_genes-disease_links.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="An image of dna strands" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="practical-example-predicting-genes-disease-links-or-protein-drug-interactions">Practical example: <br><span>predicting genes-disease links or protein-drug interactions</span></h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB delivers </span><span class="red-color"><strong>over 60 courses a year</strong></span><span> in a wide range of bioinformatics fields to help biologists and clinicians hone their skills.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2171" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2171 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/training.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="A group of people sitting at desks in a classroom" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h2 id="examples-of-infrastructure-developed-by-sib-for-the-global-scientific-community"><span>Examples of infrastructure developed by SIB for the global scientific community:</span></h2></div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="-swiss-drug-design" data-id="2506" x-data="collapsableContainer('2506')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2506" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2506"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string"> Swiss Drug Design</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" 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<div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>The first comprehensive, freely accessible computer-aided drug design environment on the web</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p class="text-align-right"><span class="red-color"><strong>36,500 users / month</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>232,900 requests / month</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="uniprot-" data-id="2509" x-data="collapsableContainer('2509')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" 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month</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>8.3 million page views / month</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="string" data-id="2512" x-data="collapsableContainer('2512')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2512" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2512"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string">STRING</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path style="stroke-width:33.5019" d="M200.956 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interaction database </span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p class="text-align-right"><span class="red-color"><strong>71,600 users / month</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>1.9 million page views / month</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="swiss-model" data-id="2515" x-data="collapsableContainer('2515')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2515" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> 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x-collapse> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>A platform that produces and provides 3D models of proteins</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p class="text-align-right"><span class="red-color"><strong>40,100 users / month</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>104,700 models produced / month</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container 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25.93-57.657 57.992 0 32.06 25.83 58.058 57.623 58.058 31.86 0 57.657-25.997 57.657-58.025v-17.756c0-18.493 14.875-33.502 33.268-33.502h19.163c31.826 0 57.623-25.964 57.623-58.025v-.402c0-32.061-25.797-58.025-57.623-58.025H291.88a33.368 33.368 0 0 1-33.268-33.502v-17.756c0-32.028-25.796-58.025-57.623-58.025z"/></svg></span> </button> <div class="container-collapse-content" id="content-2518" x-cloak x-show="open" x-collapse> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>An expertly curated database of cell lines</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p class="text-align-right"><span class="red-color"><strong>39,900 users / month</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>235,600 page views / month</strong></span></p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <span id="health"></span> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p> </p><h4>    benefit n° 2– health</h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_4.png" data-entity-uuid="847d0453-e2bc-49d1-8fb8-ea893fe3bb71" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 has-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <h2 class="title" id="supporting-the-development-of-personalized-health" > Supporting the development of personalized health </h2> <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>In 2017, the Swiss Confederation launched the Swiss Personalized Health Network</span> <span>(SPHN) to speed up research in personalized health*. </span>SIB is at the heart of this initiative.</h4><p> </p><p><sup>*Personalized health relies on the increased use of ever more precise data (clinical, genetic, etc.) to characterize each individual in order to optimize the diagnosis, prevention and treatment of diseases.</sup></p></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-default paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2213" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2213 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/sphn.png" width="700" height="467" alt="Swiss Personalized Health Network logo" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><strong>As the SPHN Data Coordination Centre (DCC), SIB is responsible for the initiative’s technical implementation and for coordinating the various actors involved, </strong><span>such as hospitals that gather patient data, researchers who test the development of the infrastructure and the various groups of experts.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-allow-citizens-to-benefit-from-the-latest-advances-in-personalized-medicine-driven-by-research-projects-for-example-on-the-factors-involved-in-the-appearance-or-treatment-of-certain-conditions-such-as-chronic-diseases-or-cancer"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Allow citizens to benefit from the latest advances in personalized medicine driven by research projects, for example on the factors involved in the appearance or treatment of certain conditions, such as chronic diseases or cancer.</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB coordinates the harmonization and provision of health data from Swiss hospitals for research purposes, through the secure national compute network </span><a href="/node/520#biomedit"><span>BioMedIT</span></a><span>.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2218" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2218 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/personalized-medicine.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="A man is laying on a bed in a hospital room" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-authorized-researchers-are-granted-secure-access-to-a-critical-mass-of-data-with-patient-consent-to-carry-out-their-studies"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Authorized researchers are granted secure access to a critical mass of data with patient consent to carry out their studies.</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-bg-colored container-bg-colored--gray container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle container-section-background-color-gray paragraph paragraph--type--container-color-background paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h5><span>focus</span></h5><h2 id="boosting-precision-oncology"><span>Boosting precision oncology</span></h2><h4><span>SIB responds to the specific needs of clinicians in university hospitals by developing long-term infrastructure, particularly in the field of precision oncology. Some examples:</span></h4></div> </div> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2223" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2223 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/precision-oncology.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="A scientist walking in a laboratory" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="oncobench-" data-id="2894" x-data="collapsableContainer('2894')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2894" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2894"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string">OncoBench®</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" 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xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span><strong>Development and optimization of a tool </strong></span><strong> </strong><br><span><strong>with the Geneva University Hospitals (HUG), which has been used since 2016 to manage </strong></span><strong> </strong><br><span><strong>and analyze sequencing data from tumours </strong></span><strong> </strong><br><span><strong>in routine cancer diagnosis (currently in v.5).</strong></span><strong> </strong><br><strong> </strong></h4><h4><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>More efficient, more precise diagnosis.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="swiss-variant-interpretation-platform-for-oncology-svip-o" data-id="2896" x-data="collapsableContainer('2896')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2896" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2896"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string">Swiss Variant Interpretation Platform for Oncology (SVIP-O)</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path style="stroke-width:33.5019" d="M200.956 88.49c-31.76 0-57.623 25.998-57.623 58.026 0 32.095 25.83 58.059 57.623 58.059h19.197c18.393 0 33.3 14.975 33.3 33.501v35.881c0 18.493-14.907 33.502-33.3 33.502H200.99c-31.86-.034-57.657 25.93-57.657 57.992 0 32.06 25.83 58.058 57.623 58.058 31.86 0 57.657-25.997 57.657-58.025v-17.756c0-18.493 14.875-33.502 33.268-33.502h19.163c31.826 0 57.623-25.964 57.623-58.025v-.402c0-32.061-25.797-58.025-57.623-58.025H291.88a33.368 33.368 0 0 1-33.268-33.502v-17.756c0-32.028-25.796-58.025-57.623-58.025z"/></svg></span> </button> <div class="container-collapse-content" id="content-2896" x-cloak x-show="open" x-collapse> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span><strong>A national platform that allows Swiss clinicians to share a joint clinical interpretation of the genetic variants identified in their patients’ tumours.</strong></span><strong> </strong><br><strong> </strong></h4><h4><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Harmonized interpretation, reviewed by clinicians, of the variants found in cancer patients to support clinical research and ultimately patient care.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="certificate-of-advanced-studies" data-id="2898" x-data="collapsableContainer('2898')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2898" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2898"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string">Certificate of Advanced Studies:</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path style="stroke-width:33.5019" d="M200.956 88.49c-31.76 0-57.623 25.998-57.623 58.026 0 32.095 25.83 58.059 57.623 58.059h19.197c18.393 0 33.3 14.975 33.3 33.501v35.881c0 18.493-14.907 33.502-33.3 33.502H200.99c-31.86-.034-57.657 25.93-57.657 57.992 0 32.06 25.83 58.058 57.623 58.058 31.86 0 57.657-25.997 57.657-58.025v-17.756c0-18.493 14.875-33.502 33.268-33.502h19.163c31.826 0 57.623-25.964 57.623-58.025v-.402c0-32.061-25.797-58.025-57.623-58.025H291.88a33.368 33.368 0 0 1-33.268-33.502v-17.756c0-32.028-25.796-58.025-57.623-58.025z"/></svg></span> </button> <div class="container-collapse-content" id="content-2898" x-cloak x-show="open" x-collapse> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span><strong>Training for clinicians and researchers through a </strong></span><a href="https://advancedstudies.unibas.ch/courses/course/cas-personalized-molecular-oncology-191983" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><strong><u>Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) in personalized molecular oncology</u></strong></a><span><strong> in conjunction with Basel and Lausanne University Hospitals and the University of Basel.</strong></span></h4><h4><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Harmonized interpretation, reviewed by clinicians, of the variants found in cancer patients to support clinical research and ultimately patient care.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="swiss-precision-oncology-swiss-po" data-id="2900" x-data="collapsableContainer('2900')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2900" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2900"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string">Swiss Precision Oncology (Swiss-PO)</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path style="stroke-width:33.5019" d="M200.956 88.49c-31.76 0-57.623 25.998-57.623 58.026 0 32.095 25.83 58.059 57.623 58.059h19.197c18.393 0 33.3 14.975 33.3 33.501v35.881c0 18.493-14.907 33.502-33.3 33.502H200.99c-31.86-.034-57.657 25.93-57.657 57.992 0 32.06 25.83 58.058 57.623 58.058 31.86 0 57.657-25.997 57.657-58.025v-17.756c0-18.493 14.875-33.502 33.268-33.502h19.163c31.826 0 57.623-25.964 57.623-58.025v-.402c0-32.061-25.797-58.025-57.623-58.025H291.88a33.368 33.368 0 0 1-33.268-33.502v-17.756c0-32.028-25.796-58.025-57.623-58.025z"/></svg></span> </button> <div class="container-collapse-content" id="content-2900" x-cloak x-show="open" x-collapse> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span><strong>Software used by the Molecular Tumour Board for French-speaking Switzerland (CHUV & HUG) to support the work of oncologists.</strong></span></h4><h4><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Find out which genetic mutations are likely to have an impact on tumour development and contribute to identifying the most effective treatment.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container with-anchor container-content-align-default paragraph container-collapsable paragraph--type--container-collapsable paragraph--view-mode--default" id="machine-learning-solutions" data-id="2902" x-data="collapsableContainer('2902')" > <div class="flex items-stretch"> <div class="flex-1"> <button @click="toggle" aria-controls="content-2902" :aria-expanded="open" class="container-collapse-btn" :class="{ 'rounded-b-lg': !open, }"> <span class="flex-1" id="heading-2902"> <div class="field field--name-field-section-title without-label field--type-string">Machine learning solutions</div> </span> <span x-cloak class="transition" :class="{ 'rotate-90': !open, '-rotate-90': open, }"><svg class="fill-current w-5 h-5" viewBox="0 0 512 512" fill="currentColor" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"><path style="stroke-width:33.5019" d="M200.956 88.49c-31.76 0-57.623 25.998-57.623 58.026 0 32.095 25.83 58.059 57.623 58.059h19.197c18.393 0 33.3 14.975 33.3 33.501v35.881c0 18.493-14.907 33.502-33.3 33.502H200.99c-31.86-.034-57.657 25.93-57.657 57.992 0 32.06 25.83 58.058 57.623 58.058 31.86 0 57.657-25.997 57.657-58.025v-17.756c0-18.493 14.875-33.502 33.268-33.502h19.163c31.826 0 57.623-25.964 57.623-58.025v-.402c0-32.061-25.797-58.025-57.623-58.025H291.88a33.368 33.368 0 0 1-33.268-33.502v-17.756c0-32.028-25.796-58.025-57.623-58.025z"/></svg></span> </button> <div class="container-collapse-content" id="content-2902" x-cloak x-show="open" x-collapse> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span><strong>Powering the analysis of imagery of tumor samples with machine learning, in collaboration with Lunaphore as well as the Geneva University Hospitals.</strong></span></h4><h4><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Support the characterization of tumour microenvironments in order to adapt treatments to patient profiles.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <span id="epidemics"></span> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p> </p><h4>    benefit n° 3 – s<span>urveillance of epidemics</span></h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_5.png" data-entity-uuid="76f80497-4225-4d70-8384-c4338475ab5e" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 has-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <h2 class="title" id="equipping-switzerland-to-deal-with-epidemics" > Equipping Switzerland to deal with epidemics </h2> <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>Among the open databases and software developed by SIB, V-Pipe is used to detect novel SARS-CoV-2 variants in wastewater, while Nextstrain enables real-time tracking of virus evolution.</span></h4></div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-enabling-the-early-detection-and-tracking-of-viruses-and-informing-public-health-authorities"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Enabling the early detection and tracking of viruses and informing public health authorities.</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2243" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2243 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/SPSP-covid.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="Close up of COVID-19 virus" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB has also developed a national platform to centralize sequencing data from pathogenic viruses and bacteria, the <strong>Swiss Pathogen Surveillance Platform (SPSP)</strong>, to equip Switzerland with an essential surveillance tool in the fight against infectious diseases.</span></h4><h4><span>The platform was adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic in record time and is used as the </span><em><span><strong>Swiss SARS-CoV-2 Data hub</strong></span></em><span><strong> by the Federal Office of Public Health FOPH.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-a-significant-time-saving-for-the-foph-which-receives-customized-and-standard-reports-three-times-a-week-with-representative-data-for-the-whole-of-switzerland"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>A significant time saving for the FOPH, which receives customized and standard reports three times a week, with representative data for the whole of Switzerland.</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>The platform also provides open access to the virus’s genetic sequences to the international research community.</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2254" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2254 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/SPSP-coding.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="A laptop with code on it sitting on a table" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="-over-100000-sequences-have-been-shared-since-the-start-of-the-pandemic-placing-switzerland-in-the-top-five-contributing-countries-to-accelerate-research-into-the-virus"><span class="red-color"><strong>→ </strong> </span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Over 100,000 sequences have been shared since the start of the pandemic, placing Switzerland in the top five contributing countries, to accelerate research into the virus.</strong></span></h3></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-bg-colored container-bg-colored--red container-dark-bg container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-default container-section-background-color-red paragraph paragraph--type--container-color-background paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="thanks-to-this-national-infrastructure-switzerland-has-a-tool-to-monitor-the-emergence-of-viruses-and-multi-resistant-bacteria"><strong>Thanks to this national infrastructure, Switzerland has a tool to monitor the emergence of  viruses and multi-resistant bacteria.</strong></h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <span id="environment"></span> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><p>   </p><h4> benefit n° 4 – e<span>nvironment</span></h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/line_sib-01_6.png" data-entity-uuid="a8406a54-95e9-4459-bcdc-184de00035f6" data-entity-type="file" alt width="2560" height="19" loading="lazy"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 has-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <h2 class="title" id="studying-genomes-to-benefit-the-environment-and-agriculture" > Studying genomes to benefit the environment and agriculture </h2> <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>Large-scale genetic sequencing initiatives are transforming our understanding of biodiversity. These provide fundamental knowledge about how biological systems work and how species react to environmental changes. The applications are numerous, in both agricultural and environmental protection terms. </span></h4></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-bg-colored container-bg-colored--green container-dark-bg container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-default container-section-background-color-green paragraph paragraph--type--container-color-background paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div class="layout sib-layout sib-layout--onecol"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--content main-section"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h3 id="sib-groups-participate-in-international-initiatives-aimed-at-supporting-species-preservation-by-increasing-understanding-of-their-genetic-characteristics"><strong>SIB Groups participate in international initiatives aimed at supporting species preservation by increasing understanding of their genetic characteristics.</strong></h3></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--top"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > </div> </div> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2268" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2268 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/biodiversity-genomics-europe.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="A bumblebee on a pink flower" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>Biodiversity Genomics Europe (BGE) is a pan-European project that combines the efforts of two key intiatives on DNA barcoding (</span><a href="https://iboleurope.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer"><span>iBOL Europe</span></a><span>) and genomics (European Reference Genome Atlas ERGA, to which several SIB Groups contribute) towards improved sampling and analysis of biodiversity across Europe. </span><span class="red-color">The <strong>Environmental Bioinformatics group is responsible for consolidating efforts between the two activities.</strong></span><span> </span><a href="/news/europes-drive-to-reverse-biodiversity-loss-through-genomics-research" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="fec2a4c4-f2b9-4a20-b2c1-89c6df93f015" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Europe’s drive to reverse biodiversity loss through genomics research"><span>Find out more</span></a></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--top"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > </div> </div> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span class="red-color"><strong>Artificial intelligence solutions to prioritize areas for conservation efforts: </strong></span><span>using the software package <strong>CAPTAIN</strong>, developed by an SIB Group, factors such as biodiversity data, the budget allocated to conservation and information on human pressure and climate change can be integrated to reveal extinction risks and threats. This can the be used to guide actions to meet the goals set at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).</span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-none grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2272" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2272 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <img src="https://www.sib.swiss/sites/default/files/2023-11/CAPTAIN.jpg" width="700" height="467" alt="Cactus plants in a field with mountains in the background" loading="lazy" /> </picture> <div class="flex flex-wrap items-start justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default 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id="strengthening-switzerland-s-attractiveness-and-encouraging-innovation" > Strengthening Switzerland’s attractiveness and encouraging innovation </h2> <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><img src="/sites/default/files/inline-images/eu_0.png" data-entity-uuid="d0260646-f2a3-4f5f-8a5f-b170792c9ca6" data-entity-type="file" alt="european starts" class="align-right" width="229" height="153" loading="lazy"><strong>SIB represents Switzerland in numerous cutting-edge international research initiatives, in spite of the more fragile context with European agreements.</strong><br> </h4></div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--video paragraph--view-mode--default video--16-9 video--size--full"> <div class="field field--name-field-video without-label field--type-entity-reference"><div class="media media--type--remote-video media--view-mode--default"> <div class="field field--name-field-media-oembed-video without-label field--type-string"><iframe src="https://www.sib.swiss/media/oembed?url=https%3A//youtu.be/-P42qSaqRn0&max_width=0&max_height=0&hash=M28O_1zTLZSqRhpyX_G9ClUE-owor5V3T6tKs_w23ao" width="200" height="113" class="media-oembed-content" loading="eager" title="Fighting diabetes: Discover the Federated Database underlying RHAPSODY"></iframe> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB is an<strong> </strong></span><strong>established partner for public-private European projects</strong><span> (such as the Innovative Medicines Initiatives) in managing and analysing sensitive data from dozens of countries.</span><br><br><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Find practical solutions to prevent and treat diabetes, cancer or obesity by analysing cohorts from different countries.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-mobile-reverse-order container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB is co-leading a European project aimed at free, harmonized sharing of SARS-CoV-2 genetic sequencing data from all over the world.</span><br><br><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Increase the volume of data available for global research based on the </strong></span><em><span class="red-color"><strong>Swiss SARS-CoV-2 data hub</strong></span></em><span class="red-color"><strong> model.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-xl grid-images--style-default paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div 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justify-between"> </div> </figure> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB develops open science databases and tools relied upon by researchers all over the world. Among the 17 SIB Resources used by over 10 million users each year, 5 have been awarded the European “ELIXIR Core Data Resource” quality label (Cellosaurus, Rhea, STRING, SWISS-MODEL and UniProt) and 5 are recognized worldwide as Global Core Biodata Resources (Bgee, Cellosaurus, Rhea, STRING, and UniProt).</span><br><br><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Speed up research through open research data (ORD) solutions and contribute to the international reputation of Swiss expertise.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="sib-container container-width-default container-spacing-top-auto container-spacing-bottom-auto container-content-align-default container-sections-vertical-align-middle paragraph paragraph--type--container paragraph--view-mode--default" x-id="['container']" :data-container="$id('container')"> <div> <div class="layout sib-layout--twocol sib-layout--twocol--50-50 sib-layout"> <div class="sections"> <div class="layout__region layout__region--first with-content"> <div class="title-type-h2 without-title paragraph paragraph--type--text paragraph--view-mode--default bullets--red bullets-size--default" > <div class="prose xl:prose-lg prose-text"><h4><span>SIB is a </span><strong>strategic partner in terms of thinking about the viability of critical life sciences research infrastructure</strong><span>. The institute participated in the creation of the Global Biodata Coalition and continues to be involved in it; it is also a member of the Global Alliance For Genomics & Health (GA4GH), which works towards responsible genomic data sharing.</span><br><br><span class="red-color"><strong>→</strong></span><br><span class="red-color"><strong>Act as a spokesperson for Switzerland in identifying solutions to the major issues affecting research infrastructure and biological and biomedical data science.</strong></span></h4></div> </div> </div> <div class="layout__region layout__region--second main-section with-content"> <div class="grid-images--size-xl grid-images--style-gallery with--rounded-corners paragraph images-grid paragraph--type--images paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div id="gallery-2311" x-data="{ has_lightbox: false, lightbox: null }" x-init=" if(has_lightbox) { lightbox = GLightbox({ selector: '#gallery-2311 a.lightbox' }) } " > <div> <figure> <picture> <source 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