The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics fosters excellence in data science to support progress in biological research and health.
The SIB Technology group’s core competencies are:
- Design, development, testing and operation of scientific, technical and administrative software in bioinformatics, in cooperation with SIB groups, with a strong focus on web and internet technologies – mainly through the SIB Web Team
- Technical coordination of topics that require an SIB-wide approach: web application deployment, security and related guidelines, code repositories, etc.
- Support and operation of SIB-wide services developed and/or deployed by the group, such as:
- ExPASy SIB bioinformatics resource portal and some scientific resources available on the portal
- Request tracking operations for user support
- Web applications for SIB course registration and administration
- Web applications for SIB personnel management/administration
- Coordination of SIB technical activities within the ELIXIR project and operation