Incorporation of bioinformatics technicians into the Health Research Institutes (IIS)

In January 2019, 16 bioinformaticians will strengthen the technical support staff of the Health Research Institutes (IIS) certified by the Health Institute Carlos III (ISCIII) in order to advance in the implementation of personalized medicine. The incorporation of technical bioinformatic personnel into R&D&i is part of the Health Research and Development Strategy (AES), which is formulated as a programme of activities within the framework of the State Plan for Scientific and Technical Research and Innovation 2013-2016.

During the coming two years, the embedded bioinformaticians will carry out scientific-technical activities aimed at optimizing available technological resources and benefiting from the close collaboration with the Spanish National Bioinformatics Institute (INB), which is the ISCIII bioinformatics platform, as well as offering bioinformatics services to research groups at the IIS.

The incorporation of these bioinformaticians will allow to support the research in the IIS by promoting the transference of knowledge and developments carried out by the INB. As a consequence, bonds between IIS and INB are foreseen to be reinforced considering that 75% of the receiving centers are part of the Translational Bioinformatics Network (TransBioNet).

INB impulses and coordinates TransBioNet, which is expected to be a reference network of 25+ bioinformatics support units working at the healthcare settings. The main purpose of the network is to create an expert forum where bioinformaticians working in healthcare can share best practices and working experiences, and have early access to the latest technological developments and guidelines by international organizations and initiatives such as ELIXIR and GA4GH.

Original source: https://sede.isciii.gob.es/anouncements_detail.jsp?pub=20738