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Data for Life

Data for Life

Written by: ELIXIR Europe
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 Data. Is it all about technology, engineering or coding? We often don't see the immediate impact on other fields. But life sciences require data to advance. Join pioneers, entrepreneurs, investors and academics to discover the power and influence of data in medicine, genomics, biodiversity, marine sciences... When data meets know-how in the life sciences, we immerse ourselves in a different world – bioinformatics. Supported by ELIXIR EuropeCopyright 2025 ELIXIR Europe Biological Sciences Economics Leadership Management & Leadership Science
Episodes
  • Episode 3: INNOVATION | Living the European entrepreneurship dream

    Episode 3: INNOVATION | Living the European entrepreneurship dream
    Jun 23 2021
    In the latest Data for Life podcast, Hannes and Kathi talk to Abel, a bioinformatician, serial entrepreneur, investor, mentor, and open science enthusiast. He has been living the Europe dream – a Spanish born, French-educated and British-inspired entrepreneur. Exploiting open research data, Abel built a thriving bioinformatics business.
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    29 mins
  • Episode 2: INNOVATION | Moving North for love and science

    Episode 2: INNOVATION | Moving North for love and science
    Feb 4 2021
    How can history studies prepare you for a career in bioinformatics? Why has Finland become a hub for genomics ventures? What is the current state of data quality in the life sciences, and how does this affect ventures? In this episode, Kathi and Hannes will move to Europe’s North to find the answers to these pressing questions, with Hans Garritzen from Medisapiens. The Finnish company provides clients with a digital health platform to leverage big biomedical data from public and private domains.
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    21 mins
  • Episode 1: INNOVATION | Venture into standards — lessons from the toilet paper industry

    Episode 1: INNOVATION | Venture into standards — lessons from the toilet paper industry
    Nov 25 2020
    Hannes and Kathi welcome Maria Chatzou, CEO and Co-Founder of drug discovery startup Lifebit to the first interview of the Innovation series. In this episode, they explore Cambridge, one of the most important ecosystems for biodata-centred businesses and unveil Maria’s experience in this competitive fast-moving industry — as both a successful bioinformatician and an entrepreneur.
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    22 mins
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