01-05 December 2025 in Walsrode
Leads |
Projects |
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Renato Alves (EMBL/ELIXIR-DE), Nina Norgren (NBIS/ELIXIR-SE) |
LEA (Learning Events Assistant): Advancing Open Training Infrastructure |
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Jan-Philipp Mallm (DKFZ), Amonida Zadissa, Samuel Jackson (UK DRI), Naveed Ishaque (BIH, Charité Berlin) |
IO-FAST meets SpaceHack 4.0 |
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Sebastian Beyvers, Jannis Schlegel (University of Giessen) |
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Carissa Bleker (National Institute of Biology, Slovenia), Sebastian Lobentanzer (Helmholtz Munich) |
A common framework for transforming systems biology models into human- and AI-accessible knowledge graphs |
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Jonas Grieb, Daniel Bauer, Claus Weiland (Senckenberg), Rohitha Ravinder, Nelson Quiñones, Leyla Jael Castro (ZB MED), Harry Caufield (Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory) |
A tale of two cities: Semantics meets LLMs |
| Emidio Capriotti (University of Bologna), Nils Hoffmann (Research Center Jülich), Foo Wei Ten (BIH Charité, Berlin) | Detection and Extraction of Datasets for Training Machine Learning Methods from Literature |
| Tom Boissonnet (HHU Düsseldorf), Riccardo Massei (UFZ Leipzig) |
Integrating Data Science Capabilities within the OMERO Data Management Ecosystem |
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Daniel Arend, Manuel Feser (IPK Gatersleben) |
Enhancing e!DAL-PGP: A Modern Data Submission Platform for Plant Science Research Data |
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Madhuri Paul, Thomas Döring (University of Bonn), Wopke van der Werf (Wageningen University) |
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Nick Juty (University of Manchester / ELIXIR-UK), Petra Steiner (University of Darmstadt) |
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Maike Weber, Dominik Lux (Ruhr University Bochum) |
Exploring Gamification Strategies to Enhance Bioinformatics Training (Online Only) |
Registration is open!.
Participants intending to attend F2F in Walsrode are asked to stay on-site for the whole duration of the hackathon. Seats are limited!
BioHackathon Germany - preliminary programme:
MONDAY, 01 DECEMBER |
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| 11:00 - 13:00 | Arrival / registration/ Welcome Coffee |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (complimentary) |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Introduction and project presentations |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 15:30 - 18:00 | Hacking |
| 19:00 - Open end | Social Event (TBA) |
TUESDAY, 02 DECEMBER |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 | Hacking |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Hacking |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (complimentary) |
| 13:00 - 13:15 | Group photo |
| 13:15 - 15:30 | Hacking |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 16:00 - 17:00 | Hacking |
| 18:15 - 20:00 | Social Event (TBA) |
| Evening at free disposal | |
WEDNESDAY, 03 DECEMBER |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 | Hacking |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Hacking |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (complimentary) |
| 13:00 - 15:00 | Hacking |
| 15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 15:30 - 18:00 | Hacking |
| Evening at free disposal | |
THURSDAY, 04 DECEMBER |
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| 9:00 - 10:30 | Hacking |
| 10:30 - 11:00 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 11:00 - 12:00 | Hacking |
| 12:00 - 13:00 | Lunch (complimentary) |
| 13:00 - 15:30 | Hacking |
| 15:30 - 16:00 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 16:00 - 18:00 | Hacking |
| 20:00 - 00:00 | After Hack Party (including complimentary dinner) |
FRIDAY, 05 DECEMBER |
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| 9:00 - 10:00 | Hacking/Presentation preparation |
| 10:00 - 10:30 | Coffee Break (complimentary) |
| 10:30 - 12:30 | Final reporting from projects |
| 12:30 | Lunch (complimentary) |
| 13:00 | Departure |
Code of Conduct
The ELIXIR Germany Code of Conduct applies during this event. The code of conduct has been created so that all participants in events organized by ELIXIR Germany can interact with each other in a respectful and safe environment, and have a point of contact to turn to in case they believe there has been a breach to this Code of Conduct.
Accommodation in Walsrode
Anders Hotel Walsrode = venue hotel
as well as other accommodation available via common booking platforms.
There is an allottment of rooms reserved for the participants of the Biohackathon Germany. Further information is included in the confirmation mail you will receive after the registration.
Travel information
Our venue for the BioHackathon Germany 2025 - Anders Hotel Walsrode - is located in northern Germany.
By Plane:
- Fly into Hanover Airport (HAJ) – approx. 50 km from Walsrode.
- From Hanover Airport, take a train to Walsrode (see 'By Train' below). A taxi might be very expensive.
- Alternatively, Hamburg Airport (HAM) is around 90 km away.
By Train:
- Take a train to Walsrode station – regional connections available from Hanover or Hamburg.
- The hotel is about 3 km from Walsrode station.
- Taxi ride from the station takes about 5–10 minutes; local buses are also available.
By Car:
- From the north or south, use motorway A7 (Hamburg–Hanover), exit at "Walsrode Süd" and follow signs to Walsrode.
- From the west or east, use motorway A27 (Bremen–Hanover), exit at "Walsrode-West" and follow signs to Walsrode.
- The hotel offers parking spaces for guests onsite.
Hotel Address for Navigation:
Anders Hotel Walsrode
Gottlieb-Daimler Straße 6-11
29664 Walsrode, Germany
+49 5161 6070