ELIXIR Germany

ELIXIR, the European Life Science Infrastructure for Biological Information, was founded in 2013 as an intergovernmental organisation with the aim to consolidate life science resources across Europe. Since 2026, ELIXIR Germany has served as the national Node within this broader European network.

The Node is operated by the German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (de.NBI), and coordinated by Forschungszentrum Jülich, which also acts as the Representing Entity. de.NBI was initially funded as a joint project by the Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space (BMFTR) until 2021, and subsequently receives long-term funding by Forschungszentrum Jülich, a member of the Helmholtz Association of German Research Centers.

ELIXIR Germany is led by the joint Heads of Node, Prof. Alexander Sczyrba and Prof. Oliver Kohlbacher, and the Deputy Head of Node, Dr. Irena Maus. The scientific delegates representing Germany on the ELIXIR Board are Prof. Rolf Backofen and Prof. Alexander Goesmann.

ELIXIR-DE Key Roles
Node Coordination
Alexander Sczyrba Head of Node Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Phone: +49 521 106-2910 E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Oliver Kohlbacher Head of Node Eberhard Karls Universität TÜbingen Phone: +49-7071-29-70457 E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Irena Maus Node Coordinator & Deputy Head of Node Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Phone: +49 521 106-12272 E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Training Coordination
Daniel Wibberg Training Coordinator Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH Phone: +49 521 106-12254 E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Helena Schnitzer Deputy Training Coordinator Forschungszentrum Jülich GmbH E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Lisanna Paladin Deputy Training Coordinator EMBL Heidelberg E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Technical Coordination
Björn Grüning Technical Coordinator University of Freiburg Phone: +49 761 203-54130 E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.	Renato Alves Deputy Technical Coordinator EMBL Heidelberg E-Mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.