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JOBIM 2025 - Back on a great event in Bordeaux

From July 8 to 11, 2025, the French Institute of Bioinformatics (IFB/ELIXIR-FR) was in Bordeaux for JOBIM 2025, the major annual gathering of the French-speaking bioinformatics community. Talks, posters, live demos, informal discussions... this edition was especially eventful for IFB’s teams.

RTrainer: The Application for Self-Training in the R Language

RTrainer is an innovative educational tool designed to develop essential bioinformatics analysis skills, with a focus on the R programming language for the scientific community. Whether you are a biologist, student, or bioinformatician, this application serves as a suitable self-training tool to build core bioinformatics analysis skills.

Developed in 2023 by Denis Puthier from the TAGC in Marseille (associated team of the French Institute of Bioinformatics - IFB), RTrainer has been available since March 2025 for self-training, thanks to a collaboration with the IFB-core teams.

Recap of the ELIXIR All Hands Meeting 2025 in Thessaloniki

From June 2 to 5, the ELIXIR-FR team was in Thessaloniki, Greece, to attend the ELIXIR All Hands Meeting 2025—the annual general assembly of the European ELIXIR infrastructure. This 11th edition brought together representatives from across the ELIXIR nodes, as well as institutional and scientific partners. As in previous years, the French node was actively represented, including our ‘Coordinators Triangle’ accompanied by our co-Head of Node, who participated in key strategic sessions. Over four days, participants engaged in workshops, presentations, and networking opportunities to review ongoing projects and explore future initiatives.