ELIXIR Estonia
The purpose of ELIXIR is to construct and operate a sustainable infrastructure for biological information in Europe to support life science research and its translation to medicine and the environment, the bio-industries and society. These resources include databases, software tools, training materials, cloud storage and supercomputers.
The goal of ELIXIR is to coordinate these resources so that they form a single high quality infrastructure. This coordinated infrastructure makes it easier for researchers to find and share data, analyse their experiments, exchange knowledge, and agree on best practices.
Estonia joined ELIXIR as a full member in December 2013. The Estonian node focuses on developing and maintaining software tools and databases, linking of bioinformatics and biobanking, and last but not least, training researchers across borders.
Estonian ELIXIR Node is led by University of Tartu. Other partners are Tallinn University of Technology, National Institute for Physics and Biophysics, Tallinn University, and Estonian University of Life Sciences.
Free autumn courses 2026 by ELIXIR Estonia
4.11.2026 Data Management Plan Consultation online
10.11.2026 ELIXIR Estonia Coffee Morning: research support drop-in online
24.11.2026 ELIXIR Estonia Coffee Morning: research support drop-in in-person
25.11.2026 Crash Course in Data Management online
1.12.2026 Data Management Plan Consultation in-person
8.12.2026 ELIXIR Estonia Coffee Morning: research support drop-in online
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Latest news and announcements
Reviving Professorware: An Agentic Approach
Research software often follows a familiar path: a student develops a tool as part of their research, the tool gains real users, and eventually the student moves on. The software, however, remains at the institute, lacking the time, resources, or expertise needed for further development and maintenance. Over time, useful research tools can become static, even as researchers continue to rely on them. Could AI help bring some of these tools back to life?
bio.tools: keeping up with the growing world of life-science software
Finding the right research software can be challenging, especially as new tools and databases are continually being developed. bio.tools helps researchers navigate this growing landscape by bringing life-science software together in a single registry. It has grown to over 33,000 tools and databases, described using structured metadata and the EDAM ontology.
ELEVATE-DM: Strengthening Data Stewardship Across Europe
Estonia is one of Europe’s most digitally advanced countries. From X-Road to nationally coordinated digital services, we have built an ecosystem that makes sharing and using information remarkably efficient. But strong digital infrastructure alone does not create strong research data management.
As research becomes increasingly collaborative and data-intensive, researchers need more than technology - they need clear guidance, institutional support, professional expertise, and communities that help them manage data throughout its lifecycle. That is exactly what ELEVATE-DM aims to strengthen.