This document is the outcome of collaborative work among groups, including established #FederatedEGA Nodes and Nodes currently under development! We also bridged metadata modelling with projects and standards such as @elixir-europe.org, #GDI, @ga4gh.org, Beacon, and #Bioschemas
Good metadata is key to maximising the reuse of data distributed by EGA and Federated EGA 🚀
The #FederatedEGA Metadata Working Group is working on a new metadata model 📄 Read the latest report here: zenodo.org/records/1880...
The second EGA newsletter is out!
🚀 Discover the insights from the #FederatedEGA Swedish Node (@nbis.se)
💥 Introducing FEGA Affiliate: a new way to become part of Federated EGA
💡 The Beacon Template UI is now available
There is much more to read in the latest issue!
➡️ mailchi.mp/130c2186dfd1...
🧬We are at #FOG2026, the Festival of Genomics & Biodata! Don't miss today's talk: "The #FederatedEGA: Enabling Global Access to Human Genomics Data"
📍 15h10, Biodata Stage
📣 @malloryfreeberg.bsky.social, Team Lead for EGA at @ebi.embl.org
Check the full agenda↘️
festivalofgenomics.com/london/agenda
What a year 🚀 We are excited to share an overview of our journey through 2025!
Have a look to get a glimpse of the projects we participated in, the status of #FederatedEGA, some numbers regarding our services, and more 🔎↘️
🛠️ #FederatedEGA node setup support
We offer scientific and operational guidance tailored to the maturity and funding of the partner institution
Tomorrow, Jordi Rambla, Team Leader of the EGA - @crg.eu, will participate in the #EOSC-ENTRUST Sustainability Workshop:
💬 Perspectives and lessons learned from #FederatedEGA and the Genome Data Infrastructure (GDI) project
📍 October 23, 15:40-15:55 CEST
More info: eosc-entrust.eu/news/eosc-en...
Stay updated with the latest EGA news by signing up for the newly launched EGA Newsletter! 🤩
Providing easy access the latest highlights and insights from EGA including about #FederatedEGA, @ga4gh.org engagements, international projects, and more 🙌
✏️ Sign up here: mailchi.mp/4c1f9c3a3030...
The first EGA newsletter has been released!
🚀 Explore the #FederatedEGA timeline
🔎 Discover the EGA Allele Frequency Browser
💥 Check out the projects starting in 2025
And much more! Read the full newsletter here: mailchi.mp/dd9d965ca3a2...
With the signing, the network now comprises 9 national nodes, hosting a total of 37 federated datasets available for reuse 🚀🧬 If you are looking for information on how to join the #FederatedEGA, take a look here:
👉 ega-archive.github.io/FEGA-onboard...
We are celebrating the joining of Switzerland to #FederatedEGA as a national node, after the signature of the Collaboration Agreement with the @sib.swiss!
More information ↘️ www.sib.swiss/news/switzer...
As co-leads of WP3, we will provide our experience in #FederatedEGA and from our participation and work in projects such as the Genomic Data Infrastructure (GDI), EUCAIM, and EOSC4Cancer, among others 🙌
Check this figure to learn more about the project's structure:
🌟 A little recap from yesterday's #ELIXIR25:
Participants have a morning of fruitful discussion in workshops covering topics from #AI and #KnowledgeGraphs, #ResearchDataManagement resources 💾 to #Galaxy and #biodiversity and #FederatedEGA 🧬 and more! (🧵2/3)
Our workshop at #ELIXIR25 today was a great success 🚀! The session "Connecting the FEGA Network: Insights and Demonstrations from National Nodes" gathered participants from all over Europe and the world sharing experiences and technical insides regarding the working systems of the #FederatedEGA
We are happy to be part of B1MGplus, providing our experience in #FederatedEGA, as well as in data management, sensitive data access and data discovery 🙌
Read more about the project here ↘️
b1mgplus.onemilliongenomes.eu
🌐Canada joins Federated EGA, marking first major expansion beyond Europe
🗣 Salvador Capella: 'The continuous development of #FederatedEGA plays a crucial role in advancing European data infrastructures'
➡ bsc.es/Zyo
📢 New #FederatedEGA paper out: "The Federated European Genome–Phenome Archive as a global network for sharing human genomics data"
📍 Published in Nature Genetics
🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
Such a fantastic accomplishment! 🎉 Well done #FederatedEGA team and everyone involved in establishing the Canadian FEGA node 🇨🇦👏 It's amazing what an international consortium can accomplish when people are dedicated to achieving a common goal 🫶🌱
With the signing, the network now comprises 8 national nodes, hosting a total of 37 federated datasets available for reuse 🙌
If you are looking for information on how to join the #FederatedEGA, take a look here:
🔗 ega-archive.github.io/FEGA-onboarding/
We are celebrating the joining of Canada to #FederatedEGA as a national node after the signature of the Collaboration Agreement with BC Cancer! Another major step towards enabling transnational discovery and access to sensitive human data 🚀
More information👉www.bccancer.bc.ca/
As partners in this initiative, we look forward to building capacity within the #FederatedEGA nodes and raising awareness among a wide range of stakeholders 🙌
Today, we hosted the kick-off meeting, bringing together all the #FederatedEGA colleagues online to discuss the project's tasks, deliverables and milestones
📍 ELIXIR | @ebi.embl.org | @crg.eu | @bsc-cns.bsky.social | ELIXIR Norway | ELIXIR France | BioData.pt | @SIB.mstdn.science.ap.brid.gy
We are excited to announce that FAIR-FEGA kicks off today 🚀!
This project aims to enable, standardize, and improve high-quality #FAIRdata deposition into #FederatedEGA 💫 This means increasing the data flow in and from the FEGA nodes
👉 elixir-europe.org/activities/f...
What a year! We are excited to share an overview of our journey through 2024 🚀
🔎↘️ Have a look to get a glimpse of the projects we participated in, the status of #FederatedEGA, some numbers regarding our services, and more
