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ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences
Gleueler Straße 60
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Germany

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53115 Bonn
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Group fotography: Team of NFDI4Health

Thursday, 10.07.2025

NFDI4Health Gets Green Light for Second Funding Phase

NFDI4Health is entering its second funding phase, marking a crucial step towards establishing a permanent infrastructure for health data. The consortium continues to focus on open and transparent data exchange – of course, in strict compliance with data protection regulations.

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Wednesday, 09.07.2025

61st Edition of MAK and BAT Values List Published for Workplace Health Protection

The 2025 edition is now available on PUBLISSO as of 1 July.

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Tuesday, 08.07.2025

Maintenance work on the library system

Restrictions on library services on 12 July 2025

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Tuesday, 17.06.2025

Health Study Hub and Datennexus win Post-COVID Challenge for secure and responsible use of health data

The Post-COVID Challenge, initiated by the German Federal Ministries for Economic Affairs and the Interior, has awarded first place to the Datennexus – a joint project led by the European consulting firm d-fine. The winning solution enables secure, privacy-compliant linking of patient-level data…

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Thursday, 12.06.2025

Update OLSPub project

The project proposal has been submitted to the DFG and a list of supporters has been set up.

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Tuesday, 27.05.2025

Invitation: Online information event

 ‘Resilient and independent life science research infrastructure’ 

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Wednesday, 21.05.2025

Information event: OLSPub as an alternative to PubMed - Infrastructure made in Europe

Video and Q&A online on the project website

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Tuesday, 20.05.2025

New ways to access specialist literature: CINAHL in ZB MED remote access

Specialised nursing and health science database available exclusively and free of charge

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Tuesday, 20.05.2025

Create a basis. Open up access. Strengthening research.

ZB MED annual report 2024 published

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Wednesday, 14.05.2025

Connection problems: restricted access to LIVIVO

This is due to an unusually high number of automated search queries, which must be categorised as a potential attack due to their intensity.

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Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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The robust, well-established partnership between ZB MED and the University of Cologne covers research, teaching and the provision of information. The Scientific Director of ZB MED also holds a professorship at the Medical Faculty.

ZB MED is sponsered by the Ministry of Culture and Science of North Rhine-Westphalia

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The Ministry of Culture and Science of the German State of North Rhine-Westphalia is sponsoring ZB MED.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

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A joint professorship is just one example of the cooperation between ZB MED and the University of Bonn in the fields of research and teaching. ZB MED’s Bonn site is located on the Poppelsdorf campus.

ZB MED advocates Open Access

ZB MED promotes and supports open access to scientific research through the PUBLISSO portal and other services.

Local universities cooperate closely with ZB MED as partners

ZB MED’s cooperation with TH Köln focuses on providing qualifications in information and data science through joint professorships and other strategies.

ZB MED is a member of DataCite

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DataCite is an international not-for-profit organisation that offers services and know-how relating to the management, referencing and citation of research data.

ZB MED and Bielefeld University have signed a cooperation agreement

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The objective is to work together to provide complementary information services for the life sciences.

ZB MED advocates equality

ZB MED received the TOTAL E-QUALITY award in 2010, 2013, 2017 and 2021 for successfully implementing equality in its staffing structure and personnel policies.

ZB MED is one of over 30 partners in the LFV Open Science

The network is committed to the research and development of working methods, infrastructures, and tools of Open Science.

ZB MED is a member of DAFA.

The "Deutsche Agrarfoschungsallianz" aims to improve the performance, transparency and international visibility of German agricultural research. It is a joint project of German agricultural research.

ZB MED is committed to the principles of Libraries4Future.

Climate protection, sustainability, responsibility, social solidarity.