Press releases

New position paper: A realistic, determined, and future-oriented path out of technological dependency

Long-term datasets such as soil moisture and nutrient measurements, crop yield data, climate records, vegetation surveys, and biodiversity analyses are essential for research on sustainable land use and food security. Often generated over many years and stored in diverse formats, these data require…

Every day, large volumes of health data are generated – in doctor's offices, research projects and apps. It is only when these data are brought together that a clear picture of our health emerges. On board the MS Wissenschaft 2026, NFDI4Health demonstrates at an interactive station how new knowledge…

What happens if access to medical knowledge is suddenly lost? When key information sources depend on external providers, what happens if their availability is restricted – or they simply go dark? Losing access to this vital data would have critical consequences for research, innovation and patient…

In May, ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences announced its plans for the project Open Life Science Publications Database (OLSPub), as an open, reliable and sustainable alternative to the PubMed database. The project aims to strengthen the resilience and independence of Europe’s research…

ZB MED has launched Pubservatory, a new tool that makes the continuous curation of the PubMed database visible. Pubservatory, currently in beta, tracks how many and which records have been added or removed within a given timeframe.

The discovery service LIVIVO, operated by ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences, now offers the option of searching for preprints. LIVIVO is thus responding to the growing importance of preprints in scientific communication and supporting researchers with even more up-to-date information.

The FAIRagro Search Hub provides a central access point to research data in agrosystems science, making it easier for researchers to discover, access, and reuse relevant datasets. As part of the FAIRagro consortium, the hub contributes to implementing the FAIR principles - Findability,…

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.

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…