Press releases

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…

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

Strengthening the resilience and independence of the life sciences research infrastructure in Europe is necessary regarding the risks posed by dependencies on US-based information services. ZB MED - Information Centre for Life Sciences will therefore develop an open, reliable and sustainable…

Cooperation between AMBOSS and ZB MED facilitates access to medical literature for students and physicians

ZB MED – Information Centre for Life Sciences offers free remote access to Embase. This service provides researchers in Germany with a valuable resource for pharmaceutical, medical, and evidence-based research.