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We help you with the technical aspects of data management and optimize computing resources for data analysis

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Expertise

Data Core addresses the infrastructural challenges of data-driven life sciences, including data storage and management, computational power, security and compliance, and scalability
Team

Team

A dynamic multi-disciplinary team of data science and infrastructure experts

About the VIB Data Core

Established in 2023, the VIB Data Core is hosted by VIB.AI. It oversees the VIB Data Center, which is housed within Ghent University buildings, and serves as the host for the Belgian ELIXIR node. 

Data Core is comprised of four closely collaborating teams that provide integrated services to a diverse range of stakeholders within VIB:  

  • Data Center Team: provides hardware and infrastructure services, including a compute cluster and storage platforms.
  • Data Management Team: supports streamlining research data flows in VIB, offering guidelines, best practices, and platforms to facilitate Open and FAIR science.
  • Compute Team: ensures access to advanced software tools and workflows for scalable and reproducible data analysis.
  • Operations Team: oversees overall management, communications, and administrative support for the Data Core. 

The Data Core collaborates closely with the other Core facilities within the VIB Technologies program. 

Where to find us

VIB Data Core
Frederik Coppens
Technologiepark-Zwijnaarde 75
9052 Ghent
Belgium

By strengthening and expanding our dedicated data infrastructure services, we aim to enhance standardization, improve data reproducibility, and elevate data quality. Ultimately, this will increase accessibility, enabling our scientists to transform our vast data resources into more and better research.
Frederik Coppens
VIB Data Core