The conference week began with a three-day bioinformatics workshop led by EBP-Nor members. The 30 participants enhanced their skills in bioinformatics tools and learned to analyze and interpret genome sequencing data effectively. Visit EBP-Nor's GitHub page for more information about the workshop content.
The conference itself focused on both biodiversity and genomics research, but also higlighting innovation. Four renowned researchers participated as keynote speakers: Aiofe McLysaght (Trinity College Dublin), Alexander Suh (Leibniz Institute for the Analyses of Biodiversity Change), Lene Lange (Founder and Owner of LL-Bioeconomy), and Olga Vinnere Pettersson (Uppsala University). Additionally, 21 participants presented their work through "contributed talks" based on submitted abstracts.
Friday afternoon was dedicated to exploring the industrial and societal implications of biodiversity and genomics research. EBP-Nor thanks ELIXIR, ArcticZymes Technologies, Ervik Marine Research, The Life Science Cluster, and SINTEF for their engaging presentations on their work in these fields.
For more information about the conference, please visit EBP-Nor's conference page.