BioMed Interest Group strengthens collaboration on the path to One NFDI

The NFDI BioMed interest group – jointly formed by GHGA, NFDI4BIOIMAGE, NFDI4Health, NFDI4Immuno and NFDI4Microbiota – aims at advancing biomedical data management across NFDI. The workshop was held from December 2-4, 2025 at ZB MED Information Centre for Life Sciences Cologne to define next steps for continued collaboration.

During the strategy workshop, the consortium speakers explored how BioMed can contribute to a more unified structure within the broader NFDI, and developed a shared definition of services. In the outreach session, several action points for future collaboration were refined. The existing services and training catalogs are being consolidated to identify overlaps and synergies. Additionally, the user’s need for a shared metadata platform is being assessed through a survey. Finally, existing offers for helpdesk and websites are being enhanced by referring to the other consortia.

The workshop further strengthened connections within the BioMed interest group and was a step towards the vision of One NFDI.

Presentation round of the first discussion outcomes at the NFDI BioMed strategy workshop in Cologne.