ELIXIR is a research infrastructure distributed with a Hub established by the ELIXIR Consortium Agreement (ECA), which Italy joined in 2015 through the subscription by the MIUR.

ELIXIR unites Europe’s leading life science organisations in managing and safeguarding the increasing volume of data being generated by publicly funded research. It coordinates, integrates and sustains bioinformatics resources across its member states and enables users in academia and industry to access services that are vital for their research.