{"id":977,"date":"2022-04-08T14:31:43","date_gmt":"2022-04-08T14:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/?page_id=977"},"modified":"2022-06-10T06:35:18","modified_gmt":"2022-06-10T06:35:18","slug":"the-power-of-open-data","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/ar2021\/the-power-of-open-data","title":{"rendered":"The power of open data"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  <style>\n    .vf-hero {\n              --vf-hero--bg-image: url('https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/20220524_AR2021_banners-scaled.jpg');\n            }\n\n  <\/style>\n<section id=\"\" class=\"vf-hero | vf-u-fullbleed  | vf-u-margin__bottom--0\">\n  <div class=\"vf-hero__content | vf-box | vf-stack vf-stack--400\">\n        <h1 class=\"vf-hero__heading\">\n              Annual Report 2021          <\/h1>\n\n        <p class=\"vf-hero__subheading\">A year of exceptional life science research, training, service, industry collaboration, and integration of European life science research.<\/p>\n    \n    \n      <\/div>\n<\/section>\n<!--\/vf-hero-->\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-grid | vf-grid__col-3\"><div class=\"vf-grid__col--span-2\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The power of open data<\/strong><\/h1>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">EMBL continues its leadership in providing open-access data.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"vf-figure wp-block-image size-full is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"600\" class=\"vf-figure__image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darwin-tol-1000x600-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darwin-tol-1000x600-2.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darwin-tol-1000x600-2-300x180.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/darwin-tol-1000x600-2-768x461.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption class=\"vf-figure__caption\">The Darwin Tree of Life project uses genomic sequencing to consolidate biodiversity. Credit: Spencer Phillips\/EMBL<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>EMBL\u2019s commitment to creating and curating databases and resources for biological research is deeply rooted at EMBL-EBI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, fundamental questions about biodiversity were approached as part of EMBL-EBI Ensembl Team\u2019s ongoing involvement in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/darwin-tree-of-life-climate-change\/\">Darwin Tree of Life project<\/a>. This initiative is set to sequence the genomes of all 70,000 species of eukaryotic organisms in Britain and Ireland. EMBL-EBI is contributing its expertise in data coordination and genomic data analysis to annotate the diverse array of genomes and build the Darwin Tree of Life data portal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In 2021, together with an international consortium, Genome 10K, EMBL-EBI established the most accurate way to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/news\/technology-and-innovation\/piecing-together-best-reference-genome\/\">assemble reference genomes<\/a>. The study confirms that long-read sequencing methods are crucial for maximising genome quality. Access to more accurate reference genomes can help scientists answer fundamental questions about biology, disease, and biodiversity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new EMBL-EBI database was created to provide access to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/news\/announcements\/PGS-Catalog\/\">published polygenic risk scores (PGSs)<\/a>, which help assess a person&#8217;s inherited risk for certain diseases. The joint UK-US team also released a set of complementing guidelines to promote validity, transparency, and reproducibility of the PGS data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A new \u20ac12 million Horizon Europe-funded project,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/by-covid-a-new-eu-project-for-pandemic-preparedness\/\"> BeYond-COVID (BY-COVID<\/a>), continues to tackle the data challenges that can hinder effective pandemic response. <a href=\"https:\/\/by-covid.org\/\">BY-COVID<\/a> expands upon the successful<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covid19dataportal.org\/\"> European COVID-19 Data Platform<\/a>, a data resource EMBL-EBI initiated and set up early in the pandemic to ensure data can be mobilised, found, and used by a broad community of scientists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe value of open data has never been clearer,\u201d said Rolf Apweiler, director of EMBL-EBI. \u201cOpen data and international collaboration are the bedrock of the unprecedented scientific effort to understand and fight the SARS-CoV-2 virus.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In coming years, EMBL\u2019s data expertise and services will continue to grow, continuing and contributing towards its role as a leader in the life sciences in Europe and globally.<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<div style=\"height:126px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><meta charset=\"utf-8\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<article class=\"vf-profile vf-profile--very-easy vf-profile--medium vf-profile--block | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n\n    <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MCENTYRE_Johanna_AR_cropped.jpg\" class=\"vf-profile__image\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MCENTYRE_Johanna_AR_cropped.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/MCENTYRE_Johanna_AR_cropped-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/>\n    <h3 class=\"vf-profile__title\" style=\"text-align: center;\">\n                                <\/h3>\n    \n    \n    \n      \n\n    \n<\/article>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><em>\u201cThe Ensembl genome annotation pipelines have been redesigned to enable processing and release to the public of 250 genomes a month \u2014 80 times faster than previously in support of biodiversity projects in Europe, which aim to sequence 10,000 genomes by 2027.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">\u2013 Johanna McEntyre, Associate Director of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/services\">EMBL-EBI Services<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left vf-u-text-color--green vf-text--body vf-text-body--2\"><em>\u201cParticularly memorable for me from 2021 is the renewed funding for the UniProt Consortium, a global collaboration. This continued grant funding not only underpins an ELIXIR Core Data Resource, I have had the great pleasure of providing administrative support for UniProt since I started at EMBL-EBI in 2013 \u2013 essentially my entire time at EMBL.\u201d <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left  vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">\u2013 Emma Sinha, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/teams\/finance-and-accounting\/\">Grants Office<\/a> Supervisor at EBI administration<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"vf-box vf-box--easy vf-box-theme--tertiary | vf-u-margin__bottom--400\">\n      <h3 class=\"vf-box__heading\">\n                Explore more open data highlights from EMBL in 2021                  <\/h3> \n        <p class=\"vf-box__text\"><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/darwin-tree-of-life-climate-change\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Genomic sequencing to strengthen biodiversity | EMBL<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/piecing-together-best-reference-genome\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Piecing together the best reference genome<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ebi.ac.uk\/about\/news\/announcements\/PGS-Catalog\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">New EMBL-EBI data resource: PGS Catalog for polygenic risk scores<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/news\/science\/by-covid-a-new-eu-project-for-pandemic-preparedness\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">BY-COVID \u2013 a new EU project for pandemic preparedness | EMBL<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"vf-box__text\"><!-- \/wp:list --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">References<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">Rhie A <em>et al. <\/em>(2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-021-03451-0\">Towards complete and error-free genome assemblies of all vertebrate species<\/a>. <em>Nature<\/em>, 28 April 2021, DOI: 10.1038\/s41586-021-03451-0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">Wand H <em>et al.<\/em> (2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nature.com\/articles\/s41586-021-03243-6\">Improving reporting standards for polygenic scores in risk prediction studies<\/a>. <em>Nature<\/em>. 10 April 2021, DOI: 10.1038\/s41586-021-03243-6<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"vf-text--body vf-text-body--5\">Lambert SA <em>et al.<\/em> (2020). <a href=\"https:\/\/europepmc.org\/article\/PPR\/PPR166646\">The Polygenic Score Catalog: an open database for reproducibility and systematic evaluation<\/a>. <em>medRxiv<\/em>, 23 May 2020, DOI: 10.1101\/2020.05.20.20108217<\/p>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n    <\/style>\n\n<section id=\"wp-block-1\">\n  <div class=\"vf-card-container  | vf-u-fullbleed  \n  | vf-u-background-color-ui--grey--light \">\n          <div class=\"vf-section-header | vf-u-margin__bottom--600\">\n        <h2 class=\"vf-section-header__heading\" >\n            <\/h2>\n              <\/div>\n      \n\n<div class=\"embl-grid\"><div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/\">Back to Annual report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"\"><!--[vf\/content]-->\n<div class=\"vf-content\">\n\n<article class=\"vf-card vf-card--brand vf-card--bordered vf-u-margin__bottom--800\" default>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/www.embl.org\/about\/info\/annual-report\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Octopus_30d_featured_social-media-m.jpg\" class=\"vf-card__image\" alt=\"Pink and blue dominate a blurry image against a black background that is actually a global image of a 30-day-old Octopus vulgaris\" loading=\"lazy\" itemprop=\"image\" 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