Exhibitors - ISMB/ECCB 2017
CRC Press, part of the Taylor and Francis Group, is the premier publisher of references, textbooks and ebooks in computational biology, systems biology and bioinformatics. Stop by our booth to view our latest and bestselling titles, and to take advantage of our conference discount. If you are interested in writing or editing a book for our renowned series in mathematical and computational biology, visit our booth to chat with our editors.
At the European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), we help scientists realise the potential of ‘big data’ in biology, helping them exploit complex information to make discoveries that benefit mankind. We manage the world’s public biological data and make it freely available to the scientific community via a range of services and tools, perform basic research and provide professional training in bioinformatics. We are part of the European Molecular Biology Laboratory (EMBL), a non-profit, intergovernmental organisation funded by 21 member states and two associate member states. Our 570 staff represent 57 nationalities, and we welcome a regular stream of visiting scientists throughout the year. We are located on the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
BioExcel is an EU funded Centre of Excellence for provision of support to academic and industrial researchers in the use of high-performance computing (HPC) and high-throughput computing (HTC) in computational biomolecular research.
Oxford University Press is a department of the University of Oxford. It furthers the University's objective of excellence in research, scholarship, and education by publishing worldwide.
Genomics, Proteomics & Bioinformatics (GPB) is one of ISCB’s Journals of Interest. As the official journal of Beijing Institute of Genomics, Chinese Academy of Sciences and Genetics Society of China, GPB is hosted by Elsevier as a gold open-access journal and publishes high-quality articles on omics and bioinformatics worldwide.
Looking to publish your research? Discover Springer’s print and electronic publication services, including Open Access! Get high-quality review, maximum readership and rapid distribution. Visit our booth or springer.com/authors. You can also browse key titles in your field and buy (e)books at discount prices. With Springer you are in good company.
The Royal Society journals offer rigorous, constructive peer review; open access options; promotion by a dedicated press office; and broad dissemination to an international audience. To find out more, please visit the Royal Society Publishing booth where Dr Tim Holt will be happy to answer your questions. Alternatively, visit our website at http://royalsociety.org/journals
Big Data to Knowledge (BD2K) is a trans-NIH initiative established to enable biomedical
research as a digital research enterprise, to facilitate discovery and support new knowledge,
and to maximize community engagement. The BD2KCCC aims to sustain the impact of BD2K
achievement within the global biomedical community and the public domain through
innovative solutions in resource indexing and knowledge management.
Founded in 2012 and with over 500,000 registered users, Overleaf is an academic authorship tool that allows seamless collaboration and effortless manuscript submission, all underpinned by cloud-technology. By providing an intuitive online collaborative writing and publishing platform, Overleaf is making the process of writing, editing and publishing scientific documents quicker and easier.
The sbv IMPROVER project (www.sbvimprover.com), funded by Philip Morris International, was created to verify systems biology data, methods, and conclusions.
Computational challenges leveraging the wisdom of the crowd allow to benchmark methods for specific tasks, such as signature extraction. Four challenges have already been successfully conducted and confirmed that the aggregation of predictions often leads to better results than individual predictions.
Whenever the scientific question of interest does not have a gold standard, but may greatly benefit from the scientific community to come together and discuss their approaches and results, datathons are set up.
DNAstack develops a cloud-based platform for genomics data analysis and sharing.
The ERC is the first European funding organisation for excellent frontier research. Every year, it selects and funds the very best, creative researchers of any nationality and age, to run projects based in the EU. The ERC has a budget of over €13 billion for the years 2014 to 2020.
Cambridge University Press dates from 1534 and is part of the University of Cambridge. Our mission is to unlock people's potential with the best learning and research solutions by combining state-of-the-art content with the highest standards of scholarship, writing and production. Visit our stand for 20% off all titles on display.
The Global Organisation for Bioinformatics Learning, Education and Training, is a not-for-profit foundation that seeks to unite, inspire and equip bioinformatics trainers worldwide. GOBLET seeks to achieve this by cultivating the global bioinformatics trainer community, setting standards and providing high-quality resources to support bioinformatics training.
PLOS (Public Library of Science) is a nonprofit Open Access publisher, innovator and advocacy organization dedicated to accelerating progress in science and medicine by leading a transformation in research communication. The PLOS suite of influential journals contain rigorously peer-reviewed Open Access research articles from all areas of science and medicine.
Web Address: https://www.plos.org
NDEx, the Network Data Exchange, is a collaborative software infrastructure for storing, sharing and publishing biological network knowledge. The NDEx Project maintains a free, public website and is developed in close collaboration with the Cytoscape team and the Ideker laboratory at UC San Diego.
The Jalview project develops free software for the the interactive generation, analysis, editing and visualisation of biological sequence alignments. Jalview integrates with Chimera molecular graphics software, the PDBe services and JPred4 structure predictor. The project provides training at all levels as well as collaborative development opportunities.
"Bioinformatics Algorithms" courses on Coursera, created at the University of California, San Diego by Phillip Compeau and Pavel Pevzner.
The Hyve is an international fast growing company, providing professional services in translational bioinformatics and medical informatics research and development. The Hyve builds on existing open source software, bringing the innovation from the academic community to enterprise application in pharma and healthcare. Services include software development, data curation and consultancy.
Elsevier is a world-leading provider of information solutions that enhance the performance of science, health, and technology professionals, empowering them to make better decisions, and deliver better care.
ENPICOM is a data analysis software and cloud solutions company for biotech and agritech. We do the heavy lifting, so you can do the thinking. We work with academic and industrial partners to research and develop novel immunotherapies and cancer vaccines, by providing innovative software solutions for immunogenomics.
ENPICOM's leading product, ImmunoGenomiX, contains tools for immune repertoire sequencing and cross-reactivity analysis of affinity-enhanced TCR to prevent off-target and organ-specific toxicities.
F1000Research is an Open Science publishing platform offering rapid publication of posters, slides and articles with no editorial bias. All articles benefit from transparent peer review and the inclusion of all source data.
ELIXIR is an intergovernmental organisation that brings together life science resources from across Europe. These resources include databases, software tools, training materials, cloud storage and supercomputers. The goal of ELIXIR is to coordinate these resources so that they form a single infrastructure. This infrastructure makes it easier for scientists to find and share data, exchange expertise, and agree on best practices. Ultimately, it will help them gain new insights into how living organisms work. ELIXIR includes 21 members and over 180 research organisations.
The International Society for Computational Biology (ISCB) (www.iscb.org) was the first and continues to be the only society representing computational biology and bioinformatics worldwide. ISCB serves a global community of nearly 3,400 scientists dedicated to advancing the scientific understanding of living systems through computation by:
- convening the world’s experts and future leaders in top conferences
- partnering with publications that promote discovery and expand access to computational biology and bioinformatics
- delivering valuable information about training, education, employment, and relevant news
- providing an influential voice on government and scientific policies that are important to our members
ISCB has three official journals – OUP Bioinformatics, PLOS Computational Biology and F1000Research ISCB Community Journal, and has affiliations in place with several other publications for the benefit of our members.
ISCB Student Council (SC, www.iscbsc.org) is an international network of young researchers in the broader disciplines of the field of Computational Biology. SC provides opportunities for networking, career enhancement and skills development for the next generation of Computational Biology leaders. The SC Symposium (symposium.iscbsc.org) is organized as a part of the annual ISMB conference with student presentations, keynotes, panel discussions and a poster session. Come visit our friendly SC representatives at the booth for more information.
http://eccb.iscb.org/
ECCB 2018 is the key European computational biology event in 2018 gathering scientists working at the intersection of a broad range of disciplines including computer science, mathematics, biology, and medicine. Participation at ECCB 2018 will be the prime opportunity to keep pace with cutting-edge research in such exciting topics, and to network with other members of our community. ECCB 2018 is the 17th edition of the ECCB conference series, which in 2018 will take place in Athens Greece.
Recruiters
A non-profit biomedical research institution where mathematics and computer science are applied to the study of genomics, epigenetics, systems biology, biological image analysis, and structural & chemical biology. Our high-performance computing facility allows seamless integration of computational scientists with experimentalists. Visit our booth to discuss postdoctoral fellowship opportunities.
The Jackson Laboratory is recruiting outstanding Postdoctoral Associates for our expanding research campuses in Bar Harbor, Maine, and Farmington, Conn. Join our team and contribute to our important mission of discovering precise genomic solutions for disease and empowering the global biomedical community in our shared quest to improve human health.