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Researchers, physicians, and digital health experts meet in Berlin to discuss sustainable research infrastructures. Under the motto “NUM 3.0: On the Way to an Open and Sustainable Research Platform”, the focus on 21 to 22 January 2026 will be on the use of health data and the development of a connected, sustainable research infrastructure. NFDI4Health gives two presentation.

“Datasets are like silverware”: In an E-HEALTH-COM interview, Iris Pigeot of NFDI4Health explains why health data need a clear strategy – and why compatible infrastructures are crucial in view of the European Health Data Space.

NFDI4Health invites applications for project funding in the area of research data management. The focus is on the practical use and critical evaluation of NFDI4Health FAIR services. Applications may be submitted until 27 February 2026.

The Health Study Hub of the NFDI4Health initiative makes health data findable and accessible. Valuable information on widespread diseases from the German Centres for Health Research (DZG) is now also being integrated into the platform – an important step towards modern, interconnected health research.

Representatives of the biomedical NFDI consortia - NFDI4Health, GHGA, NFDI4BIOIMAGE, NFDI4Immuno, and NFDI4Microbiota - met for the NFDI BioMed Workshop in Cologne in December 2025. The workshop aimed to strengthen cross-consortium exchange and joint communication activities.

DataSHIELD is a software tool for secure, federated data analysis across continents. The DataSHIELD Community held its annual conference from 23 to 26 September 2025 in Lausanne, Switzerland. NFDI4Health presented its developments.