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New Insights into childhood cancer: sharing data to transform precision medicine
In November, Children’s Cancer Institute will launch Insights, a new platform that makes data from the ZERO Childhood Cancer Program easier to discover, explore and request. Insights was developed through the GUARDIANS Program at Australian BioCommons.
Building a national rare disease research platform
A new Medical Research Future Fund grant for National Critical Research Infrastructure, announced in July 2026, will expand CaRDinal, a secure, cloud-based platform purpose-built for collaborative rare disease genomic analysis supported by the GUARDIANS Program.
Connect with BioCommons staff at eResearch Australasia 2026
Many of the Australian BioCommons team and partners working on our projects will be presenting at the next eResearch conference from 26 - 30 October 2026. Here's a snapshot of ways to hear about our ongoing developments.
Turning raw data into published genomes faster with the Australian Tree of Life Genome Engine
The Australian Tree of Life (AToL) Genome Engine is enabling rapid, automated genome assembly, annotation and publication, turning raw sequence data in reference genomes for Australian birds, fish, threatened species and more.
Strengthening global biodata sustainability: Australia joins international advisory leadership
BioCommons Director, Dr Jeff Christiansen, has been appointed to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Global Biodata Coalition, working alongside global data experts to guide strategic approaches for funding and sustainability of digital infrastructure.
Removing barriers: academia and industry collaborate to open commercial access to protein design software
A collaborative effort from academia and industry has made a popular protein design software package free for commercial use, removing a significant barrier for biotechnology companies wanting to use the pipeline.
Connecting complex health datasets for research and translational impact
The open-source data platform, Gen3, is able to support robust data ecosystems that are tailor-made for their users. Australian BioCommons is supporting multiple deployments through the GUARDIANS Program, helping national consortia management and share their human omics data holdings between research collaborators.
Building the Biological Psychiatry Data Commons
The development of a new national resource is underway that will unite pre-clinical models, data and researchers to better understand mental disorders at the molecular level.
Simplifying data movement for faster analysis: the new link between the Bioplatforms Data Portal and Galaxy Australia
A new one-click data transfer feature now connects the Bioplatforms Data Portal directly to Galaxy Australia. Powered by BioCommons Access, this integration lets researchers instantly send large datasets straight to the analysis platform without having to switch.
Unlocking multi-omics data to transform cardiovascular precision medicine
The Australian Cardiovascular disease Data Commons (ACDC) is launching as a cloud-based research platform built to accelerate the discovery of new risk markers for heart attack and stroke.