Economic impact report examines the value of open biodata infrastructure
Public infrastructures like roads and electricity are so essential to society that people almost take their value for granted. A new report by Frontier Economics, commissioned by EMBL's European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), shows that open data resources have become a similarly essential infrastructure for life sciences worldwide.
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May 19, 2026 Economic impact report examines the value of open biodata infrastructure by European Molecular Biology Laboratory edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Gaby Clark Scientific Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Andrew Zinin Lead Editor Meet our editorial team Behind our editorial process Editors' notes This article has been reviewed according to Science X's editorial process and policies. Editors have highlighted the following attributes while ensuring the content's credibility: fact-checked trusted source proofread The GIST Add as preferred source Credit: European Molecular Biology Laboratory Public infrastructures like roads and electricity are so essential to society that people almost take their value for granted.
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