Digitalization has become an essential part of life science research. Core facilities in, for example, genomics, proteomics, structural biology and microscopy are the largest data generators in life sciences. Recent technological developments have resulted in massive increases in the amount of data that must be analyzed, distributed and stored efficiently, while at the same time comply to sometimes conflicting requirements for data openness (FAIR principles, Open Data) and security (GDPR, Act for the Secondary Use of Healthcare Data). As a collaboration between the University of Helsinki IT center and life science core facilities, we propose to set up a Life Science Data Competence Centre (LSDCC) to deal with the critical gaps in core facility research data management. LSDCC will provide local data storage and processing solutions, as well as establish workflows for data management issues for all University of Helsinki LS core facilities.

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