Bioplatforms Australia

Intersect supported Bioplatforms Australia (BPA), and specifically the Bioinformatics Network on the Skills and Tools Registry project. BPA is responsible for building scientific infrastructure in the specialist fields of genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics, supporting Australian life science research via investments in technologies and expertise.

The Skills and Tools Registry project built a web-based database of researcher skills and tools within the bioinformatics network. BPA staff were surveyed to discover the existing skills and tools available within the network, and a web-based database was created, making the contents of the audit available and up-to-date. This database will assist Australian researchers in gaining access to the expertise available to them from Bioplatforms Australia.