ELIXIR is organised using a 'Hub and Nodes' model, where the Hub's role is to coordinate the work done by the Nodes (see Who we are).
The Hub's role
The ELIXIR Hub:
- accommodates executive management and administrative staff
- has responsibility for developing and delivering ELIXIR's scientific strategy (see ELIXIR Programme) and managing Commissioned Services carried out by Nodes
- coordinates the services run from the ELIXIR Nodes
- coordinates and supports ELIXIR's governance bodies and technical committees
- works with other biomedical science infrastructures to help address the challenges of Big Data together (see Why ELIXIR is needed)
- leads ELIXIR's communications and external relations activities, including support to industry
- supports the institutions within the Nodes
- collaborates with national and European funders and policy-makers.
The ELIXIR Hub is at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge. It is based next to EMBL-EBI, in a building opened in autumn 2013 (see the news story). The building was funded by the UK government through its commitment as host country.
Travelling to the Hub
See Visiting the Hub for travel and accommodation information.
Hub staff
Team/Role | Head |
---|---|
Interim Director | Andrew Smith |
Administration and Operations | Ivana Veršić |
External Relations | Andrew Smith |
Human Genomics and Translational Data | Serena Scollen |
Legal services | Vera Herkommer |
Project Management Unit | Juan Arenas |
Technical Team | Peter Maccallum |
Interim Director
Administration and Operations
Senior Administrative Officer - Events
Administrative Assistant
Administrative Officer - Events
Head of Operations
Governance and International Partnerships Officer
joana.wingender@elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 492670
External Relations
External Relations Officer
Senior Web Developer
Programme Manager, Impact and International Relation
corinne.martin@elixir-europe.org
+44 (0)1223 494669
Web Developer
Industry and Innovation officer
Communications Officer
Communication Officer
Human Genomics and Translational Data
Scientific Officer
Programme Manager for Human Genomics and Translational Data
Programme Manager for Human Genomics and Translational Data
Scientific Product Manager
Human Data Science Officer
Legal Services
Legal Officer
Project Management Unit
Senior Project Manager
Head of ELIXIR Project Management Office and European Genomic Data Infrastructure Deployment Lead
+44 (0)1223 494370
Project Manager
Project Administrator
Project Support Administrator
Commission Services Portfolio Manager
Technical Team
Senior Science Officer
Senior Science Officer (Tools and Training Platforms)
Scientific Officer - Life Science Communities & Open Science
Programme Manager Communities and Training
Programme Manager for Data and Interoperability Platforms
Chief Technical Officer
Technical Officer
Programme Manager for Scientific Computing: ELIXIR Compute Platform, Tools Platform & EOSC Coordinator

ELIXIR is organised using a 'Hub and Nodes' model, where the Hub's role is to coordinate the work done by the Nodes (see Who we are).
The Hub's role
The ELIXIR Hub:
- accommodates executive management and administrative staff
- has responsibility for developing and delivering ELIXIR's scientific strategy (see ELIXIR Programme) and managing Commissioned Services carried out by Nodes
- coordinates the services run from the ELIXIR Nodes
- coordinates and supports ELIXIR's governance bodies and technical committees
- works with other biomedical science infrastructures to help address the challenges of Big Data together (see Why ELIXIR is needed)
- leads ELIXIR's communications and external relations activities, including support to industry
- supports the institutions within the Nodes
- collaborates with national and European funders and policy-makers.
The ELIXIR Hub is at the Wellcome Genome Campus in Hinxton, Cambridge. It is based next to EMBL-EBI, in a building opened in autumn 2013 (see the news story). The building was funded by the UK government through its commitment as host country.
Travelling to the Hub
See Visiting the Hub for travel and accommodation information.
Hub staff
Team/Role | Head |
---|---|
Director | Niklas Blomberg |
Administration and Operations | Susanna Repo |
External Relations | Andrew Smith |
Human Genomics and Translational Data | Serena Scollen |
Legal services | Vera Herkommer |
Programme and Strategy | Jerry Lanfear |
Project Management Unit | Juan Arenas |
Technical Team | Peter Maccallum |
Director
Administration and Operations
External Relations

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Legal Services
Programme and Strategy
Project Management Unit


Technical Team


