Join a scientific group Visit the Focus Group, Community or Platform page you are most interested in. There is a "Join" button at the bottom of each page. Focus Groups Focus Groups look at emerging areas of interest in life science. They are more informal than ELIXIR Communities. Communities ELIXIR Communities develop tools, standards and other resources for particular life science domains. Platforms ELIXIR Platforms develop and coordinate cross-domain services across ELIXIR. The Platforms are usually only open to ELIXIR members. Come to our BioHackathon ELIXIR organises BioHackathon Europe, an annual event where teams write code to develop new life science resources. Apply for EC funding with us Work with us to write EC grant applications and collaborate on European projects. Work with your local ELIXIR team If you work in a country that is a member, visit the page for your local ELIXIR Node and contact them. International collaborations Find out about our partnerships across Europe and around the globe. How to become a member If your country is not a member of ELIXIR, find out how it can become a member.