Center for Research Data Infrastructure and Data Science
Researchers often cannot fully exploit the enormous potential of research data to address diverse scientific questions because data from different sources cannot be linked or hypotheses arise only at a later stage. To ensure efficient use of health data and expand research capacities, researchers must publish data according to established standards and share them with external partners. The FAIR-principles provide the basis for appropriate processing and documentation of data, ensuring they are Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, and Reusable.


In order to establish these processes across departments, BIPS founded the interdepartmental Center for Research Data Infrastructure and Data Science in Epidemiology in January 2023 as part of a special initiative. In 2025, the center was transferred to the Research Data Infrastructures and Data Science department.
This ensures high quality and integrity of health data, promotes interoperability and exchange between different health systems and research institutions, while meeting legal and ethical requirements. This initiative is closely aligned with a key objective of our research strategy "Leveraging complex health data".
We are currently working on the following six projects:
Biomarkers4Pediatrics
International Multicohort Pediatric Biomarker Collaboration
BIPS Research Data Portal
Request access to research data
NFDI4Health
National Research Data Infrastructure for Personal Health Data
DataNord
Data Competence Centre for the Bremen Region
Guardians of the Hedgehogs
Citizen science on the health of humans, animals, and the environment
HealthyPlanet
Satellite-based research on environmental conditions and health
News about Research Data
NFDI4Health Services Showcase (Part 2)
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreNFDI4Health is building an infrastructure that not only makes health research data accessible, but also ensures that it can be effectively integrated into research practice. The Open Friday Lecture will present an NFDI4Health key services:…
What Happens to My Data in Health Research? The DigiHero Example
- Created by Rasmus Cloes
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEventScience Year 2026
Read moreHow does research benefit when I participate in a large health study? What exactly is a health study, and what kinds of questions are asked in it?
Training on Key Principles of Data Quality and its Assessment Using R and dataquieR
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThis interactive online training introduces key principles of data quality and demonstrates how to assess it in a standardised and reproducible way with the R package dataquieR. Through practical, hands-on exercises, participant will learn…
From the White Cane to the “Smart Cane”—How Can Collaborative Technology Development Work?
- Created by Rasmus Cloes
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEventScience Year 2026
Read moreCan artificial intelligence make white canes “smarter”? Where can technology truly help—and where might it make things unnecessarily complicated? Researchers from various disciplines at Fulda University of Applied Sciences are addressing…
Training on Core Legal Principles for Handling Health Data
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThis online training introduces the core legal principles for handling health data in research in an interactive format. Participants engage with the fundamental principles of the GDPR, in particular the qualification of personal data…
BIPS as Part of UBRA
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- BIPS DepartmentsNewsResearch data
Read moreWithin the U Bremen Research Alliance (UBRA), BIPS works closely with the University of Bremen and twelve other research partners. As a symbol of this collaboration, a UBRA Meeting Point has now been installed at BIPS. In the interview,…
NFDI4Health Webinar: The SPE of the Health Data Lab - Design principles and next steps
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThe webinar series on Secure Processing Environments (SPEs) examines the future of secure data analysis in health research. NFDI4Health invites you to the fifth session.
NFDI BioMed Consortia Advocate for a Biomedical Sciences Domain
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataPress
Read moreThe National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI) is entering a new phase: with long-term funding from the German federal and state governments, disciplinary priorities will increasingly be brought together in the future. The BioMed…
A Data Holder's Perspective: Charité Data Integration Center
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThe new webinar series on Secure Processing Environments (SPEs) examines the future of secure data analysis in health research. NFDI4Health invites you to the third session "A Data Holder's Perspective: Charité Data Integration Center".
NFDI4Health Services Showcase (Part 1)
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreNFDI4Health is building an infrastructure that not only makes health research data accessible, but also ensures that it can be effectively integrated into research practice. This Open Friday Lecture will present two NFDI4Health key…















