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
Webinar Meet-the-Data: Nationwide Cancer Registry Data Set
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreIn the webinar series Meet-the-Data@ Gesundheitsforschung by NFDI4Health & BIH QUEST, leading research institutes present their valuable datasets from various fields of health sciences.
TRE/SPE Lunch-to-Lunch Workshop
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThe workshop “Trusted Research Environment (TRE) / Secure Processing Environment (SPE) Perspectives Across Data Holders, Tech Enablers, and Research Data Users” will take place from 19 to 20 August 2025 at the TMF offices in Berlin and…
Webinar Meet-the-Data: The EBRAINS Health Data Cloud
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThe webinar series Meet-the-Data@Health Research by NFDI4Health & BIH QUEST presents valuable datasets from leading research institutes across various fields of health sciences.
NFDI4Health Community Survey on NFDI Data Repositories
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- BIPS DepartmentsNewsResearch data
Read moreThe DFG is currently preparing a funding call for data repositories in the context of the National Research Data Infrastructure (NFDI). The background to this is the increasing demand for storage capacity for research data, which cannot be…
Enhancing Secure and Compliant Health Data Use: Health Study Hub and Datennexus Win Post-COVID Challenge
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataPress
Read moreThe Post-COVID Challenge, initiated by Germany’s Federal Ministries of the Interior and for Economic Affairs, is accelerating the use of health data. The winning project, Datennexus, is a proposal developed by a consortium led by European…
Research Data Day: Data Competence as a Shared Goal
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- BIPS DepartmentsNewsResearch data
Read moreFor the third time, Research Data Day took place in Bremen on June 11, 2025. The event promotes exchange on current developments in research data management. Organized by the U Bremen Research Alliance, the day was held under the motto…
Research Data Day "FAIR future skills" in Bremen
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- BIPS DepartmentsResearch dataEvent
Read moreThe U Bremen Research Alliance, as part of Bremen’s interdisciplinary Data Competence Center DataNord, cordially invites you to join us at Research Data Day on June 11, 2025, in Bremen, where you'll connect with peers, gain new…
Webinar Meet-the-Data: Insights into Major COVID-19 Data Projects
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Epidemiological Methods and Etiological ResearchResearch Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch data
Read moreThe Meet-the-Data@ Gesundheitsforschung webinar series by NFDI4Health & BIH QUEST presents valuable datasets from leading research institutes across various areas of health sciences.
NFDI4Health Friday Lecture on the European Health Data Space
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreNFDI4Health invites you to the Open Friday Lecture “European Health Data Space”. Our guest speaker Ira Mießler from the Federal Ministry of Health (BMG) will present the regulation on the European Health Data Space (EHDS), which creates a…
Webinar Meet-the-Data: The datasets of the UK Biobank
- Created by Dr. Teresa Alberts
- Research Data Infrastructures and Data ScienceResearch dataEvent
Read moreThe webinar series Meet-the-Data@ Gesundheitsforschung by NFDI4Health & BIH QUEST is entering its second round. The series showcases valuable datasets from leading research institutes across various fields of health sciences. This time, we…















