Galaxy SWISS A National Platform for Open, Reproducible Science

Empowering Swiss researchers with an accessible, transdisciplinary computational ecosystem built on Galaxy. Join the Galaxy SWISS community today.

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Why This Matters

Understanding the impact of computational research

Switzerland has long been a pioneer in developing open databases and scientific applications. Yet, integrating these resources into increasingly complex computational pipelines often demands specialized expertise and raises reproducibility challenges. Furthermore, their fragmentation across disciplines further limits their potential for transdisciplinary research.

To address this, we will build on Galaxy, an open-source, web-based platform that has successfully lowered computational barriers in the life sciences and is now expanding into new scientific domains. The Galaxy SWISS instance will unify key Swiss databases and software applications across multiple disciplines, tailored to the specific needs of Swiss researchers. Our vision is to connect scientific disciplines, break silos, and enable true transdisciplinary research. Hosting data and computation within Switzerland will safeguard national capacity while promoting FAIR principles, open science, and collaborative workflow sharing.

Establishing a national Galaxy instance will democratize access to advanced computational applications and reproducible workflows, strengthen Switzerland's leadership in open science, and accelerate transdisciplinary research.

About Galaxy SWISS

Your gateway to cutting-edge computational research

The Galaxy SWISS project is funded by swissuniversities, "Programme Open Science: Call Innovative Areas". It was launched in July 2025. Led by the ETH Zurich the project partners include:

What Galaxy SWISS Offers

Everything you need for computational research

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Unified Platform

Integrates Swiss developed tools from life science, humanities and beyond.

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Swiss-hosted

Swiss-hosted infrastructure ensures data and computational sovereignty.

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Reproducible

Share and publish your complete analysis workflows. Every step is tracked and can be reproduced.

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Community Hub

A community hub for researchers to share, collaborate, and learn from one another. Hackathons, webinars, and more.

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Cloud-Based

Work from anywhere with our cloud infrastructure. No local installation needed.

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Collaborative

Share data, workflows, and results with colleagues. Collaborate seamlessly on research projects.

Key Features

Key features of Galaxy SWISS

Access to Major Databases and Tools

SWISS-MODEL, OrthoDB, OMA, Bgee etc.
MetaGraph, BUSCO, Read2Tree, DaSCH file identification and conversion tools etc.

Workflows

Reusable interdisciplinary high quality workflows.

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Infrastructure

Scalable infrastructure on SWITCH Cloud with HPC integration.

Who Is It Interesting For?

You might be interested in using the Galaxy SWISS instance if you are:

  • A Researcher who wants to analyze data without deep technical expertise.
  • An Institution seeking secure, reproducible, and collaborative data analysis for their teams.
  • A Tool Developer aiming to boost the visibility, adoption, and quality of their tools.
  • An Educator or Trainer looking for a platform to teach data analysis and workflows.
  • A Data Steward or Librarian who need to ensure FAIR principles and long-term data accessibility.
  • A Policy Maker or Research Manager interested in promoting open science, science reproducibility, and national data sovereignty.

Get involved

  • Want to join the Community and participate in hackathons and webinars?
  • Want to integrate your tools in the instance?
  • Want to stay updated?
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