Launch of Global Biodiversity and Health Big Data (BHBD) Alliance
On October 14, Global Biodiversity and Health Big Data (BHBD) Alliance was launched at Beijing Institute of Genomics in Beijing. Representatives from Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Thailand, Russia, Singapore, and the United States attended the inauguration ceremony, which was witnessed by officials from the Chinese Academy of Sciences and Ministry of Science and Technology.
Prof. Yiming Bao of Beijing Institute of Genomics was elected as the Chairperson of the Alliance.
Activity Report 2017
The report of the 2017 activities in the Open Biodiversity and Health Big Data (BHBD) Initiative is online now.
Meeting: Russian Academy of Sciences

Meeting with the Russian Academy of Sciences in Moscow, Russia, on 27-29 June 2018.
Meeting with Korean Partners

The meeting with Korean partners took place at IUBMB 2018 in the Korea Bioinformatics Center, in Korea, 4-8 June 2018.
Meeting in May in China

The meeting took place at the CAS International Partnership Program in Guiyang, China on 28th May 2018.
Meeting: Saudi Arabian University

Meeting at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Saudi Arabia, 25-29 March 2018.
Meeting with Pakistan partners

Meeting with partners at Quaid-i-Azam University in Pakistan from 12th to 15th July 2017.
Workshop on Science and Technology

Workshop on Science and Technology - Biodiversity: Global Awareness and Sustainability, which was organized by the Thailand Research Fund and Chinese Academy of Sciences. Presentation of the BHBD
New Initiative: Open Biodiversity and Health Big Data
The new inititive "Open Biodiversity and Health Big Data Initiative (BHBD)" launched in July 2017. The initiative will prepare a new scientific programme for future transnational research with the aid of the IUBS and their ordinary and scientific members.