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NFDI4Chem

Chemistry Consortium in the NFDI
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NFDI4Chem - Consortium and Vision

NFDI4Chem is an initiative to build an open and FAIR infrastructure for research data management in chemistry. The project proposal of NFDI4ChemExternal link has been published in the RIO Journal 2020. The NFDI4Chem consortium with the two spokespersons Prof. Dr. Christoph SteinbeckExternal link (Friedrich Schiller University Jena) and  Dr. Oliver KoeplerExternal link (TIB – Leibniz-Information Centre for Science and Technology) is led by the Friedrich Schiller University Jena.

The vision of NFDI4Chem is the digitisation of all key steps in chemical research to support scientists in their efforts to collect, store, process, analyse, disclose and reuse research data. A core element is the promotion of a smart laboratory environment in which all data is collected in electronic form, documented with rich metadata and transferred to a repository. Using open standards aims to advance the implementation of the FAIR principlesExternal link for research data in chemistry.

Further information on NFDI4Chem can also be found on the website of the consortiumExternal link.

Chemotion ELN and Repository

The electronic lab notebook Chemotion ELNExternal link and the link to the Chemotion repositoryExternal link are at the centre of the development of NFDI4Chem.

If you are interested in using the Chemotion ELN, the Friedrich Schiller University Jena offers its own Chemotion ELN instance.External link It is maintained by the local NFDI4Chem team and connected to the server structure of the URZ. Please contact your local NFDI4Chem team for further information (helpdesk@nfdi4chem.de).

The video "Chemotion ELN and repository" (in German) explains how the Chemotion electronic lab notebook supports researchers in planning, documenting and analysing their experiments and how research data can be made accessible by transferring it to the Chemotion repository.

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Sign up for the local NFDI4Chem mailing listExternal link to receive updates on the Chemotion ELN, trainings and activities of NFDI4Chem at Friedrich Schiller University Jena.