INFRAFRONTIER ERIC

Services:

  • Coordination Office of the INFRAFRONTIER Research Infrastructure
  • IT Operations, Data Management & Digital Services
  • Scientific User Support & Quality Management
  • EU Project Management & International Collaborations
  • Communication and Outreach Activities

Address:
Ingolstaedter Landstrasse 1
85764 Neuherberg, Germany

Contact person:
Michael Raess
Administrative Managing Director

Email:
vasb@vasensebagvre.rh

INFRAFRONTIER ERIC was established in December 2023 by the European Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2023/2865. It serves as the Coordination Office of the INFRAFRONTIER Research Infrastructure and is based in Munich, Germany, on the premises of Helmholtz Munich. Before the ERIC was established, the INFRAFRONTIER Research Infrastructure was coordinated by the INFRAFRONTIER GmbH.

INFRAFRONTIER ERIC currently has six Members: Germany as the host country, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Greece, and Sweden. The ERIC team coordinates and supports the activities of the INFRAFRONTIER partners (INFRAFRONTIER National Nodes and Service Providers), which are distributed across 13 European countries.

Who is part of INFRAFRONTIER ERIC?

Click on the pins to learn more about the INFRAFRONTIER ERIC National Nodes

INFRAFRONTIER ERIC provides central scientific user support and manages the web and access portal, including the underlying IT infrastructure, for all INFRAFRONTIER resources and services. It acts as the primary contact point for national and international stakeholders and coordinates communication and outreach activities. Additionally, it fosters the development of new technologies, as well as operational and quality standards (including animal welfare). INFRAFRONTIER ERIC also leads and participates in EC-funded projects in collaboration with INFRAFRONTIER partners and other European and international research infrastructures.

Governance

Assembly of Members

The Assembly of Members is the governing body that takes strategic decisions on INFRAFRONTIER ERIC. It includes up to two delegates from each ERIC Member and Observer, and is led by a Chairperson and a Vice-Chairperson:

Representative

Institution

Role

Rudi Loesel

Jülich Project Management Agency

Chairperson

Yann Herault

PHENOMIN ICS – Institut Clinique de la Souris

Vice-Chairperson

The INFRAFRONTIER ERIC Members and Observers are:

Delegate

Institution

Country Status

Judita Klosakovà

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports

Member

Radislav Sedláček

The Czech Centre for Phenogenomics

Member

Päivi Kolu

Research Council of Finland

Member

Reetta Hinttala

University of Oulu

Member

Catherine Le Chalony

Ministry of Higher Education and Research

Member

Ana Zarubica

Center of ImmunoPHENomic – CIPHE – Inserm-CNRS-AMU

Member

Maria Schneider

Federal Ministry of Research, Technology and Space

Member

Martin Hrabě de Angelis

Helmholtz Munich

Member

Suzanna Kolyva

Hellenic Pasteur Institute

Member

Dimitris Kontoyiannis

Biological Sciences Research Center ‘Alexander Fleming’

Member

Ana Aricha

Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

Observer

Lluís Montoliu

Spanish National Research Council

Observer

Liselotte Jansson

Karolinska Institute

Member

INFRAFRONTIER ERIC Team

Johannes Beckers

Scientific Managing Director

Michael Räß

Administrative Managing Director

Sabine Fessele

Head of Operations & IT

Spela Kosir

Administrative Support (Events & Communication)

Asrar Ali Khan

Scientific Project Manager

Fei Song

Scientific User Support

Montse Gustems

Scientific User Support

Hilke Ehlich

Quality Manager

Gema Valera

Communications Officer

Andrea Furlani

Software Developer

Ece Eren

Junior Full Stack Developer

Manoj Chinnasamy

Senior Full Stack Developer

Philipp Gormanns

Senior Full Stack Developer

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