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iBOL Consortium \u2013 Press Release<\/p>\n

Academy of Finland approves \u20ac2,760,000 in funding for the expansion of Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility<\/h1>\n

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19 December 2018<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

The Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility (FinBIF<\/g>) \u2013 a leader in digital open-access biodiversity data sharing and collection \u2013 will leverage \u20ac2,760,000 ($4,237,149 CAD) in funding to expand and intensify its operations. Approval of \u201cFinBIF 2.0 \u2013 Second Construction Cycle of the Finnish Biodiversity Information Facility\u201d was announced<\/a><\/span> by the Academy of Finland on Dec. 11 in Helsinki. The funding will extend over four years from January 1, 2019 \u2013 December 31, 2022.<\/p>\n

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FinBIF 2.0 is a consortium of four partners established to build biodiversity information infrastructure in Finland. It includes the Ecology and Genetics Research Unit at the University of Oulu, that has been promoting DNA barcoding activities across Finland as a member of the International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium since 2011. With the Academy\u2019s support of \u20ac387,000 from the FinBIF 2.0 project and internal resources, Oulu will receive \u20ac553,300 ($849,620 CAD) to advance the completion of a DNA barcode reference library for the Finnish flora and fauna.<\/p>\n

Marko Mutanen, Senior Curator at the Ecology and Genetics Research Unit at Oulu and coordinator of Finnish Barcode of Life (FinBOL), said: \u201cFinland is at the forefront of a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library for biota at a national level. Currently, about one half<\/g> of the species documented from Finland have at least a single reference barcode. With the new funding<\/g> we will be able to expand the species coverage by thousands of species\u201d.<\/p>\n

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\u201cFinland is at the forefront of a comprehensive DNA barcode reference library for biota at a national level. Currently, about one half<\/g> of the species documented from Finland have at least a single reference barcode. With the new funding we will be able to expand the species coverage by thousands of species\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

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Marko Mutanen<\/h4>\n

Senior Curator at the Ecology and Genetics Research Unit at the University of Oulu
Coordinator of Finnish Barcode of Life (FinBOL)<\/p>\n

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FinBIF was established in 2012 to compile Finnish biodiversity information to one single service for open-access sharing. The Laji.fi portal enables visitors to browse, record, share,<\/g> and download information and observations about species distribution and occurrences. Currently, FinBIF<\/g> shares over 30.7 million observations on more than 33,000 species from 180 information sources.<\/p>\n

In March 2018, the Academy of Finland \u2013 an agency within the administrative branch of the Finnish Ministry of Education, Science and Culture \u2013 asked for proposals for 2018: Infrastructures on Finland\u2019s Roadmap as part of Finland\u2019s Strategy and Roadmap for Research Infrastructures. \u20ac12 million was provided to eight beneficiaries with nationally significant research infrastructures that promote cutting-edge research.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe top score received by FinBIF in the international evaluation reflects the strength and maturity of the implementing Consortium. The very welcome national support enables us to stay in the forefront of the rapidly developing field of biodiversity informatics,\u201d <\/em>says Professor Leif Schulman, Director of the Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS at the University of Helsinki and Principal Investigator of the FinBIF Consortium.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cWe can foresee exciting breakthroughs in the technologies for gathering and mobilising<\/g> biodiversity data, such as autonomous recording of species observations and extraction of DNA barcodes from our centuries-old historical collections. This will provide the scientific community with an invaluable asset for cutting-edge research in various fields.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

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Professor Leif Schulman<\/h4>\n

Director of the Finnish Museum of Natural History LUOMUS at the University of Helsinki
\nPrincipal Investigator of the FinBIF Consortium<\/p>\n

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With a new injection of funding, FinBIF<\/g> 2.0 will be able to intensify its support for climate change research, eco-informatics, metagenomics, and evolutionary developmental biology through tailor-made data sourcing and services. Some of these services include a wider data network, faster collection digitization through the addition of new technologies, and next generation sequencing for DNA barcode production from historical specimens. The project expansion will also include new technologies for specimen imaging, and the incorporation of new analysis tools to Laji.fi.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can foresee exciting breakthroughs in the technologies for gathering and mobilising<\/g> biodiversity data, such as autonomous recording of species observations and extraction of DNA barcodes from our centuries-old historical collections. This will provide the scientific community with an invaluable asset for cutting-edge research in various fields,\u201d<\/em> said Schulman.<\/p>\n

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Links: <\/strong>
Academy of Finland<\/a><\/span>
Finland\u2019s Strategy and Roadmap for Research Infrastructures 2014\u20132020<\/a><\/span> (PDF)<\/span>
\nFinnish Biodiversity Information Facility<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Media Contacts: <\/strong><\/p>\n

International Barcode of Life Consortium<\/p>\n

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Hannah James<\/strong>
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The International Barcode of Life (iBOL) Consortium is a research alliance with a mission to develop and apply a globally accessible, DNA-based system for the discovery and identification of all multicellular life. Our vision is to illuminate biodiversity for the benefit of our living planet.<\/em><\/p>\n

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