DATAlife

Overview

DATAlife is the DIH devoted to implementing artificial intelligence, big data and the technologies related, to the value chains of biotech, health, agrifood, sea-based industries and forestry.

DATAlife is organized under a scheme of Non-Profit organization, founded in October 2019

The solutions to the massive economic and social challenges the world faces are often found in the crossroad of different sectors like primary sector, industry and services, plus the deployment of disruptive technologies (Artificial Intelligence, High-Performance Computing, Internet of Things, and so on) and the involvement of the whole society, especially the triple-helix: Academia - Industry - Government.

This kind of challenges that applies globally is also clearly identified in European regions like Galicia, with a share of its economy focused on the primary sector, which has few left chances to remain competitive in the international market arena. It is known, without a doubt, that this competitiveness increase will come through the implementation of digital technologies.

In this process of uptake of digital technologies, artificial intelligence and data analytics appear as disruptive tools to boost companies´ competitiveness, with a remarkable capability of impact in the quality of life and social wellbeing.

On the other hand, Galicia counts with internationally-renowned scientific production in various fields such as biotechnology, healthcare, and smart technologies due to a vibrant University scene.

In this context, DATAlife has the vision of transforming Galicia into a leader European Bioregion, by the creation of a network of knowledge, infrastructure and technology. This network spins around the application of artificial intelligence, data analytics, internet of things, high-performance computing and cybersecurity to bioeconomy, sustainability and health.

To achieve this goal, DATAlife deploys a strategic plan made out of the following set of actions:

Catalogue of services. Based on the identified needs of every value chain plus the knowledge of DATAlife´s partners (industry clusters and RTOs with a long track record of serving the ecosystem), a catalogue of services is defined with several initiatives already identified

DATAbeta: a set of services with a focus on collaborative development and enabling technologies that allow DATAlife to permanent validate its catalogue aligning it with the needs of the SMEs.
DATAchallenge: Program of Technological Challenges for each value chain.
DATAmarket: marketplace for visualization of technologies and services available in the region within the technological scope of DATAlife. This tool is also a facilitator of matches, boosting the integration of the ecosystem.
DATAopen: a program to create a Life Science DATA Platform for extraction, analysis and leverage of data with the scope of DATAlife´s value chains.
DATAlife´s catalogue of services is always under analysis and validation to assure its alignment with Galician SMEs´ needs. This way, DATAlife will include services for test-before-invest, shared labs and infrastructures and technology acquisition when needed.

Communication activity. The actions deployed under the communication plan serve as dissemination of DATAlife´s activity but also as a raising-awareness service to promote the digitalization within the ecosystem to assure that every single stakeholder of the community understands the advantages that digital transformation brings.
Network effect. DATAlife´s partners have a unique and strong international network in their respective activity areas, due to their prolonged presence in the international project arena. DATAlife acts as a connector between Galicia and the Galician ecosystem, providing the possibility to be part of international joint projects.
Digital technologies.