BIH Core Unit Research IT
The Core Unit Research IT provides specific IT services that are mission-critical for medical translation. They include the development and operation of core components of the Health Data Platform and the data integration center of Charité, data management infrastructure at scale for e.g. microscopy data, fostering DevOps culture as well as delivering individual IT support for scientists. The activities are closely coordinated with and organized in Charité’s IT department to ensure the sustainability and scalable operation of its products and services.
Mission
Our mission is to meet the needs of researchers for innovative information technology by providing an appropriate portfolio of services, and by practicing an agile and open mindset. We also ensure that BIH’s primary focus, medical translation, is clearly visible and strategically considered within the Charité's broader IT strategy. To this end, we continue to improve our services from a product-oriented perspective, inspired by the needs of our users. Through our services, we are also involved in numerous research projects.
Service portfolio at glance
The Health Data Platform (HDP) and the Data Integration Center (MeDIC) are central infra- and service structures that provide internal and external researchers with secure and compliant access to routine and research data of patients treated at the Charité. In particular, the development and expansion of the HDP is an important pillar in the area of digitalization within the Charité Strategy 2030 and a key asset of the BIH Strategic Research Program until 2027. The core infrastructure of the HDP, the Health Data Lake (HDL), enables secure and collaborative scientific work on the Charité's health data according to the FAIR principles. The HDL also provides the computing infrastructure for the MeDIC data services. We are also very active in research data management, running a highly scalable research data storage that is also used to manage microscopy data specifically. Our unit is actively promoting DevOps by providing a large software platform that gives that culture a place to grow. Finally, our portfolio also includes individual IT consultancy, including computer support, and the operation of other key research infrastructures, such as electronic data capture or data sharing solutions.
Resources
Equipment
- two compute clusters for operating the Health Data Lake (HDL) and the Compute Extension (CE)
- two storage clusters with a total capacity of 4 PB
Services
- Health Data Platform and Data Integration Center
- research data storage and management
- individual advice and support on science IT issues
Please use health-data@charite.de to contact us regarding our services.
Team
Dr. Peter Brunecker
Mario Domhardt
Jannik Hillmann
Michael Krämer
Marie Mandrela
Matthias Pfefferkorn
Christian Risch
Mirko Thiesen
Thilo Wetzer
Data Integration Center (MeDIC) see https://medic.charite.de/ueber_uns (only in German)