Modern biomedical research has fundamentally changed in recent years due to radical advances in biotechnology. The central pillar is the generation of large data sets (e.g. -omics). The examination of these data requires sophisticated and largely novel analysis and processing pipelines, which put a strong emphasis on bioinformatics methods and tools as well as mathematical models. This development is fast-paced to the extend that for most problems, no 'off the shelf' (see Fig. 1) solution exists. Many research institutes struggle with sustainable solutions to tackle this situation.

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On this account, the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science has established the Bioinformatics Solution Center (BSC) as a central contact point for scientific services, research collaborations and education.