Welcome to the ELIXIR Luxembourg Data Sustainability Service user guide

About the service

ELIXIR Luxembourg offers technical solutions for long-term data hosting and provision of safe, GDPR-compliant data access to third-parties, as well as additional data management services. The services are provided free of charge and supported by Government of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the University of Luxembourg.

What we offer

Secure, GDPR-compliant hosting with long-term preservation (10-year hosting agreements by default)
Time and cost-efficient access to curated and integrated data
Basic curation and re-pseudonymisation of data
Professional data stewardship support
Easy management and analysis of datasets on our high-performance platform
Connection to data repository networks (e.g., federated EGA)

Why use ELIXIR Luxembourg?

Improves visibility of your research
Share your data in a controlled manner
Meet funder requirements for sustainable, GDPR-compliant data solutions
Get credit for sharing good quality data (co-authorship or citation)
Increase chances to collaborate
Minimize data transfer by analyzing data on-site using our infrastructure
New opportunities for research by re-using data, pooling across studies and diseases

Our commitment

Data providers remain responsible for the data hosted on our platform and the validity of the data provision (data protection, ethics, etc.). We ensure secure channels for data transfer and provide professional support throughout your data journey.