“The nature of biological research is changing, thanks to the availability of high-throughput technologies such as next-generation sequencing. Rather than continuing to be an activity engaged in by individuals and small groups, it is becoming one in which large coordinated projects will make much more significant contributions.”

- Andrew Lyall, EMBL-EBI, ELIXIR Project Manager
as quoted in EMBL&cetera, June 2009 (http://www.embl.de/mmpu/mmpu/news/jun09_pdf.pdf)