Bioinformatics in Bergen 2023 Conference took place on 24-25 May at the Solstrand Hotel thanks to the financial support from the Trond Mohn Foundation.

The aim of the event was to create opportunities for networking and collaboration among all locally situated researchers that use bioinformatics in their work.

It was a privilege to have the key note speakers Marcus Weber (Zuse Institute Berlin), Selina Våge (Department of Biological Sciences, UiB) and Lukas Käll (KTH and SciLifeLab, Stockholm).

There were 27 speed talks, poster session and 3 hours workshop along with the discussions during the coffee breaks and the dinner.

We are pleased to announce that Lorensha Naidoo and Kira Höffler won the best poster and the best speed talk awards at BiB2023.