Linnaeus 2.0 — Unlocking a genomic and taxonomic time capsule

Important results from the project

Det nätverk som bildats kommer att få mycket stor betydelse för framtiden. Dels kommer de kontakter som skapats med skogsindustrin och forskningen att få mycket stor betydelse för framtida skogsbruk, dels har vi redan nu ett världsunikt samarbete mellan de naturhistoriska museerna och den VR-finansierade infrastrukturen för life science, SciLifeLab, som effektivt kommer att möta forskningen krav på exploatering, bevarande och förståeelse av biologisk mångfald.

Expected long term effects

The network will be of great importance for the future. On the one hand, contacts that have been created with the forest industry and research will be of great importance for future forestry, and on the other hand, we already have a world-unique collaboration between the natural history museums and the VR-funded infrastructure for life science, SciLifeLab, which will effectively meet the research eligibility requirements on the exploitation, conservation and understanding of biodiversity.

Approach and implementation

Four physical workshops were arranged, an initial brainstorm in Gothenburg in November, targeting international contacts, Lund, January, modern upscaled technology, Uppsala, February, and industry stakeholders, Stockholm, March. An online meeting for the entire consortium in December, and numerous online meetings with smaller groups. The WP leaders have developed texts that are now transformed into the excellence cluster application.