BIH rewards open data in an effort to make science more verifiable

The unrestricted availability of original data – so-called open data – on scientific publications is an important prerequisite for ensuring research results are verifiable and able to be used in the best possible way. Moreover, the reproducibility of results is crucial for the transfer of research findings into commercial or social application – which is the main concern of the Berlin Institute of Health (BIH). In 2019, the BIH together with BIH QUEST Center is rewarding scientists at Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin and the Max Delbrück Center for Molecular Medicine (MDC) for disclosing the original data of their publications with a total of 200,000 euros.