Simplifying biomedical data sharing through a web portal generator

Despite the huge amount of biomedical data that is currently being collected, they end up many times neglected in internal silos, hindering its discovery and exploration at a large scale. One issue that contributes to this scenario is the complexity in constructing a full-fleshed web-system, to capture and manage these multiple and heterogeneous datasets. To help simplifying this task, we propose an semi-automated solution for the development of web-based data catalogs, targeted for non technical users. Starting from a simple data model description, the system automatically generates user interfaces and services for data management. This engine is being successfully used in several European research communities.