Engaging the broader community of research software maintainers and biomedical researchers to identify shared needs and opportunities
We are pleased to announce that the NIH Office of Data Science Strategy (ODSS) has joined the Open Source for Science Fund, a program of Renaissance Philanthropy, as a Fund Supporter to help chart a path for future investment in open source scientific software.
Biomedical researchers rely on open source software to analyze data, develop methods, and share their work. Sustaining these tools takes ongoing investment in development, maintenance, documentation, and the communities behind them, as well as in making them findable, accessible, interoperable, and reusable across the research community.
ODSS leads the implementation of the 2025–2030 NIH Strategic Plan for Data Science, which includes goals focused on software, computational methods, and artificial intelligence to modernize the data ecosystem, as well as strengthening the data science community. This collaboration connects those priorities with the experience of the people who build, maintain, and use scientific software.
“Open source software is essential to turning biomedical data into scientific knowledge. By more broadly fostering a community of researchers and maintainers who build and use research software, this collaboration will help identify opportunities to strengthen the technological foundation for robust and sustainable tools as well as improve the rigor of reproducible biomedical research.”
–Ishwar Chandramouliswaran, Lead Program Director, Office of Data Science Strategy, NIH
Through landscape analysis and community engagement, ODSS and the Fund will share insights on emerging trends, barriers to sustainability, and opportunities for targeted funding, and will learn from maintainers and researchers where support can do the most for science.
“The Office of Data Science Strategy has been a leading force in shaping open and reproducible computational practices in the life sciences. Together, we want to find where investment in open source software will make the biggest difference for scientists.”
–Dario Taraborelli, Director, Open Source for Science Fund
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