Amos was not only a giant of bioinformatics and biocuration, but one of the nicest people I've met in academia. His support and advice were invaluable when we were establishing @bgee.org, and I will always remember how warmly he welcomed us to @sib.swiss when I arrived in Switzerland 20 years ago.
Marc Robinson-Rechavi
We are deeply saddened to share the passing of Amos Bairoch, pioneer of bioinformatics and co-founder of SIB. His lifelong commitment for high-quality, open data transformed global research. We honour his legacy by continuing to build the future of bioinformatics.
We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of our co-founder and Group Leader Amos Bairoch. Emeritus professor at the University of Geneva, he shaped the development of bioinformatics over more th...