Owing to a scheduled cluster downtime and maintenance at European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), all ENA submissions will be paused between Thursday 7th May, 2026 to Thursday 14th May, 2026.
Submissions will resume on Friday 15th May, 2026.
Apologies for the disruption.
Refer to the Where Your Submitted Data Goes section for information about other public repositories that COPO supports.
The Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) platform now supports metadata submissions to Zenodo. Through COPO, metadata such as single-cell from a spreadsheet can be submitted to Zenodo after they have been uploaded and validated in COPO.
Submissions to Zenodo occur when a row is selected in the data table of uploaded data and the Submit to Zenodo button is clicked. Once a submission is successful, an ac…
As of May, 2026, there are a number ways that images can be submitted through the Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) platform. There is additional metadata support for Spatial Transcriptomics Fluorescence In Situ Hybridisation (ST FISH) and REcommended Metadata for Biological Images (REMBI), alongside the existing functionality of uploading sample-associated images.
The image submission feature allow…
In addition to data exports in JSON, Research Object Crate (RO-Crate) and CSV formats, Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) also supports data exports in JavaScript Object Notation for Linked Data (JSON-LD), which integrates schema definitions with metadata.
Currently, this feature is implemented for Single-cell submissions and can be accessed through the API endpoints below:
The Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) platform facilitated its first single-cell data submission in January 2026 after development and testing of the new workflow was completed in 2025.
The submission was part of the project, longread_singlecell_transcriptomics_approaches, which involved long-read single-cell RNA sequencing technologies using matched with cDNA generated with the 10x Genomics platfor…
Owing to a scheduled cluster downtime and maintenance at European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), all ENA submissions will be paused between Monday 19th August, 2024 and Thursday 22nd August, 2024.
Submissions will resume on Friday 23rd August, 2024.
Apologies for the disruption.
Refer to the Where Your Submitted Data Goes section for information about other public repositories that COPO supports.
The COPO (Collaborative OPen Omics) platform has taken a significant step forward by integrating Research Object Crate (RO-Crate) into its metadata brokering platform for all submitted samples. This integration aims to enhance the organisation, packaging, and sharing of research data, providing a more efficient and standardised approach for researchers and data stewards alike.
RO-Crate is a commun…
We are thrilled to unveil the newly refactored and redesigned COPO project website, complete with a fresh logo and an updated codebase. The revamped site offers an improved user experience, featuring a sleek design and enhanced functionality.
Explore the new features and discover how COPO continues to support the scientific community with cutting-edge tools and resources.
Tree of Life (ToL) projects brokered through COPO can now process reads, sequencing annotations and assemblies more efficiently than ever.
This advancement supports comprehensive analysis and accelerates research timelines, providing researchers with robust tools to delve deeper into life science and biodiversity research.
See our guidelines about how to create a Tree of Life profile in order to su…
Researchers, metadata providers and metadata submitters can now seamlessly track the status of data file submissions after COPO deposits them to European Nucleotide Archive (ENA) after the data files have been submitted through COPO.
After having uploaded data files and completed metadata submissions in COPO, stay informed with real-time updates on the processing progress. This new feature enhance…
We are excited to announce the appointment of our new project group leader, Professor Irene Papatheodorou. Irene will be leading a group of skilled data-led scientists as the Head of Data Science at the Earlham Institute, in Norwich, United Kingdom.
With a wealth of experience in single cell transcriptomics, bioinformatics and leadership, Irene will drive forward COPO's mission to enhance single-c…
In an effort to improve user support and accessibility, the Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) initiative has launched a comprehensive Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) section on its website.
This new resource addresses common queries and provides detailed answers on topics ranging from account setup to data submission protocols. By offering clear and concise information, COPO aims to streamline the …
The Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) project is celebrating its 10-year anniversary on 14th September, 2024, marking a decade of advancements in the field of biodiversity research.
Over the past ten years, COPO has become an indispensable tool for researchers worldwide, facilitating data sharing and collaboration across institutions.
To commemorate this milestone, COPO might host events TBD, reflec…
The Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) project now has extensive documentation aimed at enhancing user experience, website usability and accessibility.
The documentation covers all aspects of COPO's functionalities, from metadata submissions, data file submissions, permit submissions and image submissions, to advanced features, providing a valuable resource for researchers and scientists in the field…
You can now customise a locus tag on the Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) platform. Locus tags, according to the definition by European Nucleotide Archive (ENA), are identifiers applied systematically to every gene in a sequencing project.
The customisation of locus tags in COPO is possible when you create a work profile.
All Collaborative OPen Omics (COPO) services were disrupted for about 2 weeks in May, 2024 due to a technical issue.
Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience that the disruption may have caused.