# News and Announcements **URL:** https://community.opentargets.org/c/news-and-announcements/5.md?page=1 [Latest](https://community.opentargets.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.opentargets.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.opentargets.org/tags.md) **Page:** 2 --- ## [Calling developers looking to collaborate on a large open-source application!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/calling-developers-looking-to-collaborate-on-a-large-open-source-application/970)
**Author:** [@carcruz](https://community.opentargets.org/u/carcruz)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 February 2023 10:45 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/calling-developers-looking-to-collaborate-on-a-large-open-source-application/970 "2023-02-24T10:45:07Z")
Help Open Targets refactor our codebase from standard Javascript to Typescript. Open Targets is a public-private partnership whose ultimate aim is to improve the success rate of discovering new medicines; designing and … --- ## [Clinical trial stop reason classification now in preprint](https://community.opentargets.org/t/clinical-trial-stop-reason-classification-now-in-preprint/943)
**Author:** [@ochoa](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ochoa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [9 February 2023 11:15 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/clinical-trial-stop-reason-classification-now-in-preprint/943 "2023-02-09T11:15:47Z")
In this preprint, we described the the NLP classification of clinical trials’ stop reasons that is available in the Open Targets Platform and analysed the availability of genetic support for clinical these studies. We be… --- ## [Calling software developers!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/calling-software-developers/896)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 December 2022 16:11 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/calling-software-developers/896 "2022-12-16T16:11:10Z")
Are you a software developer? Join the Open Targets team! Working with a range of modern technologies, including ElasticSearch, Spark, ClickHouse and a variety of Google cloud services including Dataproc and BigQuery, h… --- ## [Are you a bioinformatician? Join the team!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/are-you-a-bioinformatician-join-the-team/895)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [16 December 2022 15:06 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/are-you-a-bioinformatician-join-the-team/895 "2022-12-16T15:06:03Z")
We’re looking for a senior bioinformatician to join our core team, working with Maya Ghoussaini on Open Targets Genetics. Using state of the art statistical genetics analysis, develop new functionalities and features to… --- ## [22.11 Platform release now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/22-11-platform-release-now-live/870)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [24 November 2022 15:27 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/22-11-platform-release-now-live/870 "2022-11-24T15:27:17Z")
We have just released the latest update to the Open Targets Platform — 22.11. This release integrates new gene burden data for Parkinson’s disease, features updated classifications for clinical trial stop reasons, and d… --- ## [Welcome Genentech!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/welcome-genentech/847)
**Author:** [@SirTarget](https://community.opentargets.org/u/SirTarget)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 November 2022 15:26 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/welcome-genentech/847 "2022-11-14T15:26:37Z")
Genentech has joined the Open Targets consortium! “Genentech is an excellent fit for Open Targets,” says Ian Dunham, Director of OpenTargets. “Their thinking on the value of high throughput genetics and genomics approa… --- ## [Open Targets Genetics v8 now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-genetics-v8-now-live/803)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [17 October 2022 15:59 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-genetics-v8-now-live/803 "2022-10-17T15:59:12Z")
The latest update to Open Targets Genetics — version 8 — has been released! :tada: Key highlights for this release include: The integration of sQTLs from GTEx An update to GWAS Catalog studies and FinnGen R6 The imp… --- ## [22.09 Platform release now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/22-09-platform-release-now-live/783)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [3 October 2022 10:08 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/22-09-platform-release-now-live/783 "2022-10-03T10:08:07Z")
We have just released the latest data update to the Open Targets Platform — 22.09. This release integrates new data from a number of providers including Open Targets Genetics and Genomics England PanelApp, and incorpora… --- ## [Calling all NRF2/Keap1 pathway experts!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/calling-all-nrf2-keap1-pathway-experts/748)
**Author:** [@SirTarget](https://community.opentargets.org/u/SirTarget)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [6 September 2022 11:04 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/calling-all-nrf2-keap1-pathway-experts/748 "2022-09-06T11:04:23Z")
Would you like to contribute to Reactome’s pathway curation process? An Open Targets project is recruiting volunteers to help review the NFR2/Keap1 oxidative stress pathway, and we are looking for help from the Commu… --- ## [Genetics Portal v7 now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/genetics-portal-v7-now-live/473)
**Author:** [@ahercules](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ahercules)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 February 2022 12:53 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/genetics-portal-v7-now-live/473 "2022-02-25T12:53:55Z")
The latest update for Open Targets Genetics — version 7 — has been released! :tada: Key highlights for this release include: New GWAS studies from the GWAS Catalog New pQTL associations from 6 studies in blood plasma B… --- ## [21.02 Platform release now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-02-platform-release-now-live/16)
**Author:** [@community\_manager](https://community.opentargets.org/u/community_manager)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 March 2021 14:35 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-02-platform-release-now-live/16 "2021-03-08T14:35:31Z")
In our first release of 2021, we integrate 10,078,746 evidence strings to build 7,385,188 target-disease associations between 14,416 diseases and 27,650 targets from the following 19 public resources and databases. Evid… --- ## [21.04 release date confirmed!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-04-release-date-confirmed/17)
**Author:** [@community\_manager](https://community.opentargets.org/u/community_manager)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [8 March 2021 14:37 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-04-release-date-confirmed/17 "2021-03-08T14:37:25Z")
We are excited to announce that our next release - 21.04 - has been scheduled to go live during the week of 26th April 2021. Be sure to follow us on Twitter (@targetvalidate) to get instant updates when the release is o… --- ## [21.06 Platform Release now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-06-platform-release-now-live/244)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [30 June 2021 09:38 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-06-platform-release-now-live/244 "2021-06-30T09:38:19Z")
Just in time for the summer, we have released the latest version of the Open Targets Platform — 21.06. Thanks to the concurrent release of the Open Targets Genetics Portal, we have exciting new data from FinnGen, a publi… --- ## [Changes to the schema between versions of the Open Targets Platform](https://community.opentargets.org/t/changes-to-the-schema-between-versions-of-the-open-targets-platform/725)
**Author:** [@SirTarget](https://community.opentargets.org/u/SirTarget)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [8 August 2022 09:30 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/changes-to-the-schema-between-versions-of-the-open-targets-platform/725 "2022-08-08T09:30:58Z")
I have a question about the schemas of certain tables changing between versions of the database. For example, the structure of the ‘targets’ table has changed between versions 21.06 to 21.09 and 21.09 to 21.11. Is there… --- ## [What to expect for OpenTargets next update?](https://community.opentargets.org/t/what-to-expect-for-opentargets-next-update/639)
**Author:** [@Shicheng\_Guo](https://community.opentargets.org/u/Shicheng_Guo)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [30 May 2022 13:51 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/what-to-expect-for-opentargets-next-update/639 "2022-05-30T13:51:09Z")
Dear Team, While we are exited on the recent 22.05 update with so many fantastic functions Open Targets Platform 22.04 is out now!. I am wondering what we can expect for next update? I am wondering is there any roadmap … --- ## [Open Targets Platform 22.04 is out now!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-platform-22-04-is-out-now/555)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [29 April 2022 18:48 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-platform-22-04-is-out-now/555 "2022-04-29T18:48:06Z")
We have just released the latest data update to the Open Targets Platform — 22.04. Key highlights for this release: New datasource: gene burden analyses from Regeneron in the GWAS Catalog and the AstraZeneca PheWAS por… --- ## [Missing colocalisation data in latest Genetics Portal release](https://community.opentargets.org/t/missing-colocalisation-data-in-latest-genetics-portal-release/437)
**Author:** [@ahercules](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ahercules)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [27 April 2022 14:19 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/missing-colocalisation-data-in-latest-genetics-portal-release/437 "2022-04-27T14:19:02Z")
Hello Open Targets Community! :wave: One of our users has reported issues with the colocalisation data in our latest Genetics release (v6). Our team have reviewed the datasets and pipelines and we have identified the is… --- ## [Open Targets Platform 22.02 has been released!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-platform-22-02-has-been-released/476)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [1 March 2022 11:19 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-platform-22-02-has-been-released/476 "2022-03-01T11:19:43Z")
We have just released the latest data update to the Open Targets Platform — 22.02. Key highlights for this release: Gene2Phenotype has updated their terminology, in line with the terms established by the Gene Curation … --- ## [Open Targets COVID-19 Target Prioritisation Tool deprecation and archive notice](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-covid-19-target-prioritisation-tool-deprecation-and-archive-notice/430)
**Author:** [@ahercules](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ahercules)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [19 February 2022 17:29 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-covid-19-target-prioritisation-tool-deprecation-and-archive-notice/430 "2022-02-19T17:29:14Z")
Hello Open Targets Community! :wave: Just a quick note here that the Open Targets COVID-19 Target Prioritisation Tool will be deprecated in February 2022. Once deprecated, all pipeline and web interface codebases will b… --- ## [Pfizer has joined the Open Targets consortium!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/pfizer-has-joined-the-open-targets-consortium/452)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [14 February 2022 12:26 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/pfizer-has-joined-the-open-targets-consortium/452 "2022-02-14T12:26:22Z")
Open Targets announced this morning that Pfizer has joined the partnership. “Pfizer joining Open Targets as our next partner is a real external vote of confidence in the work we are doing,” says Ian Dunham, director … --- ## [Open Targets Platform 21.11 has been released!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-platform-21-11-has-been-released/413)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 November 2021 10:30 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/open-targets-platform-21-11-has-been-released/413 "2021-11-29T10:30:44Z")
We have just released the latest data update to the Open Targets Platform — 21.11. Key highlights for this release: This release integrates new evidence for target-disease associations from the Cancer Genome Interprete… --- ## [Genetics Portal v6.0 now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/genetics-portal-v6-0-now-live/408)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 November 2021 10:46 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/genetics-portal-v6-0-now-live/408 "2021-11-25T10:46:01Z")
We have just released an update to the Genetics portal — version 6! Key highlights for this release include: We have updated to the final version of GTEx — version 8 — which integrates additional RNA-sequencing sample… --- ## [Come and join us ... we're hiring a Technical Project Lead!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/come-and-join-us-were-hiring-a-technical-project-lead/388)
**Author:** [@ahercules](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ahercules)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [25 October 2021 12:20 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/come-and-join-us-were-hiring-a-technical-project-lead/388 "2021-10-25T12:20:03Z")
We’re looking for a Technical Project Lead to join our team at EMBL-EBI and work on the open-source pipelines and infrastructure that power the Open Targets Platform and the Open Targets Genetics Portal. This role is pe… --- ## [21.09 Platform Release now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-09-platform-release-now-live/364)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [4 October 2021 08:56 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/21-09-platform-release-now-live/364 "2021-10-04T08:56:44Z")
We have just released the latest data update to the Open Targets Platform — 21.09. Key highlights for this release: This release integrates tractability data for Proteolysis Targeting Chimeras (PROTACs), following the… --- ## [AlphaFold data now available on the Open Targets Platform!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/alphafold-data-now-available-on-the-open-targets-platform/309)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [12 August 2021 10:41 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/alphafold-data-now-available-on-the-open-targets-platform/309 "2021-08-12T10:41:56Z")
AlphaFold protein structure predictions can now be accessed in Open Targets Platform target profile pages. The structures can be viewed through Uniprot’s ProtVista viewer, which allows users to align binding domains and … --- ## [Genetics Portal v5.0 now live!](https://community.opentargets.org/t/genetics-portal-v5-0-now-live/245)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [29 July 2021 14:48 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/genetics-portal-v5-0-now-live/245 "2021-07-29T14:48:28Z")
In tandem with the latest release of the Open Targets Platform, we have released a new version of the Open Targets Genetics Portal — version 5! Key highlights for this release include: Integration of 2,781 endpoints fr… --- ## [Updated association files now available for download](https://community.opentargets.org/t/updated-association-files-now-available-for-download/281)
**Author:** [@ahercules](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ahercules)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [28 July 2021 12:02 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/updated-association-files-now-available-for-download/281 "2021-07-28T12:02:50Z")
:tada: Special announcement - 28th July 2021 :tada: We’re happy to announce that we have new associations datasets available for download and the scores in the datasets match the scores available in the web interface. Y… --- ## [Minor patch update released for our 21.04 release](https://community.opentargets.org/t/minor-patch-update-released-for-our-21-04-release/89)
**Author:** [@ahercules](https://community.opentargets.org/u/ahercules)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [19 May 2021 19:26 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/minor-patch-update-released-for-our-21-04-release/89 "2021-05-19T19:26:54Z")
Just a quick note for the Open Targets Community that earlier today, we pushed a minor patch update to our latest release (21.04). In this update, we resolved two evidence scoring bugs reported by users: The evidence … --- ## [Our Next-Generation Platform has been released! (21.04)](https://community.opentargets.org/t/our-next-generation-platform-has-been-released-21-04/73)
**Author:** [@hcornu](https://community.opentargets.org/u/hcornu)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [29 April 2021 15:26 UTC](https://community.opentargets.org/t/our-next-generation-platform-has-been-released-21-04/73 "2021-04-29T15:26:41Z")
The release of our next-generation Open Targets Platform is timed with our latest data release, considerably increasing the number of target-disease associations. We integrate 13,648,521 evidence strings to build 11,986… [Previous page](https://community.opentargets.org/c/news-and-announcements/5.md)