The NFDI BioMed Interest Group met Dec 2–4 at ZB MED Cologne to advance collaboration toward . Representatives from @ghga@genomic.social, @nfdi4bioimage@nfdi.social, @nfdi4health@nfdi.social, @nfdi4immuno@nfdi.social & NFDI4Microbiota aligned on shared services, joint outreach, and metadata needs strengthening the path to a unified