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A Year of Milestones 🌍 Together with our community we have: • Added mpox (Dec 2024) + RSV & HMPV (May 2025) • Received direct uploads from 5 continents - incl. more mpox in 2025 than other databases • Rolled out major software updates & new analysis integrations 2/10

We’ve also: • Enabled rapid public-health use while protecting publication rights via Restricted-Use sharing • Presented at WHO IPSN events, major conferences & workshops • Featured in Lancet Microbe, Science, Nature, and national media 3/10

And… 🏆 We received the 2024 Swiss National Open Research Data Prize for our commitment to openness & community governance – all while being powered largely by volunteer effort! 4/10