Galaxy

Galaxy is an open, web-based platform for accessible, reproducible, and transparent computational life science research. The Norwegian instance, hosted at usegalaxy.no, is maintained by ELIXIR Norway and is intended for researchers across both academia and industry who need to perform complex bioinformatics analyses without requiring local compute infrastructure or programming skills.

The platform provides nearly 2000 bioinformatics tools alongside pre-built workflows, covering a broad range of omics disciplines. All analyses run on shared ELIXIR Norway infrastructure, removing dependency on local hardware.

Key Features

• No-code interface: analyses are run through a graphical web interface, requiring no programming or command-line experience
• Tool coverage: close to 2000 tools spanning genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, and additional domains
• Pre-built workflows: reusable analysis pipelines are available to support reproducibility across experiments and among collaborators
• Provenance tracking: every analysis step is recorded with full provenance, making results transparent and shareable
• Collaborative sharing: datasets, workflows, and results can be shared directly with collaborators within the platform
• Scalable compute: analyses execute on ELIXIR Norway infrastructure, independent of local hardware limitations

Access and Getting Started

• Academic users: can log in via FEIDE if their institution is connected to the NeLS portal
• Industry and international collaborators: can apply for a NeLS ID to gain access; extensive industrial use is charged based on CPU hours
• Accounts can be created at usegalaxy.no to begin running analyses

Galaxy at usegalaxy.no is part of the ELIXIR Norway service portfolio and integrates with the NeLS (Norwegian e-Infrastructure for Life Sciences) portal for authentication and access management.