The Bielefeld Institute for Bioinformatics Infrastructure (BIBI) is an interdisciplinary academic department under the responsibility of the Faculty of Technology at Bielefeld University. The institute covers research and service aspects to handle big data in the life sciences. It is related to the BMBF-funded "German Network for Bioinformatics Infrastructure" (de.NBI), which has been establishing a national bioinformatics infrastructure since 2015. The coordination and administration offices of de.NBI and ELIXIR Germany are based in the Center for Biotechnology (CeBiTec) of Bielefeld University.