The Platform

Advancing research, accessibility, and conservation

The Platform

Advancing research, accessibility, and conservation

The IBCC platform is a unified, cloud-based system that brings together Israel’s biodiversity data into one modern, modular, and multilayered infrastructure. The platform integrates taxonomic records, spatial GIS layers, and genetic, phenotypic, and environmental data into a single, synchronized environment.

By combining standardized data collection with advanced analytical and visualization tools, the platform enables cutting-edge research, supports conservation and policy decisions, and creates a shared, accessible workspace for scientists, agencies, and educators across Israel.

  • Microorganisms

    • Bacteria ~500 specimens
    • Viruses 50 specimens

  • Fungi

    • Fungi ~30,000 specimens

  • Plants

    • Vascular Plants ~1,050,000 specimens
    • Bryophytes ~5500 specimens
    • Algae ~5000 specimens

  • Invertebrates

    • Mollusca 300000 specimens
    • Annelida 60000 specimens
    • Arthropods –
Mandibulata 65000 specimens
    • Chelicerata 20000 specimens
    • Aquatic invertebrates 1000000 specimens

  • Vertebrates

    • Reptiles & amphibians 24000 specimens
    • Fish 20000 specimens
    • Aves 2500 specimens
    • Other vertebrates 8000 specimens

  • Genomic resources

    • Cryobank – tissues
& DNA 19000 specimens
    • Microbiome atlas 4000 specimens

  • Paleontology
& geology

    • Paleobotany 2500 specimens
    • Paleontology 200000 specimens
    • Archaeozoology 500000 specimens
    • Mineralogy TBD

Our Partners

Core Platform Components

Omics Component

Integrates multi-omics data for each species, including genome, metabolome, phenome, and microbiome information, enabling comprehensive biological insights.

Spatial Component

A GIS-based platform for exploring biological observations across space, allowing users to visualize species distributions, habitats, and ecological patterns.

Taxonomic Component

Provides access to consolidated taxonomic information for species observed in Israel or maintained in gene banks, national collections,
and accessible private collections.

Our Method

Integrated cloud platform for standardized biodiversity data acquisition,

curation, and multi-layer analysis