Phil Ewels
@ewels.bsky.social
🧬 Scientist (bioinformatics / genomics), 🧑🏻💻 software developer, 🪴 community builder.
Product Manager for open source @seqera.io
Product Manager for open source @seqera.io
New blog post + new project is live! 🎉 Been building with #NodeRED since the summer and really enjoyed it. You can really interact with / automate *anything*.
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Visual workflow automation made simple!🎉 Introducing the #NodeRED integration for Seqera that lets researchers automate their bioinformatics workflows using a visual drag-and-drop interface - no coding or IT support required. 5,000+ integrations!🧵
November 25, 2025 at 3:29 PM
New blog post + new project is live! 🎉 Been building with #NodeRED since the summer and really enjoyed it. You can really interact with / automate *anything*.
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Check out the thread below and associated blog post and give it a go. I even made tutorial videos, so no excuses!
Reposted by Phil Ewels
💡A simple idea emerged from the frustration of manually parsing countless bioinformatics tool outputs.📊 That idea became MultiQC, and today we're celebrating 10 years of transforming global bioinformatics🌎
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
November 19, 2025 at 9:20 AM
💡A simple idea emerged from the frustration of manually parsing countless bioinformatics tool outputs.📊 That idea became MultiQC, and today we're celebrating 10 years of transforming global bioinformatics🌎
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
📗Read the highlights blog by @seqera.io: hubs.la/Q03TXC_N0
New open source package alert! 🔔 ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
New open source package alert! 🔔 ewels.github.io/mkdocs-quiz/
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
A #MkDocs plugin to create interactive quizzes directly in your markdown:
What's the best static site generator?
- [x] mkdocs
- [ ] Jekyll
- [ ] Sphinx
You've come to the right place!
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Hear from Evan Floden and 50+ more speakers.📹 All the talks from the global #NextflowSummit 2025 are now available to watch on-demand:
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
Virtual Nextflow Summit 2025
hubs.la
November 10, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Hear from Evan Floden and 50+ more speakers.📹 All the talks from the global #NextflowSummit 2025 are now available to watch on-demand:
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
hubs.la/Q03SlY690
Running with data on AWS s3? Update to the latest version of @nextflow.io (25.10) and get some pretty tasty performance improvements for free 🤩
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
November 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Running with data on AWS s3? Update to the latest version of @nextflow.io (25.10) and get some pretty tasty performance improvements for free 🤩
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
These kind of "under the hood" improvements can often go unnoticed, but it's this work that makes #Nextflow capable of powering huge analysis workflows 💪🏻
The new managed @seqera.io #compute is officialy live!
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
🚀 The power of community-driven innovation in bioinformatics! At the #NextflowSummit, @evanfloden.bsky.social highlighted how every major advancement in @nextflow.io io has come from the community. 🌍 From pipelines to plugins, your contributions are fueling a flywheel of scientific progress
November 3, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The new managed @seqera.io #compute is officialy live!
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
For a #NextflowSummit that focussed on accessibility, this is a great addition 🚀 ☁️
What a phenomenal few days. Thank you to everyone who took part! I had a fantastic time, hope you all did too!
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
🤝 What an amazing @nf-co.re hackathon at #NextflowSummit Barcelona 2025! The community came together to advance open science and push bioinformatics innovation forward. Incredible collaboration and creativity on display! ✨Until next time!
October 30, 2025 at 9:06 PM
What a phenomenal few days. Thank you to everyone who took part! I had a fantastic time, hope you all did too!
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
Share your photos with #NextflowSummit hashtag - it's great fun seeing other people's experiences 🤩
Reposted by Phil Ewels
From Workflows to People 👭 Check out the latest blog post by Nextflow Ambassador Lara Ianov on building community through #Nextflow and @nf-co.re at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)! 👏
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
October 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
From Workflows to People 👭 Check out the latest blog post by Nextflow Ambassador Lara Ianov on building community through #Nextflow and @nf-co.re at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB)! 👏
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
📚 Read now: hubs.la/Q03QVt8X0
Let's go! Great energy at the @nf-co.re hackathon so far 👩🏻💻
Welcome to the @nf-co.re Hackathon in Barcelona!🙌 All experience levels joining forces for collaborative pipeline development, community connection, and plenty of fun along the way. Let the coding and collaboration begin! #NextflowSummit
October 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Let's go! Great energy at the @nf-co.re hackathon so far 👩🏻💻
Reposted by Phil Ewels
New blog post alert! A personal retrospective on reaching a decade of development for @multiqc.info 😊
🎉 Celebrating 10 years of @multiqc.info! 📊 The numbers speak volumes:
🔹 Support for ~170 bioinformatics tools
🔹 1 run every 3 seconds (25k+ daily runs)
🔹 From single contributor to 235 contributors
🔹 7000+ journal citations (~8-9 per day)
📚 Discover a timeline of innovation:
hubs.ly/Q03PsbTP0
🔹 Support for ~170 bioinformatics tools
🔹 1 run every 3 seconds (25k+ daily runs)
🔹 From single contributor to 235 contributors
🔹 7000+ journal citations (~8-9 per day)
📚 Discover a timeline of innovation:
hubs.ly/Q03PsbTP0
October 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM
New blog post alert! A personal retrospective on reaching a decade of development for @multiqc.info 😊
Reposted by Phil Ewels
What an incredible first day at the Virtual #NextflowSummit 2025! 🌍The global Nextflow community came together to share cutting-edge developments, practical insights, and inspiring use cases across three dynamic tracks. More to come tomorrow!🌇
October 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What an incredible first day at the Virtual #NextflowSummit 2025! 🌍The global Nextflow community came together to share cutting-edge developments, practical insights, and inspiring use cases across three dynamic tracks. More to come tomorrow!🌇
Did you catch the #NextflowSummit keynote from @evanfloden.bsky.social earlier today? There were a *lot* of product announcements for @seqera.io #platform 🆕🎉
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Major product updates now available at Seqera!🚀 We're excited to share the latest innovations spanning AI integrations, expanded data connections, GxP-aligned bioinformatics, and more! 📚 Learn more: hubs.ly/Q03PQHwB0
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Did you catch the #NextflowSummit keynote from @evanfloden.bsky.social earlier today? There were a *lot* of product announcements for @seqera.io #platform 🆕🎉
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Check out a summary below.. 🧵
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Let the countdown begin! The #NextflowSummit by @seqera.io kicks off in just over 24 hours! 🎉
🌏 Join 1300+ global participants to shape the future of biotech R&D. Register now: hubs.la/Q03PFv9w0
🌏 Join 1300+ global participants to shape the future of biotech R&D. Register now: hubs.la/Q03PFv9w0
October 22, 2025 at 9:32 AM
Let the countdown begin! The #NextflowSummit by @seqera.io kicks off in just over 24 hours! 🎉
🌏 Join 1300+ global participants to shape the future of biotech R&D. Register now: hubs.la/Q03PFv9w0
🌏 Join 1300+ global participants to shape the future of biotech R&D. Register now: hubs.la/Q03PFv9w0
And I'm off! Leaving a rather damp but colourful Stockholm 🇸🇪 to head to a hopefully sunnier Barcelona 🇪🇸
It's #NextflowSummit time! 🎉
It's #NextflowSummit time! 🎉
October 22, 2025 at 6:46 AM
And I'm off! Leaving a rather damp but colourful Stockholm 🇸🇪 to head to a hopefully sunnier Barcelona 🇪🇸
It's #NextflowSummit time! 🎉
It's #NextflowSummit time! 🎉
Let's goooo! The #NextflowSummit is free and online, with on-demand catch up. Join us for the latest and greatest developments in the @nextflow.io and @nf-co.re universe! 🪐✨
🎉 #NextflowSummit is this week! Huge thanks to our sponsors
@awscloud.bsky.social, ZS, Quilt, @bigomics.bsky.social, @seqera.io, @fulcrumgenomics.com, and Databricks for supporting open science & accelerating bioinformatics innovation 🙏
🔗 Register to attend: hubs.la/Q03PkWjQ0
@awscloud.bsky.social, ZS, Quilt, @bigomics.bsky.social, @seqera.io, @fulcrumgenomics.com, and Databricks for supporting open science & accelerating bioinformatics innovation 🙏
🔗 Register to attend: hubs.la/Q03PkWjQ0
October 22, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Let's goooo! The #NextflowSummit is free and online, with on-demand catch up. Join us for the latest and greatest developments in the @nextflow.io and @nf-co.re universe! 🪐✨
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Missed out on @nextflow.io Training place in Barcelona?🎓 Don't worry, we've got you covered. Check out our upcoming in-person and online trainings below ⬇️
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Missed out on @nextflow.io Training place in Barcelona?🎓 Don't worry, we've got you covered. Check out our upcoming in-person and online trainings below ⬇️
Coming back to some code I started writing over the summer. I've totally forgotten what architecture I chose and why, and even how to build it 😅
Thankfully #claude came to my aid - running `/init` (in a subdirectory this time) is such a good way to get a quick overview of code. Even my own code 🤣
Thankfully #claude came to my aid - running `/init` (in a subdirectory this time) is such a good way to get a quick overview of code. Even my own code 🤣
a blue fish is floating in a bathtub with the words did i forget again below it .
ALT: a blue fish is floating in a bathtub with the words did i forget again below it .
media.tenor.com
October 14, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Coming back to some code I started writing over the summer. I've totally forgotten what architecture I chose and why, and even how to build it 😅
Thankfully #claude came to my aid - running `/init` (in a subdirectory this time) is such a good way to get a quick overview of code. Even my own code 🤣
Thankfully #claude came to my aid - running `/init` (in a subdirectory this time) is such a good way to get a quick overview of code. Even my own code 🤣
Are you all in on the AI revolution? @seqera.io now has an MCP! 🤖
You can integrate Platform, with all of your @nextflow.io run history, logs and data, right into your LLM of choice.
With MCP clients blossoming for all kinds of services, this allows for some seriously powerful agentic systems 💪
You can integrate Platform, with all of your @nextflow.io run history, logs and data, right into your LLM of choice.
With MCP clients blossoming for all kinds of services, this allows for some seriously powerful agentic systems 💪
🚀 Seqera MCP: Your AI-Powered Control Center
Fully integrated with Seqera SSO, you can now manage your computational workflows directly through your preferred AI tools—Claude AI, VS Code Copilot, Cursor—without switching interfaces
📚Learn more: hubs.la/Q03MXy6Z0
💻Try it now: hubs.la/Q03MXz5n0
Fully integrated with Seqera SSO, you can now manage your computational workflows directly through your preferred AI tools—Claude AI, VS Code Copilot, Cursor—without switching interfaces
📚Learn more: hubs.la/Q03MXy6Z0
💻Try it now: hubs.la/Q03MXz5n0
October 9, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Are you all in on the AI revolution? @seqera.io now has an MCP! 🤖
You can integrate Platform, with all of your @nextflow.io run history, logs and data, right into your LLM of choice.
With MCP clients blossoming for all kinds of services, this allows for some seriously powerful agentic systems 💪
You can integrate Platform, with all of your @nextflow.io run history, logs and data, right into your LLM of choice.
With MCP clients blossoming for all kinds of services, this allows for some seriously powerful agentic systems 💪
It's out! The latest and greatest #NextflowSummit agenda 🎉
This time the event is free and online, so no excuses not to register and join to hear the latest and greatest @nextflow.io updates from the community 🤗
This time the event is free and online, so no excuses not to register and join to hear the latest and greatest @nextflow.io updates from the community 🤗
📢 The agenda for the Virtual #NextflowSummit is here! 50+ talks across 6 tracks from researchers, developers & industry leaders driving bioinformatics forward.
💻 Explore the agenda: hubs.la/Q03MyKkP0
🎫 Register for free: hubs.la/Q03MyKh40
💻 Explore the agenda: hubs.la/Q03MyKkP0
🎫 Register for free: hubs.la/Q03MyKh40
October 7, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It's out! The latest and greatest #NextflowSummit agenda 🎉
This time the event is free and online, so no excuses not to register and join to hear the latest and greatest @nextflow.io updates from the community 🤗
This time the event is free and online, so no excuses not to register and join to hear the latest and greatest @nextflow.io updates from the community 🤗
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Seems I'm not good at Bactopia v4 progress updates!
Since my last update:
- Nextflow v25+ compatible
- Converted to nf-test
- nf-bactopia plugin released
If you are interesting in testing (very much appreciated!), I now have a dev build available here: github.com/bactopia/bac...
Since my last update:
- Nextflow v25+ compatible
- Converted to nf-test
- nf-bactopia plugin released
If you are interesting in testing (very much appreciated!), I now have a dev build available here: github.com/bactopia/bac...
Bactopia v4 - Overview & Help Wanted · Issue #628 · bactopia/bactopia
Bactopia v4 Yo! Well, it is about that time! I am planning to release version 4 of Bactopia in the near future. With this version, Bactopia will introduce new and exciting things, but at the same t...
github.com
October 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Seems I'm not good at Bactopia v4 progress updates!
Since my last update:
- Nextflow v25+ compatible
- Converted to nf-test
- nf-bactopia plugin released
If you are interesting in testing (very much appreciated!), I now have a dev build available here: github.com/bactopia/bac...
Since my last update:
- Nextflow v25+ compatible
- Converted to nf-test
- nf-bactopia plugin released
If you are interesting in testing (very much appreciated!), I now have a dev build available here: github.com/bactopia/bac...
Really nice summary by @angelp.bsky.social and @boofla.bsky.social about the work we've been doing to support #arm64 builds for #bioconda and #Nextflow over at @nf-co.re and @seqera.io
It feels like we're nearing the tipping point, what's not to love about greener more efficient computation? 🌱🍏
It feels like we're nearing the tipping point, what's not to love about greener more efficient computation? 🌱🍏
Tech Shorts is back. And appropriately. we're talking abnout how the tech we all help to create is supporting big positive changes in life sciences research.
It's seriously nice to be back. Let's get nerdy.
youtu.be/O7Ai5FLqG2s
It's seriously nice to be back. Let's get nerdy.
youtu.be/O7Ai5FLqG2s
arm64 is about to change life sciences ... dramatically
After a long break to recover from vision loss caused by my immune system, Tech Shorts returns.
Appropriately, we're focusing on how cutting-edge compute can drive breakthroughs in life sciences.…
youtu.be
October 2, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Really nice summary by @angelp.bsky.social and @boofla.bsky.social about the work we've been doing to support #arm64 builds for #bioconda and #Nextflow over at @nf-co.re and @seqera.io
It feels like we're nearing the tipping point, what's not to love about greener more efficient computation? 🌱🍏
It feels like we're nearing the tipping point, what's not to love about greener more efficient computation? 🌱🍏
Exhausted but happy after a very productive week at @scilifelab.se for the @nf-co.re core / steering team retreat 🇸🇪😴 Huge thank you to everyone involved! 🙏🏻
We got loads done! Blog post recap coming soon..
We got loads done! Blog post recap coming soon..
September 26, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Exhausted but happy after a very productive week at @scilifelab.se for the @nf-co.re core / steering team retreat 🇸🇪😴 Huge thank you to everyone involved! 🙏🏻
We got loads done! Blog post recap coming soon..
We got loads done! Blog post recap coming soon..
Reposted by Phil Ewels
Join 700+ global participants on Oct 23-24 for the #NextflowSummit by @seqera.io🌍
💡 Get ready for two days of insights from industry leaders, including 50+ speakers and tracks spanning AI, infrastructure & scientific development!
Register now: hubs.la/Q03KL90Y0
👀Agenda coming soon!
💡 Get ready for two days of insights from industry leaders, including 50+ speakers and tracks spanning AI, infrastructure & scientific development!
Register now: hubs.la/Q03KL90Y0
👀Agenda coming soon!
September 24, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Join 700+ global participants on Oct 23-24 for the #NextflowSummit by @seqera.io🌍
💡 Get ready for two days of insights from industry leaders, including 50+ speakers and tracks spanning AI, infrastructure & scientific development!
Register now: hubs.la/Q03KL90Y0
👀Agenda coming soon!
💡 Get ready for two days of insights from industry leaders, including 50+ speakers and tracks spanning AI, infrastructure & scientific development!
Register now: hubs.la/Q03KL90Y0
👀Agenda coming soon!
Don't leave it any later - come and join the @nf-co.re #hackathon in Barcelona! 🇪🇸 👩🏻💻 🍏
They're brilliant fun and a great way to meet people. There are still tickets left, but they're going fast.. 🎟
They're brilliant fun and a great way to meet people. There are still tickets left, but they're going fast.. 🎟
September 17, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Don't leave it any later - come and join the @nf-co.re #hackathon in Barcelona! 🇪🇸 👩🏻💻 🍏
They're brilliant fun and a great way to meet people. There are still tickets left, but they're going fast.. 🎟
They're brilliant fun and a great way to meet people. There are still tickets left, but they're going fast.. 🎟