title: Dissemination of metabolomics results: role of MetaboLights and COSMOS.
abstract: With ever-increasing amounts of metabolomics data produced each year, there is an even greater need to disseminate data and knowledge produced in a standard and reproducible way. To assist with this a general purpose, open source metabolomics repository, MetaboLights, was launched in 2012. To promote a community standard, initially culminated as metabolomics standards initiative (MSI), COordination of Standards in MetabOlomicS (COSMOS) was introduced. COSMOS aims to link life science e-infrastructures within the worldwide metabolomics community as well as develop and maintain open source exchange formats for raw and processed data, ensuring better flow of metabolomics information.
authors.affiliation: European Bioinformatics Institute, Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridgeshire CB10 1SD, UK. reza@ebi.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Reza M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Salek
authors.forename: Kenneth
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Haug
authors.forename: Christoph
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Steinbeck