Share, Discover and Collaborate
for Better Science
Share, Discover
and Collaborate
for Better Science
The OpenIRIS Association delivers a non-profit, open platform designed to scale, streamline, and sustain scientific research infrastructure across research centers and universities, governed directly by its members.
The OpenIRIS Association delivers a non-profit, open platform designed to scale, streamline, and sustain scientific research infrastructure across research centers and universities, governed directly by its members.
Become a Member
Become a Member
Launch Platform
Launch Platform
Resource discovery is free for researchers worldwide.
Resource discovery is free for researchers worldwide.
The OpenIRIS Ecosystem
The OpenIRIS Ecosystem
A sustainable ecosystem combining a mission-driven association with a proven platform.
A sustainable ecosystem combining a mission-driven association with a proven platform.
Community-Governed
Community-Governed
Members share ideas, participate in working groups, and shape the platform's future.
Members share ideas, participate in working groups, and shape the platform's future.
Non-Profit Foundation
Non-Profit Foundation
All fees directly cover operations: hosting, development, third-party tooling, and support.
All fees directly cover operations: hosting, development, third-party tooling, and support.
Scalable and Affordable
Scalable and Affordable
Organization-wide membership offers flat-rate pricing with unlimited usage, no per-entity fees.
Organization-wide membership offers flat-rate pricing with unlimited usage, no per-entity fees.
Built by the Community, for the Community
Built by the Community,
for the Community
Shaped by its member organizations, used by researchers around the world.
Shaped by its member organizations, used by researchers around the world.
41
Organizations
8
Countries
100%
Member-Governed
1.4k+
Providers
19k+
Resources
65.5k+
Monthly Bookings
41
Organizations
8
Countries
100%
Member-Governed
65.5k+
Monthly Bookings
19k+
Resources
1.4k+
Providers
Core Platform Features
Core Platform Features
Functionality built to empower modern scientific workflows.
Functionality built to empower modern scientific workflows.
Unified Scheduling
Unified Scheduling
Centralize resource booking with granular access permissions and booking restrictions.
Centralize resource booking with granular access permissions and booking restrictions.
Service Automation
Service Automation
Streamline service requests, manage project milestones, and coordinate scientific deliverables.
Streamline service requests, manage project milestones, and coordinate scientific deliverables.
Billing and Analytics
Billing and Analytics
Automate charging with dynamic pricing and track detailed core infrastructure usage statistics.
Automate charging with dynamic pricing and track detailed core infrastructure usage statistics.
Built for Every Scale
Built for Every Scale
Supporting diverse operational needs across any organization.
Supporting diverse operational needs across any organization.
Organizational Scale
Organizational Scale
From single labs to alliances
From single labs to alliances
Single laboratories
Single laboratories
Core facilities
Core facilities
Entire universities
Entire universities
Regional & national alliances
Regional & national alliances
Functional Scope
Functional Scope
From catalog to automation
From catalog to automation
Resource discovery catalog
Resource discovery catalog
Scheduling & service requests
Scheduling & service requests
Cost recovery & exports
Cost recovery & exports
Project & milestone management
Project & milestone management
Resource Versatility
Resource Versatility
Beyond scientific equipment
Beyond scientific equipment
Scientific instruments
Scientific instruments
Facility services
Facility services
Shared assets (e.g. rooms)
Shared assets (e.g. rooms)
Admin workflows
Admin workflows
Research Data Management
Research Data Management
Supporting RDM is an active area of development. We are laying the groundwork to better connect resource usage data with broader research data ecosystems.
Supporting RDM is an active area of development. We are laying the groundwork to better connect resource usage data with broader research data ecosystems.
Frequently Asked Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Everything you need to know about evaluating and adopting openiris.io for your organization.
Everything you need to know about evaluating and adopting openiris.io for your organization.
What is OpenIRIS?
Who owns the software and codebase?
What is OpenIRIS?
Who owns the software and codebase?
Is resource discovery free for researchers?
How does an organization join or get started?
Is resource discovery free for researchers?
How does an organization join or get started?
How is the platform funded, and are there usage fees?
How is platform data secured and hosted?
How is the platform funded, and are there usage fees?
How is platform data secured and hosted?
Membership Levels
Membership Levels
Select a level that matches your organization’s capacity and desire to sustain open research infrastructure.
Select a level that matches your organization’s capacity and desire to sustain open research infrastructure.
Light
Light
CHF 7,500
CHF 7,500
/ year
/ year
Unlimited platform usage
Unlimited platform usage
Complete platform features
Complete platform features
Participate in working groups
Participate in working groups
Standard
Standard
CHF 10,000
CHF 10,000
/ year
/ year
Everything in Light
Everything in Light
1 strategic vote
1 strategic vote
Influence roadmap prioritization
Influence roadmap prioritization
Plus
Plus
CHF 15,000
CHF 15,000
/ year
/ year
Everything in Standard
Everything in Standard
2 strategic votes in total
2 strategic votes in total
Eligibility for presidency
Eligibility for presidency
Bring openiris.io to your organization.
Bring openiris.io to your organization.
Request a personalized demo or start a trial to see
how openiris.io fits into your organization's infrastructure.
Request a personalized demo or start a trial to see
how openiris.io fits into your organization's infrastructure.
Request Demo
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