Hey everyone! 
Episode 52 of the The Nextflow Podcast is here! 
In this episode, I’m joined by Ziad Al Bkhetan and Steven Manos from the Australian BioCommons to explore how they’re building national bioinformatics infrastructure across Australia using Nextflow and Seqera Platform.
This is a fascinating look at scaling workflow technologies at a national level, covering:
- How BioCommons emerged as Australia’s national bioinformatics infrastructure
- Their Seqera Platform deployment supporting 90+ users across 18+ institutions
- Success stories including the nf-core/proteinfold collaboration
- Hybrid compute setups spanning local HPC and cloud infrastructure
- Australia’s growing role in the global Nextflow community
- Practical advice for other countries building similar services
Some great highlights include their work converting research workflows from fragile scripts to robust Nextflow pipelines, supporting diverse research communities from structural biology to phylogenetics, and Australia’s first participation in the March 2025 nf-core hackathon with a dedicated Sydney hub!
Show notes, transcript, links and more:
Helpful resources:
- Australian BioCommons: https://biocommons.org.au
- Next BioCommons Nextflow Workshop (July 22-23, 2025)
- New APAC nf-core office hours
- nf-core/proteinfold
- AusARG
The episode is available now on YouTube, Spotify, and all other podcast platforms! 
Join in the conversation below - especially if you’re working on similar national infrastructure initiatives or have questions about scaling Nextflow across large organizations.
