Metadata Collector: An Open-Source Platform for Standardized Metadata Management in Multi Centre Sequencing Projects (opens in new tab)

Background: Next-generation sequencing (NGS) projects generate increasingly complex metadata that are critical for reproducibility, interoperability, and compliance with FAIR principles. Nevertheless, metadata curation in multi-institutional settings often still relies on spreadsheets, manual data entry and curation, as well as non-standardized terminology. These practices frequently result in incomplete or inconsistent annotations, hinder metadata sharing, and delay submission to public repo...