Not only are we, the Swiss Biotech Association, celebrating our 20th anniversary (visibly on 3 May at the Swiss Biotech Day), also the SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics can look back on 20 years of service to life sciences and health. The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics was formed on 30 March 1998 thanks to the support from the Confederation, which recognized the promising future of this new discipline, at the crossroads of biology and information technology. The Institute is now celebrating its 20th anniversary - an opportunity to take stock of two decades of discoveries and future challenges in areas such as medicine. Read the SIB's press release in English, French or German, or visit the SIB jubilee website.