With a year of preparation and two years of thinking, on September 1st 2024 the Department of Bioinformatics, aka BiGCaT, merged with two other departments to form the Department of Translational Genomics (see also this LinkedIn announcement). This merger creates many new opportunities while it strenghtens our bioinformatics research. In fact, I will have more room to focus on the chemical roles in our more accurate understanding of biological processes. I am looking forward to the upcoming years!