OBO Foundry

The OBO Foundry is an organization that develops and maintains a collection of standardized, high-quality biological ontologies—structured vocabularies that describe various biological concepts and data. Its goal is to promote consistency and interoperability across biological and biomedical research by ensuring these vocabularies follow shared principles. This allows scientists and researchers to integrate and analyze data more effectively, facilitating better understanding and discovery in biology and medicine. Essentially, the OBO Foundry helps create a unified language for describing biological information, making it easier to share, compare, and interpret complex biological data.