The "Bioinformatics Portuguese League" (Liga Portuguesa de Bioinformática - LPB) is a national contest on the scope of Bioinformatics and Computational Biology. The LPB has been created for higher education students with interest in those areas of knowledge and the national Bioinformatics community. It promotes and benefits the integration of future researchers and professionals on Bioinformatics and encourages active learning and improvement of skills in that field.