Japanese Informatics Firm Genomedia Sees SCRUM Cancer Project as Path to Wider Adoption

Oct 09, 2019

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NEW YORK —Cloud-based data management firm Genomedia said recently that its services will be used in the third stage of SCRUM, the Cancer Genome Screening Project for Individualized Medicine in Japan.

The six-year-old company, based in Tokyo, has been supporting SCRUM-Japan since the project commenced in 2015. By participating in the project, Genomedia hopes to improve its services while winning over new customers, according to CEO Tomoyuki Yamada.

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