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BC Platforms BC|RQUEST

Sep 13, 2017

BC Platforms has introduced BC|RQUEST, a system for analyzing and viewing aggregated genomic and clinical data from multiple biobanks. The platform will be available to members of the Open Biobank Research Enhancement Alliance (OBREA), which Basel, Switzerland-based BC Platforms created.

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