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DDN Storage/Parabricks Genomic Analysis Platform

May 16, 2018

DataDirect Networks (DDN Storage) and Parabricks announced the availability of a jointly integrated technology platform that massively accelerates human genome analysis. The platform DDN's high-performance Parallel Flash Data Platforms and Parabricks' DNA Bricks application to deliver a "unified genomics analysis infrastructure that provides performance, simplicity, and flexibility for end users, the companies said. The new GPU and storage solution can analyze 1,500 genomes a week, accelerating precision medicine workflows by 100x, the companies said. For example, they noted that the platform can take an industry-standard pipeline, like GATK4, and shrink run time from more than 30 hours down to mere minutes.

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