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DNAnexus Apollo

Oct 16, 2018

DNAnexus has released its DNAnexus Apollo platform for clinico-genomic data science exploration, analysis, and discovery. The platform provides a scalable cloud environment, flexible data models, as well as intuitive analysis and visualization tools for research and development teams. According to DNAnexus, pharmaceutical research and development teams can use the platform in their translational informatics research to quickly tests hypotheses and learn more about the mechanisms of action, biomarkers and targets. 

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