By employing distributed computational resources and a novel algorithm, the VariantSpark technology is able to process a trillion data points in 15 hours.
UK Biobank hopes cloud-based analytics tools will streamline WGS analysis and open the database to researchers who don't otherwise have access to bioinformatics infrastructure.
BlackRock, the world's largest investment manager, led the round, joined by new investors Deerfield Management and Moore Strategic Ventures as well as existing investors.
Based in Boston with operations in Ireland and Iceland, the reorganized company is supporting COVID-19 testing and population genomics as it sheds its China division.
Researchers from startup Duality Technologies and Dana-Farber have demonstrated the efficacy and speed of a highly secure technique for analyzing encrypted genomic data.
In Phase 2 pilots, four healthcare organizations helped HL7 refine its FHIR Genomics specification but uncovered many remaining hurdles to true interoperability.
