DNAstack
DNAstack Launched for Google Cloud Genomics
This week DNAstack, a Toronto-based genomic software company, launched its Google Cloud platform to accelerate genetic disease research and precision medicine.
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Canadian Research Group Announces C$700K in Funding for New Initiatives Program
Members of the International Canadian Data Sharing Initiative (Can-SHARE) have announced the recipients of C$700,000 ($522,000) in funding under their New Initiatives program.
DNAstack Building Business on Genomic Data Sharing Networks Based on Open Standards
Genomics software startup DNAstack this week unveiled its first product, a cloud-based platform that provides tools to help genetics researchers share and analyze biomedical data in the Google cloud.
A Federated Ecosystem for Sharing Genomic, Clinical Data
Early data-sharing efforts have led to improved variant interpretation and development of treatments for rare diseases and some cancer types.
GA4GH Presents Vision, Model for Genomic and Clinical Data Sharing
In today’s Science, the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) calls for a federated data ecosystem for sharing genomic and clinical data.
Canadian Genomic Data-Sharing Program Lands C$3.3M
The Can-Share program seeks to build policies and data tools to share data among Canadian research institutions and with international partners.
New Pan-Canadian Program to Accelerate Data Sharing in Biomedical Research and Patient Care
Genome Canada and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) today announced a $3.3 million investment in Can-SHARE – a pan-Canadian program that will enable innovation in the use of genomic data for health care for patients in Canada and worldwide.
Beacon Project Cracks the Door for Genomic Data Sharing
Through its Data Working Group, GA4GH wants to replace many existing standards, conventions, and file formats with new ones that will scale to searching through genomes at the level of whole populations ― and, crucially, make it easier for separate organizations to share data.
DNAstack Tackles Massive, Complex DNA Datasets with Google Genomics
The DNAstack platform is built on Google Genomics and Google Cloud Platform, giving researchers fast, easy, and more secure access to genomics data for analysis and sharing.
10 Breakthrough Technologies: Internet of DNA
In February MIT Technology Review chose their 10 Breakthrough Technologies of 2015—here’s how they have advanced since.
Geneticists Begin Tests of an Internet for DNA
A coalition of geneticists and computer programmers calling itself the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health is developing protocols for exchanging DNA information across the Internet.
These Six Great Neuroscience Ideas Could Make the Leap from Lab to Market
Research labs across Ontario are full of ingenious – and even life-saving – inventions.