This week we’re pleased to announce the launch of our specialized platform-as-a-service (PaaS) for the next-generation sequencing-based diagnostics market.
What does that mean? With this service, we are focusing specifically on clinical enterprises that want to eliminate the common costs and challenges associated with building clinically compliant pipelines for next-generation sequencing data analysis.
As demand for genomic data in the clinic ramps up, diagnostics companies that have traditionally used on-premise solutions are facing increasing challenges to scale their resources while meeting HIPAA and other regulatory requirements.
Clinical testing labs that are reconsidering those on-premise data centers need more than just a cloud provider; they also need a partner with expertise in genomics and bioinformatics to help build reliable, robust pipelines. That’s where we come in: with this PaaS, DNAnexus offers all of our usual rock-solid cloud computing along with access to our team of expert scientists and engineers who know this field inside and out.
Through our PaaS, clinical testing labs will be able to scale up their enterprise infrastructures for analyzing and managing DNA data. We provide a configurable API-based platform that allows users to move their analysis pipelines into the cloud, where they can utilize their own algorithms as well as industry-recognized tools and resources to create customized workflows in a secure and compliant environment.
One of our early clinical adopters, cancer researcher Boris Bastian from the University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine, said in a statement: “Working with the DNAnexus team has been invaluable for us as we deploy our data analysis pipeline to the cloud and work toward a production-grade clinical test. The DNAnexus platform is well-suited for rapid pipeline development and enterprise-readiness. We have relied heavily on their expertise in cloud-based solutions and benefited from their experience in managing data in a clinically appropriate manner.”
As part of this offering, we have ensured that our platform meets HIPAA, CLIA, and many other regulatory requirements for users working with sensitive medical information.