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title: A Look Back at 2015 - Inside DNAnexus
description: Before we officially welcome in the New Year, we can’t help but sit back and reflect on some of last year’s highlights.   2015 was a great year, not only for us, but also for the genomics sector, with revolutionary debuts from Illumina’s HiSeq X Ten launch, PacBio’s announcement of the SEQUEL and great strides accelerating Precision Medicine.… Read more A Look Back at 2015
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# [A Look Back at 2015 - Inside DNAnexus](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2016-01-14-a-look-back-at-2015)

 Written by [Frances Liu](https://blog.dnanexus.com/author/frances-liu) | Jan 14, 2016 1:27:50 PM

Before we officially welcome in the New Year, we can’t help but sit back and reflect on some of last year’s highlights.   2015 was a great year, not only for us, but also for the genomics sector, with revolutionary debuts from Illumina’s HiSeq X Ten launch, PacBio’s announcement of the SEQUEL and great strides accelerating Precision Medicine.

Here’s a quick round up of notable moments for DNAnexus in 2015.

- JANUARY: DNAnexus supports Natera’s [NIPT portfolio globally](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-07-30-nateras-genetic-testing-to-scale-with-dnanexus?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog). Our Chief Medical Officer, David Shaywitz, [visits the White House](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-02-02-obamas-precision-medicine-initiative-dnanexus-is-there?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog).
- FEBRUARY: The Garvan Institute expands into [global genomic sequencing services](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150223005159/en/DNAnexus-Platform-Powers-Garvan-Institutes-Move-Provide#.VO9yz5PF_Fk).
- MARCH: DNAnexus [sets record for fastest human genome assembly](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150302005331/en/DNAnexus-Enables-Seamless-Assembly-PacBio-Data-J.#.VPS861PF-yM) with FALCON, completed in in <21 hours, and Intermountain deploys their [clinical cancer genomics test on the cloud](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-06-16-precision-medicine-improves-survival-without-increasing-costs?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog).
- APRIL: DNAnexus partners with WuXi NextCODE to bring  [cloud-based genomics to China](http://www.marketwatch.com/story/big-data-and-genomics-meet-the-cloud-the-first-unified-global-platform-for-precision-medicine-2015-04-22).
- MAY:  Regeneron on track to sequence [100,000 exomes](http://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-precisionmedicine-insight-idUSKBN0NY0AX20150513) by year end.
- JUNE: DNAnexus supports data management and genomic analysis for a [global research consortium](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150630005478/en/DNAnexus-Cloud-Genomics-Platform-Support-Data-Management). DNAnexus powers [research and analysis of rice genomes](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150605005073/en/DNAnexus-Powers-Research-Analysis-Rice-Genomes-Feed#.VXIQaFxVhBc) to help feed the world’s population and supports [Ebola research](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150618006054/en/DNAnexus-Works-Broad-Institute-Support-Ebola-Research#.VYMnfBNVhBd) in the cloud.
- JULY:  DNAnexus named in [MIT Technology Review’s 50 Smartest Companies](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-07-01-dnanexus-honored-in-mit-technology-reviews-50-smartest-companies-of-2015?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog).
- AUGUST: DNAnexus selected by the FDA as the contractor to [build precisionFDA](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150805006334/en/DNAnexus-Deliver-precisionFDA). DNAnexus supports [both projects selected by California Precision Medicine Initiative](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-08-03-using-genomics-to-improve-patient-care-dnanexus-to-support-both-projects-selected-by-california-precision-medicine-initiative/?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog).  CareDX adopts DNAnexus for [company-wide clinical and R&D activities](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-08-06-caredx-dnanexus-collaborate-on-cloud-based-genomics-platform-for-cfdna-testing-in-organ-transplantation?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog).
- OCTOBER: BioNano and DNAnexus collaborate to [expand access to next-generation mapping](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151005005475/en/DNAnexus-BioNano-Genomics-Collaborate-Expand-Access-Next-Generation). Collaboration with QIAGEN to [integrate Ingenuity Variant Analysis](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151006005697/en/DNAnexus-Partners-QIAGEN-Integrate-Cloud-Genomics-Platform).
- NOVEMBER:  [ICGC dataset](http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20151119005292/en/International-Cancer-Genomes-Consortium-ICGC-Dataset-DNAnexus) now available on the DNAnexus Platform.
- DECEMBER: DNAnexus delivers [precisionFDA open beta](https://blog.dnanexus.com/2015-12-15-fda-advancing-innovation-through-deep-collaboration?utm_source=WP&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=2015review_jan16_blog).

For all of us here at DNAnexus, this has been one heck of a rocket ship ride and we’re happy you’ve been able to join us on our journey.  2016 promises even more opportunities for fruitful collaborations. Bring it on 2016!

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