At DNAnexus we focus on enabling scientific research and discovery by removing barriers such as data compliance and security concerns, allowing our global community of customers to focus on innovation, not logistics. DNAnexus is the only cloud-based translational informatics platform that offers regional services in China, North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific, and now, we are pleased to offer our customers a second region in Europe, Microsoft Azure’s West Europe.
Data generated in the EU is subject to strict European privacy regulations. DNAnexus has adopted policies and implemented new procedures that comply with European regulations. Consequently, DNAnexus users based in the European countries can upload genomic data from individuals in those countries to DNAnexus in compliance with European data privacy laws and regulations (e.g. GDPR) and stay in compliance with regulations regarding data localization.
The additional region in Europe will address the needs of the growing European BioPharma and Precision Medicine customers, allowing them to seamlessly access the Azure cloud platform via DNAnexus while complying with European regulations, including the GDPR and other data privacy regulations. Organizations will be able to collaborate with research centers in the EU and across the globe to analyze biomedical data on one common platform, while still maintaining compliance with European regulations. The DNAnexus Platform allows data owners the ability to set up compliance policies and enforce local/regional restrictions around their data, eliminating the confusion and potential risks of collaborating globally.
Other security features enable researchers to log, monitor, and block any unauthorized data access and prevent users from downloading or copying data outside of their regional boundaries. These features, in addition to industry-leading data management, workflow and data provenance tracking features of the DNAnexus Platform, provide an environment to work with large-scale biomedical and genomics data that complies with EU GDPR and other data privacy regulations, enabling customers to focus on scientific discovery – not compliance.
You can find out more about DNAnexus expansion and offerings at Bio-IT World. Visit DNAnexus in booth #310 and learn more about our conference activities on our blog. You can also stop by our demo session at Microsoft booth #446 on Wednesday, May 16th at 3:30pm.