A screenshot of BaseSpace software output from Illumina. Click to expand.
Illumina Inc, San Diego, recently launched the BaseSpace suite, which includes genomics software tools to facilitate precision medicine and genomics research. The integrated informatics system enables users to engage with a comprehensive platform, offering laboratory information management, analysis and sharing, sample interpretation, reporting, and advanced cohort analytics.
Addressing critical issues in genomic data processing and analysis, the system is designed to reduce the time from sample submission to answer. It aims to improve the overall accuracy of the results without the need to integrate point solutions from multiple vendors, allowing users to focus on the science. The suite is suited for a variety of labs, including clinical and translational labs and research institutions, as well as any other entity that generates, analyzes, and interprets genomic data.
Sanjay Chikarmane, Illumina.
“Illumina is providing a comprehensive enterprise genomics platform that offers more capabilities than ever before,” says Sanjay Chikarmane, senior vice president and general manager of Illumina’s enterprise informatics business unit. “Our expertise in genomics and deep knowledge of the needs of our customers have led us to build a more integrated bioinformatics ecosystem that is built to scale.”
The system is built to be cloud-ready, providing a secure, scalable solution, simplifying data storage issues, and providing a collaborative environment. It provides preconfigured workflows and analysis pipelines to help users get started, and can be custom configured for use with individualized workflows and analysis pipelines. For laboratories that would like implementation support, Illumina provides professional services for bioinformatics to help set up and scale the software solution in any sized lab.
For more information, visit Illumina.
