"This will be the first time that Integromics will be working side-by-side with clinicians to bridge the gap between our NGS technology and how it translates into healthcare for patients," says Eduardo González Couto, chief strategy officer of Integromics. "The synergy of the clinical genomic pioneers from the FPGMX and the expertise of the bioinformaticians we have at Integromics will undoubtedly help to accelerate the development of solutions for clinical genomics. Automated next-gen sequencers have increased the speed and reduced the cost of sequencing, making it possible to offer genetic testing to consumers. Producing the genomic data is no longer a problem, however; it is the analysis and interpretation of the data that has become the 'new frontier.' In order to characterize and interpret the data for medical usage, novel bioinformatics tools are crucially needed."  

 

"The interest of the group, in addition to genomic research, is the practical translation of next generation sequencing to clinical routine casework," says Carracedo, director of the FPGMX. "For this reason this project is essential for us. In this moment the bottleneck is not data production but to have bioinformatic tools allowing us to obtain reliable and accurate information of the variation found after DNA sequencing using NGS facilities, which is the main objective of this project."  

 

Integromics expects to announce the first results of the ApliClinics project before year-end.

 

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The Integromics solution  

 

Integromics' OmicsOffice offers an all-in-one software platform for straightforward analysis and management of genomic data, combining real-time PCR (RT-qPCR), microarray gene expression and next generation sequencing (NGS) data to meet the needs of modern genomics research.  

 

Part of the platform is SeqSolve, an advanced and user-friendly software solution for the tertiary analysis of NGS data. By integrating state of-the-art bioinformatics methods into one- click analysis workflows, SeqSolve provides scientists with a unique combination of cutting edge algorithms and intuitive user experience. Its Click And Go technology enables the automatic processing of the data and includes a Smart Quality Control system, which makes it both simple to use for non- experts and reliable in terms of biological results.