CLC Bio And Beijing Genomics Institute Challenge Vast Volumes Of Bioinformatics Data

CLC bio, Beijing Genomics Institute (BGI), and SD Genomics (SDG) announce:


A global leader within bioinformatics and genomics, Beijing Genomics Institute, has joined forces with the world's leading bioinformatics solution provider, CLC bio, and genomics solutions experts, SD Genomics, to resolve one of the major barriers within the life science community today: To compute and understand the massive amounts of data created in academic research institutions as well as biotech and pharmaceutical companies.


Chief Executive Officer at Beijing Genomics Institute, Wang Jian, states
"All indications point to very high growth rates in the global genomics and bioinformatics markets - but we also know that nearly all researchers are facing large problems working efficiently with the tools available today. They simply don't have the proper solutions to help analyze and provide an overall understanding of the massive amounts of biological data produced. This collaboration brings together a group of companies with the capability and strength to break down these barriers and provide global solutions to our customers all over the world."


The vast volume of data created by the new sequence technologies such as the massively parallel ultra-high-throughput sequencing systems presented by ABI, Helicos, 454, and Illumina (formerly known as Solexa), create an urgent need for new and innovative IT solutions for handling and interpreting such data in an efficient and value adding way. CLC bio and Beijing Genomics Institute aim to remove these barriers by collaborating in various fields, such as development of innovative and competitive plug-ins for use with CLC bio's workbench platform, as well as implementation of some of BGI's well-known genomics tools to be used through CLC bio's very popular and globally widespread software solutions.


Chief Executive Officer of SD Genomics, Jens Sundbye, states
"This collaboration will not only be an advantage for existing key customers like Merck and Novo Nordisk; any global customer - small, medium or large - will have new, intriguing possibilities to get better results in less time, and remove essential barriers in their workflow."


About CLC bio


CLC bio is the world's leading bioinformatics solution provider, solely focusing on the development of bioinformatics: software, hardware, data analysis, and custom-designed bioinformatics algorithms. CLC bio is an Apple solution provider and value added reseller.


CLC bio's mission is to be among the most innovative bioinformatics companies in the 21st century. This is realized through:


-- Development of bioinformatics software and hardware based on the latest scientific findings

-- User-friendly, integrated and intuitive software solutions

-- Continuous focus on customer needs and superior customer service

-- Frequent product updates including the latest IT technologies and bioinformatics algorithms

-- A flexible IT architecture, enabling customers to buy or develop individualized solutions at a reasonable price


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About Beijing Genomics Institute


Beijing Genomics Institute, part of Hua Da Group, is a leading global Genomics Institute and commercial partner established in July 1999. Since then BGI has grown rapidly through international cooperation and increasing support from the Chinese government. BGI now has two campuses, one in Beijing and the other in Hangzhou.


With world class demonstrated capabilities in research and capacity building in genomics and bioinformatics, BGI aims to realize ambitious growth plans in order to consolidate its position as a leading global supplier together with strong European partners, SD Genomics and Hua Holding.


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About SD Genomics


SD Genomics is a superior full-service solution provider within biotechnological and biomedical products and services including oligonucleotides, sequencing services, bioinformatics services, and microarrays to our customers focusing on value added solutions.


Based on competitive global competences SD Genomics' mission is to provide one stop value added quality solutions for the global Life Sciences Industry and Research.
As innovators in their markets SD Genomics create customer satisfaction and build long-term relationships.


SD Genomics also participates in collaborations where customers can concentrate on core value added projects by outsourcing tasks.


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