ICGC teams with Annai for cloud-based data access

The International Cancer Genome Consortium (ICGC) is partnering with Annai Systems Inc, Carlsbad, CA, to host data from more than 10,000 human cancer genomes. The agreement will allow more researchers to access and analyze ICGC's datasets to find mutations related to cancer. ICGC turned to Annai to overcome challenges associated with downloading massive datasets. Using the firm's ShareSeq platform, researchers can work with the data in the cloud and access high-performance computing, storage capacity and bioinformatics support.....