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Efficient genomic profiling of patients: the benefit of systems interoperability
Technology Category
- Analytics & Modeling - Data-as-a-Service
- Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries
- Healthcare & Hospitals
- Life Sciences
Applicable Functions
- Product Research & Development
- Quality Assurance
Use Cases
- Predictive Maintenance
- Predictive Quality Analytics
Services
- Data Science Services
- System Integration
The Challenge
The challenge in this case study is the need for efficient and effective processing, management, and analysis of omic and phenotypic data in translational research activities. These activities are crucial for characterizing and profiling patients using omic technologies to understand their response to new therapies, stratify patients for trials, or search for new disease biomarkers. The existing in-house software solutions such as tranSMART, while useful, require enhancement and expansion to fully optimize the process of translational research. The data quality and curation is critical to making the right scientific conclusions, and the process of loading omics and clinical sample annotations (metadata) into tranSMART can be time consuming and expensive.
About The Customer
The customer in this case study is not explicitly mentioned. However, it can be inferred that the customer is a pharmaceutical or biopharmaceutical company involved in translational research activities. These companies are focused on characterizing and profiling patients using omic technologies to understand their response to new therapies, stratify patients for trials, or search for new disease biomarkers. They are likely to be large organizations with a global presence, given the scale and complexity of the data they are dealing with. They are also likely to be subject to strict regulatory compliance requirements, given the sensitive nature of the patient data they are handling.
The Solution
The solution to this challenge is the integration of Genedata Profiler with tranSMART. Genedata Profiler is an enterprise software platform used by pharma and biopharma companies to optimize the process of translational research. It complements tranSMART by adding sophisticated data processing & curation capabilities to harmonize and standardize data processing workflows. Genedata Profiler uses its own public APIs to load data directly into tranSMART, allowing data to be published with a click of a button in minutes rather than hours. In addition, Genedata Profiler allows augmentation of studies without the need to reload all data for each study. It also provides comprehensive capabilities to ensure patient privacy and maintain the chain of custody of data, goals that are core to regulatory compliance.
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