NEWS
Atos boosts genome sequencing in Spain
with its supercomputer
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tos, a global leader in Digital Transformation, has announced
that the Centro Nacional de Análisis Genómico (CNAG-CRG) in
Barcelona has chosen an Atos supercomputer to support its work in
large-scale DNA sequencing and analysis. To support the vast process
and calculation demands needed for this analysis, CNAG-CRG worked
with Atos to build this custom-made analytics platform, which helps
drive new insights 10 times faster than its previous HPC system.
The Atos supercomputer boosts CNAG-CRG’s supercomputing
capacity, which contributes to positioning it as one of the top
European centres in genome sequencing and one of the leading
genomic research institutions in the world. It can now offer deeper
and more complete genomic analysis to health organisations and
research groups.
The CNAG-CRG is involved in large-scale sequencing projects.
These are in areas as diverse as cancer genetics, rare diseases,
host-pathogen interactions, preservation of endangered species,
evolutionary studies and the improvement of agriculturally useful
species. The centre analyses more than 60 billion genomic bases
every day and needs to perform fast and accurate analysis to
efficiently process these vast volumes of data.
“We are delighted to see our technology and expertise being
deployed in such a critical area of science and contributing
to a deeper analysis of genomes that will lead to significant
improvements in people’s health and quality of life,” said Pierre
Barnabé, Chief Operating Officer, Big Data and Security at Atos.
The Atos supercomputer
contributes to CNAG-CRG being
one of the top European centres
in genome sequencing
“Atos helped us to set up a robust platform to conduct in-depth
high-performance data analytics on genome sequences, which is the
perfect complement to our outstanding sequencing platform,” said
Ivo Gut, CNAG-CRG Director.
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Netrounds raises Series A investment round led
by Swisscom Ventures
Netrounds focuses on providing the most user-friendly, automatable
and comprehensive solution aimed at assisting communications
service providers and enterprises worldwide to deliver superior and
fault-free customer experiences. The funds raised will be used to
expand global sales operations, strengthen key talent acquisition and
to continue solution innovation.
“At Swisscom Ventures, we look for investment opportunities
that are not only sound financially, but also provide a key piece
of technology that can enhance the Swisscom Group and our
commitment to providing the highest level of service quality
to our customers,” said Pär Lange, Investment Director at
Swisscom Ventures.
N
etrounds, a leading provider of software-based active testing,
monitoring and automated troubleshooting solutions for
communications service providers and global enterprises, has
announced that it has raised a Series A investment round led by
Swisscom Ventures, the venture capital arm of Switzerland’s leading
telecommunications and IT company, Swisscom Group, and a new
Nordic technology investment fund which is expected to be disclosed
and announced at the end of Q1, 2019.
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“We are excited about the prospect of working with the Netrounds
team to take it to the next level of growth and success.”
“The Netrounds team is thrilled to begin working with our new
investors as we continue our exciting journey of growth and
innovation,” said Mats Nordlund, CEO and Co-founder of Netrounds.
“This investment round will significantly improve our sales team’s
capability to execute on our rapidly growing sales pipeline and to
capture global market share.”
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