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DNAnexus is an American company that provides a cloud-based data analysis and management platform for DNA sequence data. It is based in Mountain View, California, and was founded in 2009 by Stanford University professors Serafim Batzoglou and Arend Sidow and Stanford computer scientist Andreas Sundquist.〔Karow, Julia. "DNAnexus Aims to Alleviate Next-Gen Sequence Analysis Headache with Cloud-based Service." In Sequence, April 20, 2010. http://www.genomeweb.com/sequencing/dnanexus-aims-alleviate-next-gen-sequence-analysis-headache-cloud-based-service〕 == History == DNAnexus was founded in early 2009 as a spin-off from Stanford University to address the need for computing infrastructure in DNA sequence analysis.〔 In 2009, the company raised $1.55 million in venture capital funding from First Round Capital, K9 Ventures, and SoftTech VC.〔Ricketts, Camille. "DNAnexus raises $1.55M for DNA sequencing." VentureBeat, August 3, 2009. http://venturebeat.com/2009/08/03/dnanexus-raises-155m-for-dna-sequencing/〕 In April 2010, DNAnexus launched its cloud-based sequence data service.〔 In August 2011, the company expanded its recruiting process by offering an incentive of $20,000 plus a full genome sequence to employees who referred a software engineer.〔(In Silicon Valley, it's boom time again - Page 2 - Los Angeles Times )〕〔(The Complete List of Employee Referral Program Best Practices (Part 1 of 2) - ERE.net )〕〔(An Interesting Referral Incentive | Careers | GenomeWeb )〕 In October 2011, DNAnexus announced that it had raised $15 million from Google Ventures, TPG Biotech, First Round Capital, SoftTech VC, K9 Ventures, and Felicis Ventures.〔Kincaid, Jason. "DNAnexus Raises $15 Million, Teams With Google To Host Massive DNA Database." TechCrunch, October 12, 2011. http://techcrunch.com/2011/10/12/dnanexus-raises-15-million-teams-with-google-to-host-massive-dna-database/〕〔Carroll, John. "Google steps in to back a flag bearer in the genomics revolution." FierceBiotech, October 12, 2011. http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/google-steps-back-flag-bearer-genomics-revolution/2011-10-12〕 In 2012, DNAnexus CEO and co-founder Andreas Sundquist was named one of FierceBiotech’s Top 10 Biotech Techies.〔"Andreas Sundquist - Fierce's Top 10 Biotech Techies." FierceBiotech, March 2012. http://www.fiercebiotechit.com/special-reports/fierce-s-top-10-biotech-techies/andreas-sundquist-fierces-top-10-biotech-techies〕 In October 2013, the company announced a collaboration with the Human Genome Sequencing Center at Baylor College of Medicine.〔http://genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/baylor-39-s-hgsc-dnanexus-amazon-team-up-in-cloud-based-analysis/81249025/?kwrd=dnanexus〕 Through the partnership, DNAnexus and scientists at Baylor performed the largest cloud-based genomics analysis to date, processing 3,751 whole human genomes and 10,771 exomes.〔Grens, Kerry. "Cloud-Based Genomics." The Scientist, October 28, 2013. http://www.the-scientist.com/?articles.view/articleNo/38044/title/Cloud-Based-Genomics/〕 Analysis was run using Amazon Web Services infrastructure and conducted for the Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology (CHARGE) consortium. The effort used 2.4 million core-hours of computational time〔Thomas, Uduak Grace. "DNANexus, Baylor Project Shows Cloud's Efficacy for Large-Scale Clinical, Research Analysis Studies." BioInform, October 25, 2013. http://www.genomeweb.com/informatics/dnanexus-baylor-project-shows-clouds-efficacy-large-scale-clinical-research-anal〕 and generated 430 terabytes of data.〔Wheatley, Mike. "Inside the DNA of Big Data: The future of medicine & storage." Silicon Angle, November 25, 2013. http://siliconangle.com/blog/2013/11/25/inside-the-dna-of-big-data-the-future-of-medicine-storage/〕 The company announced a series C venture funding round of $15 million in January 2014.〔http://www.fiercebiotech.com/story/google-ventures-backs-dnanexuss-15m-round-rd-cloud-platform/2014-01-03〕〔http://venturebeat.com/2014/01/03/dnanexus-builds-online-hub-for-scientists-to-store-and-share-genetic-data/〕 Investors included Claremont Creek Ventures, First Round Capital, Google Ventures, and TPG Biotech. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「DNAnexus」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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