Fios Genomics: Bioinformatics Round-Up 2021

20th December 2021
Posted by: Breige McBride
Category: Bioinformatics

Welcome to the Fios Genomics Bioinformatics Round-up 2021. Here you will discover what we have been up to over the last 12 months. Since we are a leading bioinformatics service provider, our team has been kept busy!

Bioinformatics Projects

At Fios Genomics, bioinformatics analyses are our core offering. We provide a wide range of data analysis solutions including everything from gene expression analysis to data mining. We also work across many research areas spanning from agriculture to vaccines. Variety certainly is the ‘spice of life’ for our team at Fios. In fact, in 2021 we have worked on a total of 209 bioinformatics projects, and each one was different from the last!

Our Most Popular Analysis Solutions

Our top 3 analysis solutions in 2021 have been:

1. RNA-Seq Data Analysis

2. Gene Expression Analysis

3. Data Mining

Our Most Popular Research Areas

The top 3 research areas we have provided analyses for in 2021 are:

1. Oncology

2. Neurology

3. Inflammation

Wondering if your research project could also benefit from bioinformatics analysis? Then contact us today! We are always happy to advise about bioinformatics solutions to meet your research goals.

2021 Publications Acknowledging Fios Genomics Bioinformatics Analyses

As a bioinformatics provider, we do not require our clients to acknowledge our work in research publications. However, we are sometimes acknowledged and we are always pleasantly surprised when this happens. In fact, we are pleased to report that our bioinformatics work has been acknowledged in five publications in 2021. We would like to thank the following clients for their acknowledgments; The University of Glasgow, Genentech, the AquaTrace Consortium, Nuritas Ltd, Queen Mary University of London, as well as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and University of Texas. You can view the publications our work has been featured in this year, below.

Microarray profiling predicts early neurological and immune phenotypic traits in advance of CNS disease
2021– Paul Montague, Barbara Bradley, Jean Rodgers, Peter G. E. Kennedy
This study shows our collaboration with The University of Glasgow.

ctDNA guiding adjuvant immunotherapy in urothelial carcinoma
2021– Thomas Powles, Zoe June Assaf, et al.
This study shows our collaboration with Genentech.

Genome-wide analysis clarifies the population genetic structure of wild Gilthead Sea Bream (Sparus aurata)
2021– Francesco Maroso, Konstantinos Gkagkavouzis, Sabina De Innocentiis, et al.
This study shows our collaboration with the AquaTrace Consortium.

Discovery through Machine Learning and Preclinical Validation of Novel Anti-Diabetic Peptides
2021– Rory Casey, Alessandro Adelfio, Martin Connolly, Audrey Wall, Ian Holyer and Nora Khaldi.
This study shows our collaboration with Nuritas Ltd.

Outcomes based on plasma biomarkers in METEOR, a randomized phase 3 trial of cabozantinib vs everolimus in advanced renal cell carcinoma
2021– Thomas Powles, Toni K. Choueiri, Robert J. Motzer, Eric Jonasch, et al.
This study shows our collaboration with several organisations such as Queen Mary University of London, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center and University of Texas.

You can also browse publications we have been featured in prior to 2021 on our publications page.

Expanding Our Team

Due to levels of demand for our bioinformatics services and our 95% repeat business rate, we hired 12 new members of staff in 2021. In fact, we have hired new team members across all departments, enabling us to continue to provide the speed, efficiency, and excellent customer service that Fios Genomics is known for.

Fios Genomics’ Bioinformatics Outsourcing Guide

In September 2021 we launched our Bioinformatics Outsourcing Guide! At Fios Genomics, bioinformatics is our passion and we have 13 years of experience as a bioinformatics provider, so we know what matters most when outsourcing bioinformatics. Each research project is different and will have different priorities. In essence, this is why we created our Bioinformatics Outsourcing Guide; to help you prioritise what is important to your project. Our in-depth guide covers everything from when to outsource bioinformatics, to the stages of an ‘omics project that can benefit from bioinformatics analysis. In addition, the guide also includes a handy check-list that you can use when consulting bioinformatics providers. This checklist ensures that you ask all of the necessary questions of providers to learn if they are aligned with your overall needs. It covers everything from data security to publishing of results. Request your free Bioinformatics Outsourcing Guide.

Overall, 2021 has been a busy year for Fios. All of the team agree that the year has flown by – unsurprising given everything that we have squeezed into the last 12 months! Here’s hoping that 2022 will be just as positive (but not quite as fast!)

Author: Breige McBride, Content and Social Media Manager, Fios Genomics
Reviewed by Fios Genomics Bioinformatics Experts to ensure accuracy