The Curio Genomics platform streamlines bioinformatics analysis by moving beyond the typical pipeline approach of serial processes through parallel processing sequencing data. Curio’s ability to bring together both analytical processing and data visualization into a common toolset allows researchers to experiment and ask questions of the data in a very fluid fashion. Curio’s unique incremental and parallel approach to processing wheat exome samples allows users to compare, change analytical settings and, apply different filters all in real time with the results immediately at their fingertips.

“We are excited to partner with Daicel Arbor Biosciences and expand our genomics portfolio to include wheat and other agricultural crops.” stated David Brabec, Partner at Moxie Genomics (the company behind the Curio Genomics platform). “Our on-premise system is designed for large scale breeding organizations while our cloud-based solution delivers immediate access to wheat researchers across the globe”

“The IWGSC is committed to ensuring that the wheat breeders have state-of-the-art genomic resources. In this partnership, our members as well as the scientific community will benefit from having access to a unified analysis platform which streamlines data sharing and can facilitate comparative analyses across the consortium,” said Kellye Eversole, Executive Director of the IWGSC.

Daicel Arbor Biosciences is launching the full-service offering this month which includes the myBaitsÒ Expert Wheat Exome capture panel and Curio Genomics bioinformatics analysis through the myReads NGS services or as stand-alone products. The bioinformatics service provides whole genome alignment as well as variant calling from Chinese Spring or other cultivars of hexaploid wheat. Daicel Arbor Biosciences’ partnership with the IWGSC and Curio Genomics will continue as Arbor plans to develop new iterations of the exome panel and data analysis pipeline as further understanding of the wheat genome grows. Additionally, Daicel Arbor Biosciences is developing panels specific to disease and drought resistance for wheat researchers.