BioSoft Integrators: Optimizing Next-Gen Sequencing Data Analysis

While working for a large sequencing company, Henry Marentes, an entrepreneur and technologist, was involved in a project that devised HPC solutions for the analysis of data coming out of sequencers. This experience allowed Marentes to understand the challenges prevalent in the HPC landscape pertaining to genomic analysis. After having worked in the industry for almost three decades, Marentes laid the cornerstone of BioSoft Integrators—a company that caters specifically to the genomic data analytics processing needs of laboratories. Most service providers in this domain combine off the shelf components, piece them together, and position it as a next-gen sequencing solution, often neglecting key aspects such as parallel and scheduled optimized processing, storage and archiving for faster retrieval, and more. As the HPC marketplace evolves, a plethora of next-gen sequencing (NGS) companies are inundating the ecosystem with diverse technologies for genomic processing. Therefore, it is quintessential for organizations operating in this arena to bring out solutions that are all-inclusive, scalable, and quick. This is where BioSoft Integrators steps in with a host of solutions—from laboratory informatics and custom software integrations to high performance computing— that leverage the best-in-class computing clusters that take care of genetic analysis data processing needs. “We take tier 1 components that are available in the market, combine them, perform rigorous factory testing in advance, and pre-load all the necessary analysis software in order to accelerate the install and optimize the process of analyzing data,” says Marentes, co-founder and CEO, BioSoft Integrators.

BioSoft Integrators has devised a portfolio of HPC systems that assists laboratories in computational-heavy analysis by aiding them with clustered processing and shared data repositories, such as genome assembly, deep sequencing, metagenomics research and hybrid analysis. Since technology is proliferating at a faster rate with computing power rising from 96 to 288+ core clusters, BioSoft Integrators’ HPC solutions feature high-performance servers and allow organizations to have network attached storage between 100 to 400+ TB. While such offerings open-up new horizons for storage management, Marentes believes that flexibility pertaining to the number of cores, speed of the cores, and analysis software are key. To that end, BioSoft Integrators installs open source analysis packages in advance, performs verification tests, and ensures that they run at optimal speeds. BioSoft Integrators’ HPC Solutions includes White Glove support which ensures that customers are reliably processing data 4 hours after installation.