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May 28, 2026Press release

Lifebit and CanPath Establish Canada's National Federated Research Infrastructure Framework

Lifebit and CanPath launch a secure, cloud-based federated research infrastructure enabling Canadian institutions to collaborate while maintaining local data control.

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May 5, 2026Press release

Lifebit Launches Security Tower to Enforce Security Controls and Safeguard Sensitive Data at Scale

Lifebit unveiled Security Tower, a centralized platform for continuous security monitoring and governance across federated research environments managing sensitive patient data.

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Apr 28, 2026Press release

Lifebit Redefines Data Export Security with 'Airlock Tower' and Scalable Threat Detection

Lifebit launched Airlock Tower, a new security capability for Trusted Research Environments that enables real-time threat detection and scalable governance for biomedical data exports.

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Apr 27, 2026Press release

Lifebit Launches AI-Automated Airlock v2, Introducing Intelligent Decisioning and Governance for Biomedical Data Exports

Lifebit introduced AI-Automated Airlock v2, featuring real-time intelligent decisioning to automate governance and secure biomedical data exports at scale.

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Apr 8, 2026Press release

Lifebit Launches React Web Apps in Its Trusted Research Environment

Lifebit unveiled React web applications capability for secure deployment of interactive analytics tools within its Trusted Research Environment for biomedical research teams.

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Apr 1, 2026Press release

Lifebit Launches System Health Observability to Scale Operational Governance in Trusted Research Environments

Lifebit introduced System Health Observability on its Federated Platform, delivering real-time monitoring and governance visibility across complex Trusted Research Environments.

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Mar 26, 2026Press release

Lifebit Launches Security Posture Management for Trusted Research Environments

Lifebit introduces Security Posture Management to enable real-time vulnerability monitoring and governance within federated Trusted Research Environments for health data organizations.

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Mar 17, 2026Press release

Lifebit launches 'RShiny Apps Deploy' in its Trusted Research Environment

Lifebit releases RShiny Apps Deploy, enabling secure no-code deployment and sharing of interactive analytics applications within governed research environments for teams.

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Feb 2, 2026Press release

Lifebit AI-Automated Airlock Now Available on AWS Marketplace and Crown Commercial Services

Lifebit’s AI-Automated Airlock enables secure, compliant results data exports, now available for rapid procurement via AWS Marketplace and UK CCS.

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Jan 12, 2026Press release

Lifebit Launches the World’s First Fully Agentic Federated Platform - Redefining Trusted Research Environments

Lifebit introduces a breakthrough AI-driven Trusted Research Environment that makes federated health data usable and secure through natural language.

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Dec 15, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches AI-Powered Federated Data Hubs for Secure Data Exploration

New AI-powered federated data hubs enable secure, governed data exploration across institutions without moving or exposing sensitive data.

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Dec 2, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches Cloud-Native Bash Engine, Eliminating the Need for Nextflow and Democratizing Population-Scale Analyses

Run Bash scripts at population scale, without Nextflow, containers, or DevOps. Lifebit simplifies cloud-native bioinformatics for every researcher.

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Nov 24, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches Rapid Data Products — Instant Access to Deeply Curated, Multimodal Real-World Data

Accelerated insights. Globally diverse cohorts. Delivered in minutes — not months.

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Nov 10, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches TRE START - the Free Tier of its Trusted Research Environment™

Free & democratized secure, federated bioinformatics & data science in your own cloud account.

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Oct 27, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches AI-Automated Airlock to Transform Compliance in Biomedical Results Data Exports

Lifebit unveils AI-Automated Airlock, the first AI-powered solution to automate compliant results data exports across global health research environments.

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Oct 1, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches it AI-powered Trusted Data Factory and Trusted TargetID at BioTechX Basel 2025

Now live: Trusted Data Factory + Trusted TargetID — Lifebit’s new AI tools that transform data harmonization and target discovery across global health.

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Aug 15, 2025Press release

Lifebit Launches AI-Enhanced Health Data Intelligence Platform to Power Faster, Smarter Discovery

The only end-to-end health data intelligence platform that guarantees real-world results — now supercharged with AI.

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Feb 13, 2025In the news

Partnership will open access to millions of cancer datasets.

Cancer Research Horizons has joined Lifebit’s Federated Data Network to help maximise the impact of data generated through Cancer Research UK-funded research....

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Feb 12, 2025In the news

Lung Cancer Genetics Study and Lifebit partner to advance research.

Lifebit has announced a partnership with Troper Wojcicki Philanthropies (TWP), which deploys philanthropy and mission-related investments in key priority...

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Feb 11, 2025In the news

LifeBit to Store, Manage Data For Lung Cancer Genetics Study.

Lifebit said Tuesday that it partnered with Troper Wojcicki Philanthropies (TWP) to support the organization's Lung Cancer Genetics Study...

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Feb 10, 2025In the news

Lifebit, Psifas Partner for Israeli Genomic Medicine Initiative.

On the heels of its announced collaboration with 23andMe, Lifebit, has announced a long-term partnership with Psifas, Israeli Genomic Medicine Initiative.

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Jan 30, 2025In the news

Cancer Research Horizons partners with Lifebit to maximise the impact of research data.

This federated network leverages Lifebit’s Platform to ensure secure access to standardised datasets of millions of cancer patients.

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Jan 23, 2025In the news

Lifebit, Psifas Partner to Advance Personalized Medicine Initiative in Israel.

Lifebit said Thursday that it has partnered with the Psifas Initiative to provide a secure and unified platform for clinico-genomic research in Israel.

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Jan 8, 2025In the news

23andMe Launches Discover23 to Help Accelerate Large-Scale Genetics Research For Biopharma Collaborators, Powered By Lifebit’s Trusted Technology.

23andMe is helping collaborators better understand disease biology, identify novel targets, boost clinical trial success, and engage people in their care....

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Nov 7, 2024In the news

Lupus Research Alliance Launches the DREAM Knowledge-Exchange Platform to Accelerate Precision Medicine in Lupus

Lifebit will implement and manage the knowledge-exchange analytics platform for researchers and clinicians within the Lupus Nexus initiative.

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Oct 17, 2024In the news

40 Under 40 2024: All the Young Entrepreneurs Who Stood Out This Year.

Check out this year’s list of 40 entrepreneurs under 40 who stand out and innovate in Greece and abroad....

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Oct 8, 2024In the news

Flatiron Health and Lifebit Partner to Enhance Cancer Care in Japan through Real-World Data

Flatiron Health and Lifebit collaborate to enable secure access to oncology real-world data in Japan for cancer research across gastric, colorectal, and breast cancer datasets.

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Oct 4, 2024Press release

Lifebit Federated Platform Now Available on AWS Marketplace

Lifebit's Federated Platform and Trusted Research Environment now available for procurement via AWS Marketplace, enabling secure, scalable health data research at scale.

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Sep 25, 2024In the news

Researchers secure data on AWS cloud.

Lifebit, a leading provider of federated Trusted Research Environment technology, and CanPath (the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow’s Health)...

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Feb 22, 2024Press release

Lifebit opens R&D centre in Singapore in collaboration with Synapxe.

Lifebit, a global leader in genomics and health data software, announces its expansion into Asia Pacific and Japan (APJ) ....

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Jan 29, 2024In the news

What are the trends in genomics and precision medicine for 2024?

Leading experts in genomics, personalised medicine and drug discovery convened at the Precision Medicine Community Event in London...

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Jul 18, 2023In the news

Omica.bio and Gen-t Partner with Lifebit to Help Diversify Genomics.

Cloud computing specialists Lifebit will partner with Brazil-based Gen-t and Mexico-based Omica.bio to provide the two organizations with ....

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Feb 16, 2023In the news

Clinical study: Free DNA test for 1,000 newborns in 3 University Hospitals.

The clinical study will begin next month, through which free genetic diagnoses will be carried out on 1,000 infants.Which conditions will be screened, how ...

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Oct 25, 2022In the news

Multi-party trusted research environment federation: Establishing infrastructure for secure analysis across different clinical-genomic datasets.

Combining data assets for research has historically involved the movement of data between organizations ...

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Sep 29, 2022In the news

Multi-party trusted research environment federation: Establishing infrastructure for secure analysis across different clinical-genomic datasets.

Trusted research environments (TREs) are secure spaces for researchers to access and analyse sensitive data....

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Sep 29, 2022In the news

AI in drug discovery: How technology is driving innovation.

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Jul 28, 2022In the news

Dr. Maria Chatzou Dunford, Founder and CEO of Lifebit joins Endeavor’s Network.

Lifebit’s technology is the first fully federated genomics platform that integrates and accommodates all best practices and full compliance models, connecting data custodians ...

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Jun 22, 2022In the news

Europe's rising 100 (report)

The ultimate B2B list: 100 startups knocking on the door of the unicorn paddock

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Jun 20, 2022In the news

40 under 40 2022: The whole list of entrepreneurs who innovate and distinguished.

Check out this year’s list of 40 entrepreneurs under 40 who stand out and innovate in Greece and abroad....

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Jun 8, 2022In the news

The data platform that breaks down barriers and transcends borders.

Finding routes to novel therapeutics requires large amounts of genomic data. But efforts to collect and use these data are often hampered by the need to guarantee a high level of data security ....

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Apr 29, 2022In the news

Denmark Recruits Lifebit to Boost Personalized Medicine with Genomics.

The Danish National Genome Center has teamed up with the UK firm Lifebit to improve the access and sharing of genomic data as the nation moves towards the adoption of personalized medicine.

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Apr 28, 2022Press release

Lifebit Partners Danish Genome Center to Protect Genomic Data.

Cloud computing specialists Lifebit will partner with the Danish National Genome Center to help improve precision medicine research and application across Denmark...

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Apr 19, 2022In the news

Genomics 2.0: Trusted research environments to manage 500M genomes.

The study of genetics dates to the mid-19th century, from the works of Gregor Mendel, but it wasn’t until the ...

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Apr 1, 2022In the news

The best European startups to work for in 2022.

In this interview, we speak to Dr. Maria Chatzou Dunford, CEO of Lifebit, about their technology, how it helps to empower people to .....

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Mar 21, 2022In the news

The Future of Health Data Management: Enabling a Trusted Research Environment.

Trusted research environments (TREs) are secure spaces for researchers to access and analyse sensitive data....

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Mar 15, 2022In the news

A Little Byte of Life.

Thorben Seeger, Chief Business Development Officer at UK-based precision medicine software company Lifebit, wants to democratize the data held by the world’s leading genomic institutions. ....

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Mar 10, 2022In the news

Boehringer Ingelheim, Lifebit Partner to Advance Biomedical Data.

Boehringer Ingelheim and precision medicine software company Lifebit Biotech recently partnered to build a scalable data, analytics...

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Feb 08, 2022In the news

Lifebit Counting on New UK Partnerships to Develop, Validate Federated Data Model.

With the help of a short-term UK government grant and a long-term partnership with a research institute, Lifebit Biotech hopes to make federated...

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Jan 28, 2022In the news

Data Privacy Day - how Lifebit unlocks world health data while keeping it secure.

The software company was founded in 2017 to address a massive but hidden problem: most biomedical data is stored in silos ...

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Dec 1, 2021In the news

Interview: Dr Maria Chatzou Dunford: Connecting data.

“Our big mission and vision is to make sure that any data that can be used to cure these diseases is actually used. .....

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Sep 28, 2021In the news

Federated Genomic data startup Lifebit raises $60M round led by Tiger Global.

One of the key startups to emerge in the space is Lifebit, which allows wider access to global biomedical ....

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Jul 23, 2021In the news

How pharma is teaming up with tech to fight infectious diseases.

In June this year pharmaceutical company Boehringer announced a collaboration with Lifebit, a technology company specializing in the collection and analysis of big data within life sciences ....

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Jun 01, 2021In the news

Applying artificial intelligence analytics to compiled datasets: Straightening out the long and winding patient journey.

A PATIENT’S JOURNEY can seem a tortuous,random walk, full of sample collections, test results, more sample collection and tests,diagnoses, and treatments...

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May 27, 2021In the news

The Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare Adds Google, Roche as Members to Advocate for Solutions to the World's Biggest Health Challenges.

The AAIH announces the enrollment of new member companies Amicus Therapeutics, BioSig Technologies, CancerLinq, Celeris ....

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Mar 31, 2021In the news

Lifebit Provides Free Cloud Operating System, Data Hosting, Analysis Tools to COVID-19 Researchers.

Lifebit Biotech announced it is providing its Lifebit CloudOS license free to all researchers and teams working on COVID-19 effort ...

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Mar 02, 2021In the news

Revitalizing pharma’s drug discovery pipelines.

Life sciences companies have spent many years and resources fine-tuning their drug development processes...

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Mar 01, 2021In the news

Digitalising drug discovery.

The oceans of health data out there can be overwhelming for pharma companies to manage – but if extracted correctly, the prospect ...

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Mar 01, 2021In the news

Lifebit Powers Collaborative Research Environment for Genomics England on AWS.

Less than 1 year after the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, professionals went from diagnosing the first case to administering a vaccine. Genomic advancement ....

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Mar 01, 2021In the news

Building and sustaining collaborative platforms in genomics and biobanks for health innovation.

Genomic and biobank collaborative platforms hold significant promise for the development of new discoveries and therapies. This paper explores the complex ...

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Sep 11, 2020In the news

Powering forward - Gbeomics England's COVID-19 responce.

Genomics England has launched a next-generation genomic research platform that will play a key role in the response to COVID...

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Jul 07, 2020In the news

Genomics England launches next-generation research platform.

The genomic research platform will initially be used to help fast-track COVID-19 drug research and development, before being leveraged...

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Jul 01, 2020In the news

Genomics England Launches Research Platform Central to UK COVID-19 Response.

Genomics England (GEL) has launched a next-generation genomic research platform that will play a key role in the research response to COVID-19....

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Jun 29, 2020In the news

Genomics England launches next-generation research platform central to UK COVID-19 response.

British tech company Lifebit and Amazon Web Services to support a dedicated environment for researchers working on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments ...

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Jun 15, 2020In the news

Bioinformatics 101 with Lifebit

This week, we discuss the latest developments in the EU's investigation into how Amazon works with third-party merchants. Later in the show, you’ll hear an interview with Maria Chatzou Dunford, founder and CEO of Lifebit.....

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May 29, 2020Press release

Lifebit's Updated CloudOS Looks to Alleviate Bottlenecks in Population-Level Data Analyses.

A month ago, Lifebit Biotech announced that it had closed a £6 million ($7.4 million) Series A funding round. Idinvest Partners led the round, with participation from previous...

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May 08, 2020In the news

€7M Series A To Democratize Genomics with AI-Driven Cloud Software.

The round was led by the Parisian VC firm Idinvest Partners and also included returning investors Pentech Ventures, Beacon Capital, and Connect Ventures....

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May 07, 2020In the news

COVID-19: Interview with Adam Popeck, VP Operations at Lifebit.

Lifebit is a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solution, aiming to democratise access to genomics ....

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May 01, 2020In the news

Lifebit Raises $7.5M to Process Big Data for Medical Research, Redefining Bioinformatics.

It’s an unprecedented time to study genetics because technological advancements and the raw computational power available....

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May 01, 2020In the news

Lifebit closes $7.5m Series A round.

Lifebit is staying true to its mission to democratise access to genomics data by enabling all researchers to become experts at running complex analyses and to unlock the value of this data. ...

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May 01, 2020In the news

Lifebit Closes $7.5M Million Series A Round to Accelerate Global Market Expansion.

Previous investors Pentech Ventures LLP, Beacon Capital, and Connect Ventures also participated in the round......

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May 01, 2020In the news

The London TechWatch Startup Daily Funding Report: 1/5/2020.

The latest venture capital, seed, pre-seed, and angel deals for London startups for 1/5/2020 featuring funding details for WeWALK, Lifebit, and much more. This page will be updated throughout the day to reflect any new fundings....

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May 01, 2020In the news

Lifebit closes $7.5m investment round for global market expansion.

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, have announced it closed its Series A funding round of $7.5M (£6 million) ....

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Apr 30, 2020In the news

London-based Lifebit Biotech clinches $7.5 million Series A for genomic data analytics platform.

The round was led by Idinvest Partners, with participation from previous investors Pentech Ventures, Beacon Capital and Connect Ventures. ....

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Apr 30, 2020In the news

More dosh for Lifebit to analyze more omics.

It’s an unprecedented time to study genetics because technological advancements and the raw computational power available....

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Apr 30, 2020In the news

Lifebit Biotech Raises £6M in Series A Funding Round.

Lifebit Biotech said Thursday that it has closed a £6 million ($7.5 million) Series A funding round. Idinvest Partners led the round, with participation from previous...

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Apr 30, 2020In the news

Lifebit Closes $7.5M Million Series A Round to Accelerate Global Market Expansion.

Lifebit Biotech, developer of bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, announced it closed its Series A funding round of $7.5 million ......

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Mar 31, 2020In the news

Lifebit Provides Free Cloud Operating System, Data Hosting, Analysis Tools to COVID-19 Researchers.

Lifebit Biotech announced it is providing its Lifebit CloudOS license free to all researchers and teams working on COVID-19 efforts, including diagnostics, treatments, and vacciness....

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Mar 30, 2020In the news

Lifebit Provides Free Cloud, Data Hosting & Analysis Tools to COVID-19 Researchers.

The end-to-end fully federated Lifebit CloudOS operating system is specifically engineered for life sciences data access, collaboration, and analysis.....

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Mar 30, 2020In the news

Lifebit Provides Free Cloud Operating System, Data Hosting, & Analysis Tools to COVID-19 Researchers.

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, announced it is providing its premium Lifebit CloudOS license free to all ....

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Mar 30, 2020In the news

Oxford Nanopore, Lifebit Biotech, Sinequa, And More: News From March 2020

March featured exciting new, products, and partnerships from around the bio-IT community from innovating companies, organizations, and universities...

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Mar 11, 2020Press release

Lifebit Announces ISO Certification, Underscores Commitment to Genomic Data Security

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, announced it has been awarded International...

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Jan 24, 2020In the news

AI and drug discovery

Once upon a time, drug discovery was limited by the imagination of the scientists involved. But Artificial Intelligence (AI) / Machine Learning (ML) is pushing the old boundaries of drug discovery in exciting ways... 

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Jan 15, 2020In the news

Is Cloud Computing the Answer to Genomics’ Big Data Problem?

The success of the genomics industry has led to the generation of huge amounts of DNA sequencing data. Cloud computing could offer a solution for scientists who currently lack the tools to make full use of this data...

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Jan 9, 2020In the news

Sano Genetics Deploys Lifebit CloudOS, Delivers Free Genotype Imputation for Direct to Consumer (DTC) Genetics Customers

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, and Sano Genetics, the biotech company that connects people with research studies...

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Jan 9, 2020In the news

Sano Genetics Deploys Lifebit CloudOS, Delivers Free Genotype Imputation for Direct to Consumer (DTC) Genetics Customers

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, and Sano Genetics, the biotech company that connects people with research studies...

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Nov 15, 2019In the news

Medley Genomics to Offer Tumor Analysis Software Through Lifebit Genomics OS

NEW YORK — Medley Genomics has signed an agreement to deploy its HotNet2 pan-cancer analysis software through Lifebit Biotech's CloudOS federated genomics operating system, the companies announced on Thursday...

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Nov 14, 2019In the news

Lifebit, Medley Genomics Partner to Deliver Solution Supporting Diagnostic and Therapeutic Discoveries

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, and Medley Genomics, a company focused on using advanced data analytics to support...

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Nov 7, 2019Press release

Lifebit Launches Federated Genomics Cloud Operating System for Accelerated Discovery

Today Lifebit Biotech announced today the general release of Lifebit CloudOS. As a fully federated, cloud-native system, Lifebit CloudOS is designed to accelerate discoveries for...

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Nov 7, 2019Press release

Lifebit Biotech CloudOS

Lifebit Biotech has introduced Lifebit CloudOS, a cloud-native, federated genomics operating system that supersedes the beta-release Lifebit Deploit from 2017. CloudOS works as a managed service of individual clouds or high-performance computing centers to support analysis of bioinformatics...

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Nov 7, 2019Press release

Lifebit Announces General Release of its Federated Genomics Cloud Operating System

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, announced today the general release of Lifebit CloudOS. The fully federated, cloud-native system is designed for companies in the pharmaceutical, drug discovery...

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Nov 5, 2019In the news

Lifebit and Medley Genomics Partner to Deliver Streamlined Solution Supporting New Diagnostic and Therapeutic Discoveries

Lifebit Biotech, a leading innovator in bioinformatics and cognitive software solutions, and Medley Genomics, a company focused on using advanced data analytics to support better diagnosis and treatment of complex diseases...

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Oct 31, 2019In the news

Making multi-omics data accessible to researchers

A special collection on multi-omics data sharing, launched today at Scientific Data, offers to the scientific community a compendium of multi-omics datasets ready for reuse, which showcase the diversity of...

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Oct 31, 2019In the news

The Personal Genome Project-UK, an open access resource of human multi-omics data

Integrative analysis of multi-omics data is a powerful approach for gaining functional insights into biological and medical processes. Conducting these multifaceted analyses...

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Nov 27, 2018In the news

15 Machine Learning Companies To Watch In Europe

Founded in 2017, Lifebit is developing the world’s first platform that brings computation to omics data and learns from it. They have created a distributed bioinformatics operating system and analytics platform...

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Nov 1, 2018In the news

How I Raised It with Maria Chatzou of Lifebit

Welcome to another episode of ¨How I raised It¨ produced by Foundersuite.com. Today I have Maria Chatzou CEO of Lifebit coming to us from London...

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