GenomSys Gains CE Mark for New Genomic Analysis Software
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"We designed GenomSys Variant Analyzer for the analysis of the vast amount of data generated by whole-exome sequencing to support geneticists in deciphering the causes of rare disorders," CSO Luca Trotta said in a statement. GenomSys was heavily involved in the development of MPEG-G, the genomics version of the same MPEG associated with the MP3 format for digital audio and the MPEG-4 specification for compressing video files. The company received a CE mark in March for its MPEG-G Codec Suite, a group of software tools for processing genomic data following MPEG-G. In August, GenomSys announced a multiyear collaboration agreement with Royal Philips to codevelop software and applications based on MPEG-G. Claudio Alberti, chief technology officer and cofounder of GenomSys, previously told GenomeWeb that with MPEG-G compression, an exome sequence needs just 1.5 gigabytes of storage, making it easily fit on a smartphone. However, MPEG-G, an International Organization for Standardization specification, has been met with skepticism by some who believe that the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) is the best standards-setting body for the bioinformatics world.