Microarray data analysis services of up to ten samples, and gene optimisation services on up to two sequences, offered free for a month
Ocimum Biosolutions is offering limited free trials of its bioinformatics services focused towards biomedical research in the field of genomics.
These services encompass primarily its microarray data analysis and gene optimisation services.
Anuradha Acharya, CEO of Ocimum Biosolutions, said: ''In an increasingly competitive biotech industry, the time taken for R and D is minimised by concentrating on core activities of the lab.
"Today with the burgeoning of data, almost every lab has to rely on bioinformatics- the science of storing, retrieving and analysing large amounts of biological information.
"Most of the labs either do not have resources, expertise or sophisticated bioinformatics tools to do requisite research. "To address these issues we decided to provide bioinformatics services to the researchers.
"These services, performed by a team of industry's best bioinformaticians, molecular biologists and statisticians, will greatly help biomedical researchers in the field of microarray and gene synthesis".
Microarray data analysis services.
Microarray experiments generate a large amount of data which is difficult for a standalone computer to handle.
Also the intricacies in data analysis leave the user undecided on how to find a correct solution.
Ocimum's professionals use high-end servers to work with large microarray data in a fast and efficient manner. The company provides standard analysis as well as customised analysis of clients' microarray data.
Standard analysis include data normalisation, data filtration, handling missing values, handling replicates, clustering and generating comprehensive reports.
Customised analysis includes all features of standard analysis and also include mapping genes to pathways, finding relationship between genes and metabolites, functional classification of genes, cluster curation and re-clustering, supervised data classification and other user defined requirements.
Ocimum analyses cDNA arrays, Affymetrix and other oligo chips data, using its own proprietary software, Genowiz. Gene optimisation services.
Use of synthetic engineered genes for production of genetically modified organisms is a technique followed by many scientists today to achieve higher productivity, disease resistance, and other desirable traits.
Ocimum's in-house analysts can engineer gene sequences based on user-set criteria using a proprietary algorithm.
Ocimum's analysts can engineer sequences for codon-optimisation, removal of stable secondary structures, undesirable domains/motifs, or ORFs in alternate frames, and also insert or eliminate restriction sites. All optimisations carried out are based on user preferences, and rated accordingly.
Top three sequences that meet as many of the set criteria as possible are finalised on, and a detailed report of the optimisations carried out accompanies each sequence.
For this, Ocimum uses its proprietary Optgene software.
These free services are for a month.
For microarray data analysis, only ten samples will be accepted from one researcher.
For gene optimisation services, only two sequences will be accepted from one researcher.
