Edico developed technology that combines a specialized processor and chipset with proprietary software to address a bottleneck in the process of reading the short DNA segments produced in genome sequencing, and aligning them with a reference genome. Californian genetic analysis company Illumina has bought technology start - up Edico Genome for $ 100 m . Edico ’s system tackles a bottleneck in DNA reading technology and has cut the time for genome mapping from 20 hours to 20 minutes . Last year the company adapted its technology for use with cloud services , including Amazon Web Services . Illumina said the move would help make data collection and analysis a standardised process , and that Amazon ’s technology complemented its own systems . It also supported a call for the scientific community to develop standards for the use of genomics in health .
Californian genetic analysis company Illumina has bought technology start - up Edico Genome for $ 100 m . Edico ’s system tackles a bottleneck in DNA reading technology and has cut the time for genome mapping from 20 hours to 20 minutes . Last year the company adapted its technology for use with cloud services , including Amazon Web Services . Illumina said the move would help make data collection and analysis a standardised process , and that Amazon ’s technology complemented its own systems . It also supported a call for the scientific community to develop standards for the use of genomics in health .