Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative has teamed up with the Cape Town-based Microsoft Azure to create a scalable, cost-effective, cloud-based platform for genomic analysis and research in Africa. Powered by Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research, the system is designed to enable African scientists and academics to perform and collaborate on genomics research.The first such initiative in Africa, it aims to enhance access to patient eco-systems, improve the collection and transfer of information, support the processing and aggregation of data, and provide a means to combine and mine that data for research.
Microsoft’s 4Afrika initiative has teamed up with the Cape Town-based Centre for Proteomic and Genomic Research to create a scalable, cost-effective, cloud-based platform for genomic analysis and research in Africa. Powered by Microsoft Azure, the system is designed to enable African scientists and academics to perform and collaborate on genomics research.The first such initiative in Africa, it aims to enhance access to patient eco-systems, improve the collection and transfer of information, support the processing and aggregation of data, and provide a means to combine and mine that data for research.