Secure compute and storage infrastructure for Life Sciences Research and Bioinformatics analysis

ELIXIR Europe

United Kingdom

Service ID:

EP176S3
Service description

ELIXIR as a research infrastructure provides a range of computing and storage resources tailored for Life Sciences projects, ensuring secure and GDPR-compliant systems for bioinformatics analysis. Our flexible and scalable IT infrastructure allows you to manage, automate, and adapt resources according to your specific needs. Our offerings include: i) virtual machines equipped with the Galaxy workflow management system allowing access to a wealth of tools and workflows through an intuitive graphical interface. ii) customisable virtual machine (VM)-based environment for analysing sensitive nucleic acid sequencing data, complete with robust computing resources, extensive memory, and fast storage, incorporating cutting-edge bioinformatics tools and human reference databases. iii) Simplified Virtual Machines (VMs) management in the cloud through SimpleVM or OpenStack for coordinating storage, compute and network resources, and parallel processing of large data. iv) self-administered centralised infrastructure using a simple user interface, accessing different virtual machines regarding sensitive (cPouta) and no-sensitive data (ePouta), or directly managing various applications, such as web servers and complex scientific software stacks and data analysis pipelines, through our Rahti platform. With ELIXIR's comprehensive computing and storage solutions, you can efficiently and securely tackle Life Sciences projects while scaling resources as needed.

Sector
Sector agnostic
Technology Readiness Level
TRL 1 – Basic principles observed
TRL 2 – Technology concept formulated
TRL 3 – Experimental proof of concept
TRL 4 – Technology validated in lab
TRL 5 – Technology validated in relevant environment
TRL 6 – Technology demonstrated in relevant environment
TRL 7 – System prototype demonstration in operational environment
TRL 8 – System complete and qualified
TRL 9 – Actual system proven in operational environment
Financial requirements

We offer a one-hour free meeting to discuss your specific requirements and help you determine which of ELIXIR's organisations is best suited to address your request. After the consultation, we will provide you with a personalised quote based on the type of service requested and the selected organisation that will proceed with your request. Any follow on consultations will be charged at €100 per hour.