Saudi Arabia’s Novo Genomics first to implement Lenovo’s Genomics Optimisation and Analysis Tool

and whole exomes in about a minute, enabling the processing of more genomes concurrently, finding answers faster, and making breakthroughs sooner.

Lenovo is the only solutions provider who delivers this degree of performance in a costeffective, open source, CPU-based solution. Lenovo ThinkSystem servers that run GOAST currently hold an incredible 196 world records for performance.

Lenovo announced a new partnership with Novo Genomics, one of Saudi Arabia’s biotech start-ups with a focus on localising and applying the latest technologies in genomics and multi-omics. Novo Genomics leverages data through advanced analytics and data mining to promote health and wellness in the region. The partnership will also mark Novo Genomics as the first customer of the Lenovo Genomics Optimisation and Analysis Tool in the EMEA region.

Genomics research is actively expanding in the Saudi Arabia, supported by strong infrastructure for research with the establishment of dedicated research centres and institutions such as the King AbdulAziz City for Science and Technology and King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre. The Saudi Arabia has made significant investments in genomics research as a part of the country’s Vision 2030, with an aim to increase capacity for scientific research and innovation.

Lenovo, a leader in accelerating genomics analytics with its GOAST, Genomics Optimisation and Scalability Tool solution, enables research that is 167x faster than standard environments. This allows researchers to analyse a whole human genome in less than 53 minutes,

Lenovo’s GOAST solution is simple to use with its plug-and-play system, while also being scalable and reliable with the help of highperformance Lenovo ThinkSystem servers. It is available in two variants, GOAST Base and GOAST Plus which deliver improvements of 18X-45X and 67X-167X respectively. It uses validated and user-trusted software and comes packed with pre-configured genomics analytics solutions.

The optimisations on Lenovo’s servers also accelerate the software which further reduce execution time. Lenovo’s systems also support other bioinformatics workloads, including Transcriptomics, CryoEM and Molecular Dynamics, all on a single, optimised platform.