{"id":481569,"date":"2018-04-20T15:29:10","date_gmt":"2018-04-20T22:29:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/?post_type=msr-event&#038;p=481569"},"modified":"2025-08-06T11:57:13","modified_gmt":"2025-08-06T18:57:13","slug":"microsoft-genomics-hackathon","status":"publish","type":"msr-event","link":"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-us\/research\/event\/microsoft-genomics-hackathon\/","title":{"rendered":"Microsoft Genomics Hackathon"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<p><strong>Venue: <\/strong>Microsoft, Building 3<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.microsoft.com\/en-gb\/about\/ukoffices\/reading\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> Thames Valley Park<\/a><br \/>\nReading, UK<br \/>\nRG6 1WG<span id=\"label-external-link\" class=\"sr-only\" aria-hidden=\"true\">Opens in a new tab<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today\u2019s academic institutions, medical centres, and research facilities are looking for agility, easier management, and access to resources to handle the increased demand for next-generation sequencing (NGS). 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These types of organizations can benefit from Microsoft\u2019s industry-leading approach to security, privacy and compliance in the cloud, while minimizing cost and complexity.\r\n\r\nWith a cloud-based offering that can seamlessly integrate with existing pipelines, Microsoft gives you the ability to analyze genomic data in Azure faster, allowing researchers and medical professionals to get results in hours, not days. This sample-to-answer process is made even easier thanks to an orchestrated ecosystem of innovative partners that can provide turn-key or customised solutions for all your bioinformatics needs.\r\n\r\nTo learn how you can accelerate your genomics research with <a href=\"https:\/\/azure.microsoft.com\/en-us\/\">Azure<\/a>, the Microsoft cloud, we invite you to <a href=\"https:\/\/centerstage.research.microsoft.com\/registration?rc=RFMP-B501-OAQ4-LKGV\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">register<\/a> for the Microsoft Genomics Hackathon. 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