DNAnexus is a cloud platform for storing, analyzing, and securely collaborating on genomic and biomedical data at population scale, used by biopharma and…
DNAnexus was founded in 2009 by Stanford professors Serafim Batzoglou and Arend Sidow along with computer scientist Andreas Sundquist, out of the recognition that genomic sequencing data was growing far faster than most labs' ability to store and process it locally. The company built a cloud platform specifically for handling that scale, and is now headquartered in Mountain View, California.
Rather than a general-purpose cloud service, DNAnexus focuses on the specific compliance, scale, and collaboration needs of genomics and biomedical research: secure storage for sequencing data, managed bioinformatics pipelines, and tools for multiple institutions to work on shared datasets without moving raw data between organizations.
The platform provides secure, compliant cloud storage for genomic and clinical data, along with scalable infrastructure for running bioinformatics pipelines on large sequencing cohorts. It's built to support regulated environments, with certifications and controls relevant to HIPAA and clinical-grade data handling.
DNAnexus also supports large-scale collaborative research, powering platforms like the UK Biobank Research Analysis Platform where thousands of approved researchers analyze a shared, centrally hosted dataset rather than downloading copies. Developers can extend the platform through its API and SDK to build custom analysis workflows on top of the core infrastructure.
DNAnexus doesn't publish flat subscription pricing. Compute and storage are billed based on actual usage, similar to general cloud infrastructure pricing, with costs scaling alongside the size and complexity of an organization's genomic workloads.
Larger institutions and biobank-scale programs typically negotiate enterprise agreements directly with DNAnexus, meaning prospective customers need to contact the company for a quote rather than choosing from listed plans.
It's a cloud platform for storing, processing, and collaborating on genomic and other large-scale biomedical data, used by biopharma companies, hospitals, and research consortia.
Pricing is usage-based for compute and storage, with enterprise agreements negotiated directly for larger organizations; there are no public flat-rate plans.
It was founded in 2009 by Stanford researchers Serafim Batzoglou and Arend Sidow along with computer scientist Andreas Sundquist.
The platform is built with compliance controls relevant to HIPAA and clinical-grade data handling for regulated genomics and health data.
It's a large-scale genomics research platform built on DNAnexus infrastructure, letting approved researchers analyze a shared, centrally hosted biobank dataset.