Seqera Launches Seqera Containers to Enable Bioinformatics Reproducibility and Innovation
May 23 2024 - 12:00PM
Business Wire
Free, publicly available container solution
supported by and built on AWS allows users to create custom
on-demand container images to support scientific collaboration and
discoveries
Seqera, the leading software provider for complex data analysis
in the life sciences space, today announced the launch of Seqera
Containers, a no-cost, streamlined bioinformatics container
solution, during their second annual Nextflow SUMMIT in Boston.
This publicly available project creates a simplified experience,
allowing developers and researchers to effortlessly assemble
containers tailored to their needs without having to build and
upload custom container images.
Powered by Amazon Web Services (AWS), this solution assembles
on-demand containers via Wave, Seqera’s open-source,
next-generation container provisioning service. Wave handles all of
the heavy lifting, ensuring seamless image creation and
availability. With access to Conda and Python Package Index’s
(PyPi) collection of packages, scientists can now generate a
container at the easy click of a button, eliminating the need to
sift through existing container images or push local ones to a
remote location.
“Scientific research can be a daunting task, full of slow and
frustrating processes that can waste valuable time and energy that
could otherwise be put toward discovery and innovation,” said Evan
Floden, Founder and CEO of Seqera. “Seqera Containers enable
reproducibility, scalability, and collaboration in bioinformatics
research, easing the burden of software management so researchers
can focus on core scientific endeavors. With the inclusion of this
solution into our platform, we’re on track to create a centralized
hub for scientists’ every analytical need, supporting them with
access to a community of their peers to enhance research and
accelerate the pace of discoveries.”
Containers assembled on-demand through Seqera are publicly
accessible to the entire user community, empowering scientists with
seamless access to bioinformatics resources. Images requested
through the Seqera Containers web interface can be accessed
instantly with consistent reuse across organizations by anyone in
the community. This solution optimizes analyses and pipelines,
significantly saving time and costs in production. It also ensures
the reproducibility that is so crucial to scientific research while
minimizing the burden of creating custom containers.
To learn more about Seqera Containers and its capabilities,
visit: https://seqera.io/containers/. Additional information about
Seqera can be found at https://seqera.io/.
About Seqera
Seqera makes complex data analysis accessible at any scale by
providing the tools to drive innovation in genomics, global health,
and beyond. The company provides software for scientists solving
today’s most complex and important challenges from pioneering
innovative therapeutics to unveiling the secrets of our universe.
The journey began a decade ago with Nextflow, their flagship open
software that helps over 100,000 global scientists conduct science
faster, on larger datasets, and with more confidence and
flexibility than ever before. Today, Seqera consolidates fragmented
data and diverse computing resources into a unified platform. Their
modern biotech stack is trusted by 150 leading life sciences
organizations including AstraZeneca, Roche, and Johnson &
Johnson.
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