BigData - BioTech

DNA sequencing and analysis are pretty obvious candidates for BigData implementations, and clearly people are Getting It. I'm particularly glad that the good guys at Cloudant (BigCouch! W00t!) are getting some significant traction...

Major investments show promise of big data in biotech

Cloud-based DNA-sequencing specialist DNAnexus has closed a $15 million second round led by Google Ventures and TPG Biotech. Elsewhere, we learned Wednesday that agribusiness giant Monsanto has deploy (more...)