Oracle Health Sciences Unveils Omics Data Bank

Oracle Health Sciences recently announced the availability of Oracle Health Sciences Omics Data Bank, which is a molecular data model that offers integration and analysis of cross-platform omics data to support translational research. The Omics Data Bank is a part of the Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center.  

In a release, Neil de Crescenzo, senior vice president and general manager at Oracle Health Sciences said, “The release of Oracle Health Sciences Omics Data Bank for Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center demonstrates Oracle's continued commitment to making personalized medicine a reality. Molecular data is a critical component of any translational medicine initiative, and Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center now has the power to help researchers address the big data challenges associated with bioinformatics.”

Data from numerous internal and external sources can be normalized, aggregated and analyzed by pharmaceutical and biotech companies, contract research organizations, and academic research organizations with Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center.

The sources include clinical systems, lab systems, next-generation sequencing platforms, and biobanks. Apart from identifying new predictive biomarkers, best practices for diagnosis and treatment are made available through Oracle Health Sciences Translational Research Center. Personalized therapies are also made more effective.

Dr. John Niederhuber, chief executive officer at the Inova Translational Medicine Institute and former director of the National Cancer Institute said, “The Inova Translational Medicine Institute (ITMI) is in the midst of one of the largest genome sequencing projects ever. Our goal is to unlock new insights in pre-term delivery. We hope to identify genomic alternations that identify high risk patients early in their pregnancy, so that they may take advantage of therapies designed to delay pre-term delivery.”

He continued, “Working with the outstanding NICU physicians and nurses at Inova Fairfax Hospital, ITMI anticipates that our research will enhance our understanding of the mechanisms that lead to pre-term delivery. Oracle is uniquely positioned to support the complete integration of our clinical data with data from the 1,500 whole genomes sequenced as a part of the project, providing us with the platform required to perform genomic analyses, leading to improved patient care through personalized genomic medicine.”

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