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WuXi, Huawei launch precision medicine infrastructure

May 25, 2016 12:32 AM UTC

The WuXi NextCODE subsidiary of New WuXi Life Science Ltd. (Shanghai, China) and Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd. (Shenzhen, China) launched the China Precision Medicine Cloud technology infrastructure, which is intended to support China's Precision Medicine Initiative. The cloud platform is designed to store and share genomic information via a nationwide online network, and includes government, medical, academic and industry collaborations.

The platform builds on Huawei's cloud computing network and WuXi NextCODE's genomics data expertise. The partners said WuXi NextCODE's components of the platform are compliant with U.S. regulatory standards, giving the platform potential for global reach. ...