BIAMICS
Specialist bioinformatics support

Bioinformatics Services

Biological data analysis and interpretation for research projects

We support scientific, industrial, and healthcare projects that need to turn biological data into useful information for their research.

What is bioinformatics?

Bioinformatics is an interdisciplinary scientific field that combines biology, computing, mathematics, and statistics to collect, store, analyse, and interpret biological data such as DNA, RNA, and protein sequences.

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) generates large volumes of data and has made computational analysis an essential part of modern biological research.

Who are our bioinformatics services for?

We work with researchers who need specialist bioinformatics support to move their projects forward.

  • Researchers across science, industry, and healthcare.
  • Laboratories that do not need a full-time in-house bioinformatician.
  • Research centres without their own bioinformatics service.

How can we help?

We act as an external bioinformatics team when data analysis and interpretation become a bottleneck in the research process.

We can contribute at any stage, from experimental conception through publication of the results.

Our bioinformatics services

These are the main analysis areas we offer, adapted to the needs of each project.

Omics analysis

The process of subjecting a DNA, RNA, or peptide sequence to any of a wide range of analytical methods in order to understand its features, function, structure, or evolution.

  • De novo analysis and resequencing
  • Genome and transcriptome assembly
  • Computational evolutionary biology: phylogenomics and epidemiology
  • Comparative genomics
  • Comparative transcriptomics and gene expression
  • Population studies

Genotyping

Determining the genetic variants present in an individual's DNA at specific loci, useful for identifying biomarkers, mutations, methylation patterns, and other markers linked to disease or biological traits.

  • Disease biomarkers
  • Genotyping
  • Cancer mutation analysis
  • Methylation analysis (Methyl-Seq)
  • Virus analysis
  • Mobile genetic element analysis

Expression analysis

The study of which genes are expressed and to what extent under given conditions, based on RNA data, to understand gene activity, its regulation, and the biological response of cells or communities.

  • Gene expression analysis (RNA-Seq)
  • Regulatory analysis: miRNAs
  • Metatranscriptomics

Metagenomics

The analysis of genetic material recovered directly from environmental samples or microbial communities, without culturing the organisms, to characterise their composition, diversity, and evolution.

  • Genotyping
  • 16S–18S rRNA metagenomics
  • Virus analysis
  • Population evolution

Other bioinformatics services

Structural bioinformatics

Analysis and prediction of the three-dimensional structure of your biological macromolecules: proteins, RNA, DNA, and more.

Systems biology

Systems biology is the computational and mathematical analysis and modelling of complex biological systems. It is an interdisciplinary, biology-based field of study that focuses on the complex interactions within biological systems, using a holistic approach to biological research.

Bioinformatics frequently asked questions

We do not have our own sequencing facilities. If sequencing is needed, we work with trusted partners.

Tell us about your project

Tell us what stage your project is at, which data you have available, and the research question you want to address.