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Lifebit partners with Latin American innovators to help solve global health challenges through genomics research

18TH July 2023

Lifebit has agreed partnerships with two innovative population genomic initiatives in Mexico and Brazil to help diversify genomic research and reduce health inequality in Latin America.

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Lifebit's mission is to create a world where access to biomedical data will never again be an obstacle to curing diseases. We provide genomics and health data software, empowering organisations across the globe to transform how they securely and safely leverage sensitive biomedical data.

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Lifebit is committed committed to solving the most challenging problems in precision medicine, genomics and healthcare through our solutions to enabling safe and secure access to genomic and biomedical data.

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Frontiers in Genetics

Lifebit Publishes Data Federation Insights in ‘Frontiers in Genetics' providing a research perspective on recent progress in establishing federated data platforms

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JUNE 2023

Industry Reflections on National-Level Trusted Research Environment Accreditation Policies

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Better together: the promise of health data linkage and its challenges

JULY 2023

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At Lifebit, we are committed to solving the most challenging problems in precision medicine, genomics and healthcare.Our mission is to create a world where access to biomedical data will never again be an obstacle to curing diseases.

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FEATURED ARTICLE
Lifebit partners with Latin American innovators to help solve global health challenges through genomics research

18TH July 2023

Lifebit has agreed partnerships with two innovative population genomic initiatives in Mexico and Brazil to help diversify genomic research and reduce health inequality in Latin America.

Learn More about the featured article
News

Next event
ASHG Annual Meeting 2023

1 -5 Nov 2023

Join Lifebit at ASHG 2023, November 1-5, in Washington, DC, for cutting-edge human genetics discussions and to celebrate ASHG's 75th anniversary. Be at the forefront of genetics research!

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Events

WE’RE HIRING
Bioinformatician (Remote - Nextflow Developer)

London, UK, FULL-TIME

At Lifebit, we carve our own path. So can you.
We're open source pioneers, innovators changing the world. Our driving mission: to revolutionise bioinformatics and biomedical data analysis forever.

Learn More about this position
Careers

PARTNERSHIP SPOTLIGHT
Lifebit partners with Flatiron Health

In this new multi-year strategic partnership, Lifebit and Flatiron Health are working together to support vital research and enable scientific discoveries to accelerate cancer research

Read the press release
Partners

contact us
Get in Touch

Access support online 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

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TECHNOLOGY
SOFTWARE

Lifebit CloudOS

An end-to-end solution for large-scale clinico-genomic programs.

Lifebit REAL

Unlock meaningful insights in real-time, so you can stay at the forefront of science innovation and research.

USE CASES

Data Custodians

Data Consumers

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Data Transformation (OMOP)

Data Federation

Trusted Research Environment
Product Spotlight
Lifebit CloudOS

Lifebit's federated trusted research environment allows researchers to securely utilise sensitive clinical and genomic by bringing researcher’s analysis and computation to where the data resides

Request a Demo
Lifebit CloudOS

PRODUCT SPOTLIGHT
Lifebit REAL

The velocity and volume of real world data means it is impossible for humans alone to gain ultimate value from this type of information. Lifebit REAL uses Artificial Intelligence for disease surveillance, drug identification and target discovery.

Request a Demo
Lifebit Real

Data Custodians
Become a Pioneer in Precision Medicine

Lifebit's technology enables biobanks and population genomics initiatives to make their sensitive data findable, usable, and actionable.

Request a Demo
Data Custodians

DATA CONSUMERS
Become a Therapeutic Leader

We enable safe and secure access to data of some of the largest and most impactful biobanks and population genomics initiatives in the world.

Request a Demo
Data Consumers

Areas of expertise
Data Transformation (OMOP)

Unlock the value of your large-scale health data with Lifebit’s Data Transformation Suite

Learn more about data transformation
Area of expertise

Areas of expertise
Federated data analysis

Lifebit's mission is to create a world where access to biomedical data will never again be an obstacle to curing diseases. We provide genomics and health data software, empowering organisations across the globe to transform how they securely and safely leverage sensitive biomedical data.

Learn more about data federation
Area of expertise

Areas of expertise
Trusted research environment

Lifebit is committed committed to solving the most challenging problems in precision medicine, genomics and healthcare through our solutions to enabling safe and secure access to genomic and biomedical data.

Learn more about trusted research environment
Areas of expertise
RESOURCES
LATEST publication
Frontiers in Genetics

Lifebit Publishes Data Federation Insights in ‘Frontiers in Genetics' providing a research perspective on recent progress in establishing federated data platforms

Learn More about Frontiers in Genetics
Publications

WHITE PAPERS
Secure data, scalable research

JUNE 2023

Industry Reflections on National-Level Trusted Research Environment Accreditation Policies

Learn more about industry reflections on national-level trusted research environment accreditation policies
Learn more about our White Papers

LATEST BLOG POST
Better together: the promise of health data linkage and its challenges

JULY 2023

Read our latest article that explores the research challenges and opportunities which are opened up through data linkage

Learn More about the promise of health data linkage and its challenges
Learn more about our blogs

DOcUMENTATION
Lifebit CloudOS Documentation

Lifebit CloudOS is an intelligent compute management platform for data analysis. It democratizes usage of the cloud for data analysis by taking care of all the computational aspects of deploying these analyses over cloud.

Learn More about the CloudOS Documentation

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Enhancing Clinical Trial Matching with Lifebit’s Patient Management Module

Enhancing Clinical Trial Matching with Lifebit’s Patient Management Module

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Emerging trends and technologies shaping the future of clinical trial design

June 19, 2024

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Breaking down barriers: increasing diversity in clinical trials

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Driving insights into neurological diseases through data

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Integration of germline data in precision medicine

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Utilizing oncological data in discovery and validation

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3 Key Strategies for Effective Data Harmonization Webinar Report

April 4, 2024

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Current US regulatory guidance on using real world data in research and clinical trials

March 28, 2024

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Challenges of using real world data in research and clinical trials

March 20, 2024

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Preserving Patient Data Privacy and Security in the Face of Cyber Attacks

March 18, 2024

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The benefits of leveraging real world data and evidence in clinical research and trials

March 15, 2024

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Unlocking insights: how real world data is shaping clinical research and trials

March 12, 2024

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Data standardization brings multiple benefits in patient registries, including increased data interoperability to maximize research outputs.

Facilitating the establishment of high-quality patient registries

February 28, 2024

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Lifebit CEO, Dr. Maria Dunford, Accompanies Greek Prime Minister on Trade Visit to India

February 27, 2024

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Lifebit Empowers Pharma Industry with Unprecedented Access to Multi-Omic and Health Data from Over 100 Million Patients Worldwide

Lifebit Empowers Pharma Industry with Unprecedented Access to Multi-Omic and Health Data from Over 100 Million Patients Worldwide

February 26, 2024

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Lifebit announces expansion into Asia Pacific and Japan

February 22, 2024

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Four key benefits of using patient registries to progress rare disease insights

February 21, 2024

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Creating research-ready data from 135,000 cancer, rare disease & COVID-19 participants

February 13, 2024

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Celebrating International Day of Women and Girls in Science

February 9, 2024

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Health data analysis platforms for all: empowering novice and advanced users for maximum insights

February 6, 2024

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New webinar series helps researchers get results from data

January 19, 2024

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What's limiting AI in transforming research and drug discovery? And how can we solve these problems?

December 20, 2023

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Leveraging AI for target validation in drug discovery

December 15, 2023

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The Future of Target Validation: Genomic Data Webinar Report

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The four key requirements of patient registry software

December 4, 2023

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Challenges facing patient registries in the US

November 30, 2023

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What are patient registries, and why are they important?

November 27, 2023

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Future for drug development lies in Drug Discovery 2.0

October 12, 2023

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The ultimate application of precision medicine? The role of secure data federation in newborn genomic screening for rare diseases

October 11, 2023

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What are the current challenges of drug discovery?

October 5, 2023

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Drug discovery 2.0 - revolutionizing the quest for innovative drugs through data-driven insights

October 3, 2023

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Closing the gap in health data diversity to benefit patients and produce global insights

October 2, 2023

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Targeting cancer through large-scale data analysis

September 22, 2023

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Data Harmony Webinar Report

September 21, 2023

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Health data standardisation: an integral part of end-to-end data analysis

September 14, 2023

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Lifebit celebrates 75 years of the National Health Service in England

September 6, 2023

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7 clinical challenges surrounding health data standardisation (and how to overcome them)

September 5, 2023

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Technical challenges and solutions to enable health data standardisation

August 31, 2023

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Seven benefits health data standardisation brings to researchers, clinicians and patients

August 22, 2023

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What is health data standardisation and why is it important?

August 17, 2023

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Data Diversity in Genomics - report on Lifebit's recent webinar

August 11, 2023

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The different types of data that can be linked to understand a person’s health

Better together: the promise of health data linkage and its challenges

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Lifebit partners with Latin American innovators to help solve global health challenges through genomics research

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Lifebit at the British High Commission in Singapore

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Lifebit and Flatiron Health announce partnership to accelerate cancer data research

May 31, 2023

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May 20, 2023

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Lifebit joins international business leaders with French President Emmanuel Macron at Choose France Summit 2023

May 17, 2023

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First Steps to a Healthier Future: Newborn Genomic Sequencing in the Detection of Disease

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Lifebit contributes to report on global accessibility of genomic medicine

April 18, 2023

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Lifebit Partners With Genomics England to Standardise Clinical and Genomic Data for Research

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Key Features of a Trusted Research Environment

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Celebrating International Women’s Day #EmbraceEquity

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PlumCare RWE partners with Lifebit on Greece’s newborn genomic sequencing program, BeginNGS

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What is a Trusted Research Environment?

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8 Advantages of Using a Trusted Research Environment in Healthcare Research & Data Management

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Lifebit Publishes Data Federation Insights in ‘Frontiers in Genetics'

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Lifebit Joins Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium as Partner

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Transforming Genomics Through 2022 & Beyond: Spotlight on Brian Longo

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Danish National Genome Center Partners with Lifebit to Deliver Personalised Medicine Nationwide

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Delivering Precision Medicine Programmes at Scale with Dr. Bacchelli

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Federated Architecture in Genomics with Dr. Pablo Prieto Barja

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Lifebit and Boehringer Ingelheim announce partnership to capture transformational value of health data

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NIHR Cambridge & Lifebit to Launch Next-Gen Genomics Research Platform

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Lifebit to Build 'Data Bridge,' Revolutionising Precision Medicine

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Lifebit certified for data transformation by EHDEN

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Lifebit raises $60m to make vital biomedical data securely accessible for life changing research worldwide

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Lifebit Announces Support for New AWS for Health Initiative

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Lifebit Joins the Alliance for Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare

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Lifebit Awarded Four-Year Contract for Hong Kong’s Genome Project

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Lifebit Selected by EHDEN to Accelerate Health Data Mapping

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Lifebit CEO Dr Maria Chatzou-Dunford at AWS Startup Industry Days 2021

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GenomeUK Cements UK as Global Genomics Leader - How Lifebit brings it to life

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