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Healthcare & Life Sciences verified Verified Outcome TRL 9

Biomedical Research Platform (Terra)

domain Client: A world-leading genomics research center handshake Provider: Microsoft Azure / Verily schedule Deploy: Q1 2021 (Partnership)
92 Impact
Enterprise Ready
Evidence Score: 5/10
Strength: High

Executive Summary

ANALYST: COI RESEARCH

To democratize access to massive genomic datasets, the institute expanded its 'Terra' platform to run on Azure. This open interoperable platform allows researchers worldwide to access petabytes of data and run analysis tools in the cloud without needing to download the data, ensuring security and accelerating collaboration.

rate_review Analyst Verdict

"A critical enabler for modern precision medicine. The sheer size of genomic data (petabytes) makes local storage impossible for most labs. A trusted cloud environment that handles HIPAA/GDPR compliance allows scientists to focus on biology rather than IT infrastructure."

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warning The Challenge

Genomic data is growing exponentially. Storing, securing, and sharing these datasets across institutions was becoming a logistical nightmare. Privacy regulations (patient consent) made simple file sharing illegal or risky.

psychology The Solution

Terra was re-architected to be multi-cloud, leveraging Azure's enterprise-grade security and AI tools. Researchers spin up workspaces on Azure, access the data lake, run pipelines (Cromwell), and pay only for the compute used.

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Integrations
Verily Workbench
Deployment Model
PaaS / SaaS
Data Classification
Genomic / PII
Estimated TCO / ROI
Medium
POC Summary (2020-01-01 to 2021-01-01)

"Expansion from Google Cloud to Azure."

shield Risk Register & Mitigation

Risk Factor Severity Mitigation Strategy
Data Privacy (Genomic) Critical Federated access controls; strict patient consent management.
Cloud Cost Control Medium Budget alerts for researcher workspaces.

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Audited value realization curve

Hosting petabytes of genomic data Verified Outcome
Primary KPISupport for >25,000 researchers
Audit CycleReduction in time-to-insight for complex queries

policy Compliance & Gov

  • Standards: HIPAA, GDPR, FISMA
  • Maturity (TRL): 9
  • Evidence Score: 5/10
  • Data Class: Genomic / PII

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Verified Case Study
PDF • Version 1
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Technical Audit
PDF • Audited
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The "Blind Verification" Protocol

How we verified these outcomes for A world-leading genomics research center without exposing sensitive IP or identities.

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1. Raw Evidence

Audit ID: #PRIV-847
Evidence: Direct SQL Logs
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2. Verified Asset

Outcome: Verified
Ref ID: #COI-847

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