Sequencing Platform (CNAG-CRG)
The National Center for Genomic Analysis (CNAG) was created in 2009 by the General Administration of the State and the Generalitat de Catalunya, located in the Barcelona Science Park.
Its mission is to carry out large-scale genomic analysis projects with the aim of contributing to the improvement of people's health and quality of life. The CNAG focuses its activities on four interconnected research areas: the identification of genes responsible for diseases, cancer genomics, genomics of infectious diseases and genomics of model organisms, in collaboration with researchers from universities, hospitals, research agencies and companies in the biotechnology and pharmaceutical sector.
The CNAG Genomics platform has a fleet of twelve second-generation DNA sequencers (nine HiSeq2000, two HiSeq2500 and one MiSeq) capable of sequencing more than 800 Gigabases per day, equivalent to eight complete human genomes every 24 h. It also has a powerful computer installation, with 2.7 petabytes for data storage, more than 1,200 computing nodes with a capacity of 13 TFlops, an internal network of 10 GBytes/s and multiple direct connections of 10 GBytes/s to the National Supercomputing Center (BSC-CNS).
Proteomics Platform (CRG)
The Proteomics Platform of the Center for Genomic Regulation (CRG) is located in the Biomedical Research Park of Barcelona and is participated by the Pompeu Fabra University. It has the most advanced mass spectrometers and offers complete proteomics services through quantitative techniques based on mass spectrometry that are complemented by the genomics services offered by the Sequencing Platform.
