Centro Nacional de Analisis Genomico (CNAG)

The Centro Nacional de Analisis Genomico (CNAG) is a national non-profit organisation, specialised in sequencing and genomic analysis, located in the Parc Cientific de Barcelona. Its trajectory started in 2009, becoming the first national sequencing center and one of the most pioneering in Europe, founded by the Ministry of Science and the Generalitat de Catalunya. Its principal mission is developing genomic analysis projects with a high impact on improving peoples health and quality of life, in collaboration with national and international health institutions and research centers. The public center leads large-scale national and international projects in genomics, contributing to cancer and rare diseases diagnosis and treatments, and also to the conservation of biodiversity. Its state-of-the-art genomics technologies includes five second-generation sequencers, third-generation sequencers, based on nanopores and a data processing center with 10,000 computing nodes and 14 petabyte...