Summer is approaching (in a very wet fashion here in Aarhus) quickly and so it’s time for another newsletter.

We are thrilled to welcome 175 new users to the GenomeDK community (so far) this year! Whether you’re a researcher, student, academic clinician, or company, we are excited to support your data-driven endeavors, and wish you a very nice summer!

In the wake of the recent announcement from the Institute of Biomedicine, Faculty of Health, Aarhus University, where the use of Chinese sequencing companies and collaboration with Chinese universities was prohibited, many with sequencing needs must find alternatives.

We are happy to distribute this announcement from our close collaborators at the MOMA NGS Core Facility. Note that the MOMA NGS Core Facility can deliver your sequencing data directly to a project folder on GenomeDK.

We’re now well into 2024 and it’s time for the 10th edition of the newsletter. 2023 was probably one of the most transformative and busy years in the history of GenomeDK. In this newsletter we’ll touch on some of the big events. We’ll also provide you with some tips for keeping track of your usage of GenomeDK.

“The description fairly presents how IT general controls in relation to Aarhus Genome Data Center’s GenomeDK HPC services were designed and implemented throughout the period from 1 September 2022 to 31 August 2023;”

These are the words from our independent, external auditor following this year’s audit. We are happy to say that GenomeDK passed the audit with flying colors and have now, for the third year in a row, obtained a ISAE 3000 declaration with a focus on ISO 27001.

What does this mean? It means that the auditor has found that our policies, procedures, and controls with regards to information security have been found suitable and adequate by the auditor.

The ISAE 3000 declaration, supplemented by our ISO 27001 certification, highlights how seriously we take security.

It’s no exaggeration to say that GenomeDK is growing in almost all aspects, in particular thanks to our very productive and dedicated user base, and substantial extra funding from DeiC and the Ministry of Higher Education and Science.

In this newsletter we will explore the changes that have already happened, and are going to happen, in 2023.