The project will employ a BAC by BAC sequencing approach. The GeneReliance system is based on the Pedant-Pro Sequence Analysis software developed at Biomax. Professor Joop Roels, director of DSM Research Life Sciences, described the high expectations DSM has for the project. Genomics makes it possible to analyze the very complex relationships between processes in living cells at a molecular level. The information on the DNA sequence information is essential for this.
Genomics makes it much easier to establish how a production process inside a cell can be improved.
To DSM, genomics is a completely new way of carrying out research. I expect our scientists to be able to use the results of this study to improve the efficiency of a number of production processes. The project will enable us to cut costs as a result of lower raw materials usage, waste production and energy consumption, and to make new and better products. Dr. Klaus Heumann, of Biomax Informatics, adds, The integration of an optimized and targeted high-quality bioinformatics platform along with a solid sequencing strategy differentiates Gene Alliance as the best partner to successfully meet the demands of the Aspergillus project. DSM is a highly integrated international group of companies that is active worldwide in the field of life science products, performance materials and chemicals.