Basepair and Novocraft Announce Strategic Partnership to Deliver Advanced Genomic Pipelines in the Cloud
Collaboration aims to expand access to advanced bioinformatics tools through innovative cloud solutions and a pay-as-you-go pricing model
Basepair Partners with IWAI Chemicals to Bring Scalable, Cloud-Based Genomic Analysis to Japan
Empowering Japanese Researchers with End to End Genomic Solutions
Partnering with Basepair allows us to deliver a solution that meets modern R&D needs without increasing infrastructure burden.”
NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, May 14, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Basepair Inc. and IWAI Chemicals Co., Ltd. today announced a strategic partnership to bring its cloud-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) analysis platform to Japan. The collaboration marks a major expansion of IWAI’s support for Japan’s life science researchers, adding powerful bioinformatics capabilities to its trusted lineup of reagents, equipment, and analytical services.
As genomic data becomes foundational to research in oncology, rare diseases, and infectious disease surveillance, many labs are struggling to keep up. IWAI recognized a growing demand among its customers—not just for reagents or instruments, but for easier, faster, and more cost-effective ways to analyze data at scale. This partnership with Basepair enables IWAI to offer exactly that: an intuitive, cloud-native solution that removes the technical friction from bioinformatics.
“Our customers face more data, less time, and tighter budgets. We see it as our role to help them stay ahead—not just with products, but with solutions,” said Yoshiko Iwai, President & CEO of Iwai Chemicals. “Partnering with Basepair allows us to deliver a solution that meets modern R&D needs without increasing infrastructure burden.”
The agreement builds on IWAI’s recent expansion into bioinformatics services, including contract analysis and expert staffing, and now extends into self-service, cloud-based NGS workflows via the Basepair platform. Researchers can now run pipelines like RNA-seq, scRNA-seq, and ATAC-seq through a simple drag-and-drop interface—no coding required—and explore interactive visualizations and reports in real-time.
“We’re excited to work with a partner that understands both the wet and dry lab sides of life science R&D,” said Simon Valentine, CCO of Basepair Inc. “IWAI’s deep relationships with Japan’s researchers make them the perfect ally to help scale smarter, faster genomics analysis.”
Unlike many existing Software-as-a-Service platforms, Basepair runs inside the customer’s own AWS account, allowing full control over security, compliance, and cloud costs. It also offers flexible per-sample licensing and a white-label business layer, enabling IWAI and its partners to bundle analysis services with kits or instruments and deliver real-time performance insights. The platform also optimizes compute instance use and includes automated S3 data archiving features that can reduce storage cloud costs by up to 80%.
About Basepair Inc.
Basepair Inc. is a market-leading point-and-click bioinformatics company focused on unlocking the full potential of NGS technology. By empowering more scientists to understand the meaning and value of genomic data, whilst eliminating sensitive data movement, it securely accelerates the scientific and diagnostic breakthroughs that bring lifesaving medicines and treatments to the patients who need them. To learn more, visit basepairtech.com
About IWAI Chemicals Co., Ltd.
IWAI Chemical has supported Japan’s life science community for decades with high-quality reagents, instruments, and services. Now entering the next phase of support, IWAI is expanding into bioinformatics to help researchers navigate the data-heavy future of biology. To learn more, visit iwaichem.com
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NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES, April 8, 2025 /EINPresswire.com/ — Basepair Inc., a leader in user-friendly bioinformatics platforms, and Novocraft Technologies, a renowned provider of high-performance bioinformatics software, today announced a strategic partnership to democratize access to a powerful suite of bioinformatics tools. Through Basepair’s cloud-based platform, this collaboration will deliver push button access on a pay-as-you-go basis to Novocraft’s advanced genomic analysis tools that were hitherto only available for local download.
Key Partnership Benefits:
- Cloud-Based Solutions: Novocraft users can now access a secure, scalable, cloud-based environment to run Novocraft pipelines, eliminating the need for local high-performance computing infrastructure.
- Flexible Pricing Model: The partnership introduces a pay-per-use option, allowing researchers to utilize Novocraft’s tools without committing to annual licenses, lowering the barrier to entry.
- Expanded Funding Options: By leveraging Basepair’s cloud platform, researchers can now use project-based or expense budgets instead of capital budgets, addressing funding challenges in various regions.
“This partnership with Basepair represents a significant leap forward in making high-performance bioinformatics tools more accessible to the research community,” said Colin Hercus CEO of Novocraft Technologies. “By integrating our advanced alignment and variant-calling pipelines into Basepair’s platform, we are ensuring that researchers, regardless of their computational resources, have access to the most reliable genomic analysis solutions.”
Simon Valentine, Chief Commercial Officer of Basepair Inc., added, “Integrating Novocraft’s robust tools with our user-friendly platform creates a powerful synergy. This collaboration aligns perfectly with our goal of democratizing access to cutting-edge bioinformatics resources while ensuring data security and cost-effectiveness.”
This strategic alliance between Basepair and Novocraft represents a significant step forward in the bioinformatics field, promising to accelerate genomic research and broaden the horizons of scientific discovery.
About Basepair Inc.
Basepair Inc. is a New York-based bioinformatics software company dedicated to simplifying genomic data analysis. Their user-friendly platform offers end-to-end solutions for various sequencing data applications, ensuring security and compliance through a unique hybrid SaaS architecture. For more information, visit www.basepairtech.com.
About Novocraft Technologies
Novocraft Technologies is a leading provider of high-performance bioinformatics software, specializing in next-generation sequencing (NGS) data analysis. Their tools, including novoAlign and novoSort are widely used for genomic alignment, variant detection, and structural variant analysis. For more information, visit www.novocraft.com.
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