"MySQL is easy to install and maintain, and it doesn't require a DBA to manage."
—Dr. David Harper
Senior computer programmer
Pathogen Group
The biotech industry is very research intensive and generates huge amounts of raw data in an effort to detect diseases early, develop new therapeutics and find innovative treatments. Biotech organizations need a data management solution to capture, analyze, and manage this explosive growth of data. MySQL is a highly reliable, zero administration database that is proven to handle the huge volumes of data that biotech companies generate. In fact, MySQL has been adopted for the data management and analysis in critical genomic and proteomics research projects at the Genome Sciences Centre, Sanger Institute, and the Institute for Genomic Research. Plus, human genome sequences available on the Internet have been built entirely using MySQL.
In addition, to speed researchers' efforts, biotech companies are developing analytic equipment, instruments and mission-critical database applications which require powerful data mining and analysis tools. Biotech companies need these tools to accelerate the drug discovery and development efforts, reduce operating costs, increase time to market, and quickly respond to compliance and security mandates.
MySQL is an ideal solution for biotech companies developing a number of solutions including:
- Medical Test Development to help detect diseases early and select appropriate therapies.
- Diagnostic Instruments to improve the cost, speed and efficiency of the diagnostic testing process.
- Analysis Equipment such as DNA sequencers, synthesizers, and real-time PCR systems used by labs and researchers.
- Clinical Trial Data Management to improve efficiency and cut costs of clinical trials of new therapeutics.
- Laboratory Information Management Systems that help labs improve efficiency and deliver better service to physicians.
- Drug Discovery and Development that require development and analysis of thousands of simultaneous clinical tests.
- Purification and testing solutions such as forensics, animal and food testing, as well as pharmaceutical process control.
- Genetic Analysis that requires ultra-high throughput data analysis for genotyping systems, DNA fragment analysis DNA sequencing, and microarray analysis.
- Proteomics that require powerful data mining and analysis tools to study the full set of proteins encoded by a genome.
- Bioinformatic Software Tools for building new applications that access genomic and proteomic sequence and microarray analysis.
MySQL is an easy to use, cost-effective, zero administration database that helps researchers in biotech companies, governments, and universities perform complex, high volume experiments at a lower cost and in less time than traditional techniques. Plus, MySQL provides the significant benefits so that biotech equipment manufactures and ISV can quickly deliver modern, high-performance, and scalable biotech solutions
Additional Resources
White Papers
- White Paper: Guide to Choosing an Embedded Database
- MySQL 5.0's Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture
- A Look at MySQL 5.0 Performance Benchmarks
On Demand Webinars
- Embedding MySQL for OEMs
- Upgrading to MySQL 5.0 for OEMs and ISVs
- Best Practices for Securing MySQL 5.0
- MySQL Performance Tuning: Top 5 Tips