QIAGEN Strengthens Bioinformatics Leadership with New Data Centre
Friday, February 14, 2025
QIAGEN has opened a new data centre in Melbourne, Australia, as part of its strategy to strengthen its global bioinformatics capabilities.
The facility aims to enhance data infrastructure in the Australia/Asia-Pacific region, which includes Australia, New Zealand, New Guinea, and nearby islands.
The new centre expands QIAGEN’s existing network of seven data centres across the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Turkey, South Korea, Japan, and China.
This development supports the growing data centre market in the region while ensuring compliance with local regulations and providing high-quality bioinformatics solutions for genomic testing laboratories.
The Melbourne facility will offer in-country data hosting, allowing Australian genomic testing labs to store and manage sensitive data securely while meeting national privacy and health data requirements.
This initiative aligns with QIAGEN’s commitment to delivering tailored bioinformatics solutions that support secure and efficient clinical and diagnostic services.
The centre will help diagnostic laboratories meet evolving data sovereignty laws while maintaining data security, compliance, and operational efficiency.
With the continued expansion of clinical next-generation sequencing (NGS), QIAGEN remains focused on providing innovative bioinformatics solutions.
The company has over 25 years of experience in the industry, serving 90,000 users worldwide and supporting four million patient cases. Its bioinformatics division continues to develop scalable solutions that transform complex biological data into actionable insights, advancing research and personalised medicine.
By adding this new facility, QIAGEN aims to improve its services in the Australian market and the broader Asia-Pacific region.
Source: qiagen.com
