Milan, Italy 6/16/18—NGS informatics firm SOPHiA GENETICS has purchased Interactive Biosoftware for an undisclosed amount. Interactive Biosoftware provides the Alamut software for interpreting clinical genomic data. “With a community of now over 900 teaching hospitals using our technologies we are in a unique position to connect clinicians and enable them to share knowledge,” commented SOPHiA GENETICS CEO and co-founder Jurgi Camblong.

Interactive Biosoftware’s Alamut software expands SOPHiA’s variant annotation capabilities that are part of its DDM platform for tertiary analysis, including visualization capabilities. SOPHiA is positioned as employing machine learning for dedicated use in hospitals for clinical NGS analysis.