Bionano Announces Upgrades to its Software and Compute Platforms to Make Analysis of OGM, Microarray and NGS Data Easier, Faster and More Accurate
- VIA™ 7.2 transforms the workflow for optical genome mapping (OGM) data analysis with AI in constitutional genetic disorders
- VIA 7.2 supercharges the OGM heme workflow by allowing AI to utilize a lab's historical results to speed future interpretations
- VIA 7.2 extends significance associated with phenotype (SAP) scoring to OGM data for the first time and uses that score to help streamline interpretation decisions for OGM variants
- VIA 7.2 includes several pan-application improvements including alignment of OGM data with standard nomenclature conventions
- Bionano Solve™ 3.8.3 expands its control database of background structural variants (SVs) by 18% and exhibits improvements in sensitivity, specificity and resolution for SV detection
- Upgrades to software on Bionano's Stratys™ Compute, a server that leverages advanced GPU chips, double the number of cancer samples that can be analyzed per week and expand functionality to include analysis pipelines previously available only on CPU versions of our compute servers
SAN DIEGO, Aug. 05, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Bionano Genomics, Inc. (NASDAQ:BNGO) today announced the release of the latest versions of its VIA™ and Solve™ software for genomic data analysis and upgrades to its Stratys™ Compute server. VIA 7.2 and Solve 3.8.3 are planned to be released in a first wave to 20 early access users, with broad commercial release expected in the fourth quarter of 2025. VIA automates variant calling, annotation and interpretation with AI for enhanced contextualization of variant calls across multiple types with accelerated time to results for OGM, microarray and next-generation sequencing (NGS) data. Solve is the variant calling engine for OGM and the Stratys Compute is a server used for OGM data analysis that leverages advanced GPU chips.
The key advancements in this wave of upgrades include:
- Transformation of the workflow for OGM data analysis with AI in constitutional genetic disorders (VIA 7.2)
- Ability for the software to continuously learn and speed interpretation of OGM heme and constitutional data with AI utilizing a lab's prior interpretation history (VIA 7.2)
- Extension of significance associated with phenotype (SAP) scoring to OGM data for the first time and uses that score to help streamline interpretation decisions for OGM variants (VIA 7.2)
- Several pan-application improvements including alignment of OGM data with standard nomenclature conventions (VIA 7.2)
- Expanded control database of background structural variants (SVs) by 18% and improvements in sensitivity, specificity and resolution for SV detection (Bionano Solve 3.8.3)
- Up to double the number of cancer samples that can be analyzed per week and expand functionality to include analysis pipelines previously available only on CPU versions of Compute servers with upgrades to software on the Stratys Compute, a server that leverages advanced GPU chips
"We are excited for these pivotal updates to VIA and Solve software to reach the market. They can enhance the ease of use and speed to interpretation for hematological malignancies and now extend these capabilities to applications for constitutional genetic disorders. In addition, these upgrades are expected to improve performance overall and accelerate analysis on the Stratys Compute hardware. I'm proud of the team for these developments and I believe they show Bionano is continuing its rich tradition of innovation in cytogenomics," commented Dr. Erik Holmlin, Bionano's president & chief executive officer.
About Bionano
Bionano is a provider of genome analysis solutions that can enable researchers and clinicians to reveal answers to challenging questions in biology and medicine. The Company's mission is to transform the way the world sees the genome through optical genome mapping (OGM) solutions, diagnostic services and software. The Company offers OGM solutions for applications across basic, translational and clinical research. The Company also offers an industry-leading, platform-agnostic genome analysis software solution, and nucleic acid extraction and purification solutions using proprietary isotachophoresis (ITP) technology. Through its Lineagen, Inc. d/b/a Bionano Laboratories business, the Company also offers OGM-based diagnostic testing services.
For more information, visit www.bionano.com or www.bionanolaboratories.com.
Bionano's products are for research use only and not for use in diagnostic procedures.
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CONTACTS
Company Contact:
Erik Holmlin, CEO
Bionano Genomics, Inc.
+1 (858) 888-7610
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Investor Relations:
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Gilmartin Group
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