Services

From raw data to usable intelligence

Specialist services across bioinformatics, data engineering, analytics and capability development, delivered individually or as an integrated project.

Bioinformatics

Analysis and workflows

Pathogen genomics

Analysis and interpretation of bacterial, fungal and other microbial sequence data.

  • Whole-genome sequencing analysis, assembly and annotation
  • 16S and viral metagenomics
  • Pathogen characterisation and comparative genomics

Genomic epidemiology & AMR

Connecting genomic findings with epidemiological context for research and surveillance.

  • AMR prediction and virulence profiling
  • SNP detection and phylogenetics
  • Transmission-cluster analysis and contextual interpretation

Human genomics & variant analysis

Research-focused tertiary analysis of human genomic variant data.

  • Variant annotation, filtering and prioritisation
  • Research interpretation and evidence summaries
  • Analysis scope and input-data requirements agreed per project
  • Research support only; no diagnostic decisions or clinical sign-off

Gene expression analysis ยท Bulk RNA-seq

Human host and pathogen gene expression analysis, from quality assessment to biological interpretation.

  • RNA-seq processing and quality assessment
  • Expression quantification and differential gene expression
  • Cohort comparisons for cancer and HIV host-response research
  • Biological interpretation and publication-ready visualisation

Workflow engineering & automation

Reproducible, documented pipelines that your team can run and maintain.

  • Custom pipeline development with Nextflow
  • Environment management with Conda
  • Version control, testing and documentation
  • Pipeline optimisation and automation
  • Workflow transfer and handover
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Project design & technical advisory

Getting the study design and data plan right before analysis begins.

  • Experimental design and sequencing-strategy advice
  • Analytical and data-management planning
  • Methodology write-ups for publications and grants
  • Quality-control strategy and technical reporting
  • Statistical analysis, including flow-cytometry data

Public-health analytics

Health intelligence and decision support

Public-health intelligence

Integrating laboratory, clinical, epidemiological and operational data into situational analyses, surveillance insights, decision-support systems and executive reporting.

  • Surveillance and programme analytics
  • Integrated interpretation of health-system data
  • Evidence synthesis for public-health and programme decisions

NLP & thematic analysis

Analysing free-text health records, patient-safety incidents and complaints to identify recurring themes, classify narratives and synthesise findings for service improvement.

  • NLP-based theme detection and narrative classification
  • Thematic synthesis across incident and complaint records
  • LLM-assisted workflows with human review
  • Analytical summaries of recurring service gaps and improvement priorities

Situational analyses

Public-health and epidemiological analyses that describe patterns, trends and priorities in available data.

  • Descriptive epidemiological analysis
  • Time-trend, geographic and subgroup comparisons
  • Data-quality assessment and interpretation of limitations
  • Situational reports for policy and programme planning

Decision support & executive reporting

Dashboards, decision-support systems and reporting outputs for technical, programme and executive audiences.

  • Interactive Power BI dashboards
  • Decision-support systems and analytical reporting workflows
  • Executive briefs and funder-facing reporting
  • Clear visualisations and evidence summaries

Genomic data standards & interoperability

Structured, consistent data that can be shared, validated and reused.

  • Metadata architectures and data dictionaries
  • Field specifications and controlled vocabularies
  • Validation rules and ontology mapping
  • Cross-system harmonisation

Research & health-data integration

Bringing clinical, laboratory and genomic data together reliably.

  • Clinical, laboratory and genomic data integration
  • Data models and ETL pipelines
  • Data-quality and validation frameworks
  • Implementation advisory

Digital tools & AI-enabled analytics

Applied tools for well-defined scientific and health-data problems.

  • Applied analytical software tools
  • Workflow automation
  • Bounded AI-enabled analytical workflows

Training and implementation

Capability that stays with your team

Hands-on training, mentorship and workflow transfer for laboratories, universities and public-health institutes.

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Planned offerings

Extending our genomics solutions

The following offerings are being developed or explored. They are not currently available as confirmed BioinfoX services.

In development

Coordinated sequencing and bioinformatics

BioinfoX is developing a coordinated offering that connects sequencing through partner core facilities with our bioinformatics workflows, analysis and interpretation support.

Sequencing arrangements, availability and delivery terms will be confirmed before services are offered.

Partnerships being explored

Commercial bioinformatics software and implementation

BioinfoX is exploring distribution and implementation partnerships with software providers to support research and clinical genomics workflows in Southern Africa.

The planned offering would combine access to commercial bioinformatics solutions with local deployment, workflow integration, training and technical support. Products, availability and support arrangements will be announced once agreements are in place.

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