The GENOMENAL platform served as the technological foundation for the first Russian hackathon on genetic data interpretation, "Genome IQ"

The GENOMENAL platform served as the technological foundation for the first Russian hackathon on genetic data interpretation, "Genome IQ" held from April 8 to 10 at the Tomsk National Research Medical Center (NMRC). Experts from Moscow, St. Petersburg, Novosibirsk, Yakutsk, and Tomsk participated in this competition, which focused on interpreting whole-genome sequencing data.

NOVEL provided the technological infrastructure for the event. "At the hackathon, we saw that our innovative approach works and that complex clinical cases can be solved. The use of modern software, AI algorithms, and a competitive team format increases the speed and quality of whole-genome data analysis," noted Dmitry Shtokalo, CEO of NOVEL.

Over two days, teams analyzed challenging cases from leading research centers, while on the third day, they tackled unsolved problems. A school for early-career specialists ran in parallel. The prize fund of 500,000 rubles was topped by "Team XX," which won 126,000 rubles.

The hackathon confirmed that using domestic software like GENOMENAL and consolidating best practices helps build a strong community of specialists to solve the challenges of modern medicine.