“As an early stage investor, we work with a number of emerging companies with substantial bioinformatics needs but where a full time hire in the company might be months or in some cases years in the future. The Bioinformatics CRO has been a great resource in these cases – Grant and his team are quickly able to drill into complex questions in genomics, sequence analysis, and build custom approaches to meet our needs. A big help in getting our projects off on the right foot!”
Principal, Atlas Venture
“Working with the Bioinformatics CRO got us thoughtful answers to mission critical questions quickly and seamlessly. Had we opted to build out an internal solution, we would have already spent many multiples of what we did and still be waiting on the results. I love working with the Bioinformatics CRO and sleep easy at night knowing they’re on the job. Strongest possible recommendation.”
– Brett Abrahams, PhD
Vice President, Magnolia Neurosciences Corporation
“The Bioinformatics CRO’s services have been vital to our small company. They provided us expertise with biostatistical analysis of our experimental data. The results have been excellent, professional, and reasonably priced. In my experience, it can be difficult to find reliable bioinformatics consultants, but The Bioinformatics CRO solves this problem for us. I would recommend using The Bioinformatics CRO, especially for small companies or labs that need access to world-class bioinformatics talent.”
Head of Computational Biology, Verge Genomics
“Working with The Bioinformatics CRO has been an easy, effective, and amazingly productive experience! They are extremely professional and knowledgeable across complex fields such as brain imaging and genetics, and they work with you to deliver quality results. I found this really useful, especially for short-term projects – it’s an excellent alternative to hiring a postdoc, without having to train a new person!”
Assistant Professor, University of Southern California
“Done right! I didn’t notice this initially when I came across CRO. I wouldn’t understand it either. I always felt restrained when I needed state-of the art bioinformatics. I cannot employ multiple bioinformaticians. Neither can I be an expert in everything. Things have changed now. I have access to the knowledge of the best of the best! I had multiple discussions with Grant before he started the analysis on our data. I learnt a lot from him. He is a great teacher and collaborator, with high ethics in his bioinformatics hub! He won’t suggest an analysis for the sake of doing business! Only the one that was right for our data! And when it comes to complex bioinformatics analysis it should be done right!”
Group Leader, The Westmead Institute, University of Sydney
“Grant and I worked together on several projects analyzing bulk and single cell RNA sequencing as well as developing new bioinformatics methods. During this time I really came to appreciate the depth of his knowledge of both neuroscience and the informatics methods needed to gain insights from data that are often hard to interpret. Grant can drill into the details of the analysis or the biological interpretation while keeping the big picture in mind, a great asset in any bioinformatic analysis.”
Assistant Researcher, UCLA
“The Bioinformatics CRO has been a great partner to work with our complex multi-omics data. The team is very responsive, takes time to explain different approaches and works well with my research team.”
Associate Professor, University of Miami
“For us, the Bioinformatics CRO played a key role in helping Future Genetics move forward. Three key features stood out for us: (1) their ability to generate and turnaround high-quality data analysis at blisteringly fast speeds; (2) their versatility in not just grasping but rather guiding and advising us to a path of success; and finally (3) their deep insights and lateral thinking that helped us evolve our projects. We have already used their services on two key projects, and will definitely be looking to seek their specialist skills in the future”
Mohammed Kamran, PhD
CEO & Director, Future Genetics
“(Grant) is a brilliant bioinformatician with a vast knowledge in genetics and neurobiology, which is a very hard combination to come across to in the field. He also has excellent communication and collaboration skills, and was a pleasure to work with.”
Chan Zuckerberg Initiative
“Building a ‘techbio’ company requires considerable data expertise, from infrastructure through to bioinformatics and advanced modelling. At Ochre we’ve sometimes found that with our scale-ups we’ve needed to quickly fill temporary gaps using reliable contractors who can integrate with our team. The Bioinformatics CRO has been a trusted partner for years.”
–Quin Wills, MD, PhD
CEO, Ochre Bio
“We have been working with The Bioinformatics CRO for several years. They seemingly have an expert for any problem or dataset in the computational biology space, and it’s been great to have access to those experts. Working with their consultants feels like working with colleagues; we have built trusting relationships to several of them. I highly recommend The Bioinformatics CRO for any company or group that seeks bioinformatics expertise.”
– Katja Hebestreit, PhD
Head of Discovery Genomics, BioMarin
“I have known Grant Belgard for 8 years. Grant is a bright scientist and an excellent bioinformatician. He has deep understanding in genomics and computer programming, which allows him to solve a range of interdisciplinary scientific problems. Moreover, he has particular strengths in solving unstructured, complex problems in biology, such as genetic basis of neurological disorders and neurodegenerative diseases. His impressive publication records also prove his quality work in computational biology. I definitely recommend him for anyone who needs reliable, high standard bioinformatics work.”
Computational Biologist, Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard
“Grant is an excellent bioinformatician with a deep knowledge of neurogenomics. He is rigorous in his analyses and completely reliable in all aspects of his work. Grant is a gifted communicator and can explain complex statistical analyses to novices. It was a real pleasure collaborating with him in the past and I hope to have many more future collaborations.”
Associate Professor, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
“Bioinformatics is a challenging field that requires specialist knowledge to maximize the pertinent conclusions from the data while also avoiding pitfalls that may lead to erroneous findings. Grant has deep experience in designing all manner of experiments, analyzing genomic data, and reporting results in an elegant and clear manner in high impact publications. He is a leader in bioinformatics that will piece together even the most complex of datasets, which he has proven with our work at Verge Genomics and on his varied academic pursuits.”
– Jason Chen, PhD
Co-founder, Verge Genomics
“I have had the pleasure to work with The Bioinformatics CRO for over 2 years. Grant and his team offer us a flexible solution to scale up or scale down our computational biology activities, pairing us with the right expert for each project (e.g. RNA-seq, DNA-seq, single-cell analytics), who can work closely with our internal team. This flexibility has been critical for Flare Therapeutics, a small and nimble biotech company operating across all stages of drug development from early research to clinical development.”
Director, Computational Biology, Flare Therapeutics
“Working with the Bioinformatics CRO has been a great experience. They have a large and diverse team of experts who can handle the myriads of complexities that are implicit when working with biomedical research data.”
– Adrian Beckmann, PhD
Research Investigator, MD Anderson Cancer Center
“I have worked with The Bioinformatics CRO on multiple projects, including single-cell RNA-seq data analysis, single-cell WGCNA, and building analysis pipelines for nanoSHAPE data. They have consistently delivered high-quality results, and communication and updates have always been clear, making them a preferred choice of mine.They are particularly strong at sourcing the right person for the right project. It is valuable to work with analysts who have the specific expertise for a given topic, since the analysis plan often needs to be adjusted along the way and we have had to shape the strategy together. Beyond the projects, discussing new ideas or directions in the field with their team, including the CEO, has been a great joy as well.I highly recommend The Bioinformatics CRO.”
Senior Director, RA Ventures
“I know Grant to be highly effective at driving complex international, interdisciplinary collaborations that require innovative computational biology. His excellent technical and communication skills allow him to build bridges between computational biologists and bench scientists. We have worked together off-and-on for 10 years, since 2008, and I heartily recommend him to others looking to make sense of their complex biological data.”
Chair of Biomedical Informatics, MRC Institute of Genetics & Molecular Medicine, University of Edinburgh
“Engaging The Bioinformatics CRO has been invaluable, even with our robust in‑house team. With such a great team and management you can’t miss. They supply niche expertise and instant surge capacity exactly when we need it. I recommend them without reservation to organisations of any size.”
– Manos Metzakopian, PhD
Former Chief Scientific Officer, bit.bio
“We’ve worked with The Bioinformatics CRO on several projects and have consistently been impressed with their quality, responsiveness, and scientific insight. Their team integrates seamlessly with our internal efforts and delivers results that are both technically rigorous and actionable. Highly recommended for anyone in need of expert bioinformatics support.”
– Adam Robertson, PhD
Chief Scientific Officer, Hemispherian