Genomics as knowledge enterprise: Implementing an electronic research habitat at the Biopolis Experimental Therapeutics Center.
The Experimental Therapeutics Center (ETC) has been established at Biopolis to advance translational research by bridging the gap between discovery science and commercialization. We describe the Electronic Research Habitat at ETC, a comprehensive hardware and software infrastructure designed to effectively manage terabyte data flows and storage, increase back office efficiency, enhance the scientific work experience, and satisfy rigorous regulatory and legal requirements. Our habitat design is secure, scalable and robust, and it strives to embody the core values of the knowledge-based workplace, thus contributing to the strategic goal of building a "knowledge economy" in the context of Singapore's on-going biotechnology initiative.
Mitchell
Wayne
W
Experimental Therapeutics Center, Singapore. wmitchell@etc.a-star.edu.sg
Breen
Colin
C
Entzeroth
Michael
M
D001709:Biotechnology / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019295:Computational Biology / Q000379:methods*; D003628:Database Management Systems; D023281:Genomics / Q000379:methods*; D033181:Information Dissemination / Q000379:methods*; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods*; D012107:Research Design; D012846:Singapore