Mission

Sydney Bioinformatics was established in 2007 through a merger of the Sydney University Biological Informatics and Technology Centre and the Australian Genomic Information Centre.

The aim of Sydney Bioinformatics is to increase life science research through the effective use of bioinformatics.

Sydney Bioinformatics achieves this aim by:

• providing a Core Facility in bioinformatics for staff and students of the University of Sydney and its affiliated research institutes and teaching hospitals as well as other relevant academic, research, and commercial organisations throughout Australia
• offering “professional bioinformatics services” including: collaborative research; expert assistance, advice, and consultancy; and, customized data analysis and software development
• offering vocational and educational training in the use of bioinformatics to postgraduate students, research staff, and academic staff
• fostering research and teaching in bioinformatics through the facilitation of cross-disciplinary interaction between bioinformatics researchers and academics within the University and its affiliated research institutes and teaching hospitals
• providing access to specific online bioinformatics software and resources to aid life science research.