MGRC’s bioinformatics services and applications are specifically designed to meet your needs and requirements in a wide array of research domains. We host a range of applications that enable fast and sensitive searches, alignments, mining for functional motifs and protein domains through to more exhaustive whole genome comparisons and microarray probe design.

The MGRC Team continually adds new applications as well as regularly updates its database selection to maintain a high standard of service. The following table provides a high level yet comprehensive overview of why you should consider using MGRC’s services and applications.

	Features	Benefits
1.	SynaBASE A unique “structured network” pattern database platform enabling ultra-fast genomic analysis.	Accelerate research analyses by 100s or 1000s fold compared to applications built upon conventional databases. Break through critical bottlenecks and cut weeks or months from reaching your research objectives.
2.	MGRC's SynaBASE database platform Eliminates data redundancy as each unique patterns is only stored once, the more data that is stored into SynaBASE the more efficient it becomes. Incremental database size begins to flatten out as you add more data.	Easily analyse 10s or 100s of genomes on a single integrated platform. Use MGRC's existing database selection or store proprietary and or custom data on SynaBASE's unique structured format.
3.	Scalable performance Access speed scales at Log N Base A, where N is the database size and A is the alphabet size.	Analyse very large datasets with ease as performance is nearly independent of database size. Save time and set parameters to enable exhaustive optimization of key variables.
4.	'Significance' A unique, mathematical approach to annotate genome data based upon predictability of patterns in SynaBASE.	Use a single unbiased score to identify a wide variety of functional domains, SNPs, active sites, promoters and genes. Quickly annotate poorly annotated genomes or confirm existing annotations.
5.	Novel data structure and algorithms to perform exhaustive and accurate pattern identification Each position from 1 to n, for each unique pattern construct is stored in SynaBASE.	Identify novel domains and matches due to the 100% exhaustive nature of SynaBASE.
6.	SynaBASE is an extensible platform Addressing a wide array of life-science applications.	Users have the choice of using ready-made high-throughput SynaSUITE tools, integrating existing applications to MGRC’s SynaBASE platform or simply build completely new applications to suit their specific research requirements.
7.	Hardware independence and future proof of performance scalability Acceleration in performance analysis speeds and enhanced scalability are not dependent on hardware.	Manage and analyse progressively more complex volumes of biological data without investing in costly and high-maintenance server farms and clusters.
8.	Hosted services without cost implications Store custom or proprietary data in a secure environment.	Store custom and proprietary data in a secure environment, without the commonly associated implications of hardware and personnel costs.
9.	Bespoke application development services Matching individual researcher’s needs and specifications.	Custom application development or customization services to enable rapid, low cost optimisation of existing tools or development of completely new modules specific to their individual research activity.
10.	Integrated applications to conduct exhaustive and extensive research, efficiently Easily monitor workflows across all applications.	Save time and easily transfer data outputs from one application to the other. Move from comparative genomics to microarray probe design, evaluation and hybridization through to fast identification of functional motifs.