Beacon v0.3.0 Release
mbaudis 2016-05-31: more ...
Beacon v0.4.0 has been released using the OpenAPI specification.
mbaudis 2018-01-24: more ...
The Beacon Project has released new Beacon API v0.4 specifications to provide greater search functions and richer search results.
mbaudis 2018-03-16: more ...
The official Beacon API v1.0.0 has been approved through the GA4GH Product Approval Process.
mbaudis 2018-10-02: more ...
ELIXIR and the Global Alliance for Genomics and Health (GA4GH) have announced the release of the first genomic data interoperability standard from the GA4GH 2018 Strategic Roadmap.
mbaudis 2018-10-18: more ...
This article by the OICR public relations team highlights the role of the Beacon project in the GA4GH landscape, with emphasis on the role of Marc Fiume - now an adjunct professor at OICR - as one of the developers of the original protocol.
mbaudis 2018-11-22: more ...
Professor of Bioinformatics
University of Zurich
Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics
Co-chair GA4GH Discovery
Co-chair ELIXIR Beacon
2018-12-12: more ...
TORONTO, Ont. (Oct. 15, 2019) — DNAstack today announced the launch of “Clinical Evidence Beacons” on the Beacon Network, a real-time search engine for finding genetic mutations across a global network of genomic datasets. These additions will enable medical laboratories to crowdsource the interpretation of variants through a secure social network.
@mbaudis 2019-10-15: more ...
