Our Story
Since 2011, C3G has completed more than 1300 bioinformatic analysis projects for over 700 distinct groups of researchers across Canada and abroad.
Lead by Prof. Guillaume Bourque at McGill University, our platform has broad expertise in bioinformatics, providing customized and case-by-case analysis services as well as an extensive suite of software solutions for the genomics community.
As we look to the future, we aim to keep supporting a diverse range of projects and drive the development of cutting-edge bioinformatics and data science solutions, advancing biomedical research and expanding knowledge in the life and health sciences.
Support to Community
The C3G team maintains an up-to-date set of bioinformatic tools and genomic resources for the community. These resources are available at several HPC centres through our partnership with the Digital Research Alliance of Canada. We are also committed to supporting researchers through our help desk and through the various training events we organize and participate in each year.
Partners & Funders
The Canadian Center for Computational Genomics(C3G) is a proud partner of the organizations below who are all dedicated to leading innovation in genomics and computing.
With some 300 buildings, 40,000 students, 250,000 living alumni, and a reputation for excellence that reaches around the globe, McGill has carved out a spot among the world’s greatest universities.
Genome Canada is a not-for-profit organization, funded by the Government of Canada. It act as a catalyst for developing and applying genomics+ and genomic-based technologies to create economic and social benefits for Canadians.
Calcul Québec is a non-profit organisation (NPO) whose members are academic institutions and research centres. Calcul Québec’s team of highly qualified professionals keeps the research community competitive on a national and international scale by providing access to cutting-edge digital infrastructures and ensuring that researchers have the necessary skills to use them.
The Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie has a remit to support sustainable economic growth in Québec, contribute to the rapid development of research and innovation, and ensure responsible governance of energy resources.
The Digital Research Alliance of Canada, in partnership with regional organizations ACENET, Calcul Québec, Compute Ontario and WestGrid, leads the acceleration of research innovation by deploying state-of-the-art advanced research computing (ARC) systems, storage and software solutions.
The McGill Genome Centre provides Canadian and international researchers with high-throughput technologies and cutting-edge approaches to enable next-generation genomic studies. Our Centre addresses key challenges in harnessing the power of next-generation sequencing (NGS) into innovation in biomedicine and the life sciences.
Génome Québec contributes to strengthening the competitiveness of the genomics innovation system in order to maximize its socioeconomic impact in Québec, by funding major genomic research initiatives and putting in place the tools necessary for scientific and strategic development in the field.
The CES offers high-quality sequencing (including massively parallel sequencing), genotyping, functional genomics and nucleic acid extraction services to the scientific community. It provides complete DNA and RNA analysis services, from a few samples to several tens of thousands per week, and works in close collaboration with the Canadian Center for Computational Genomics (C3G) in order to offer bioinformatics services.
The Canadian Center for Computational Genomics(C3G) has partnered with the Goodman Cancer Research Centre (GCRC) to setup and operate a bioinformatics hub at the GCRC.
CANARIE operates and evolves the national backbone of Canada’s ultra-high-speed National Research and Education Network (NREN), connecting to 12 provincial and territorial partner networks. This world-class 10 gigabit per second network is critical infrastructure supporting today’s data-intensive, globally collaborative research.