Case Study: Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam processes millions of mouth bacteria with SURF HPC and storage

Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam - Customer Case Study

The Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam (ACTA) sought deeper insight into the complex interactions of oral bacteria. Researchers were using advanced sequencing techniques that generated massive amounts of data, but they lacked the sufficient computing power and infrastructure to process and analyze this information effectively. To overcome this challenge, they contacted SURF for high-performance computing services.

SURF provided access to its Lisa compute cluster and data storage facilities, enabling ACTA to run a sophisticated sequencing pipeline for its analyses. The SURF team was highly responsive and offered creative, supportive solutions throughout the collaboration. This partnership allowed ACTA to advance its research by processing data to identify bacterial functions, leading to significant studies comparing healthy and diseased mouths.

Academic Centre for Dentistry in Amsterdam

Egija Zaura

Preventive Dentistry Department