Bionano Genomics announces release of latest versions of its VIA, Solve

Bionano Genomics (BNGO) announced the release of the latest versions of its VIA and Solve software for genomic data analysis and upgrades to its Stratys Compute server. VIA 7.2 and Solve 3.8.3 are planned to be released in a first wave to 20 early access users, with broad commercial release expected in the fourth quarter of 2025. VIA automates variant calling, annotation and interpretation with AI for enhanced contextualization of variant calls across multiple types with accelerated time to results for OGM, microarray and next-generation sequencing data. The key advancements in this wave of upgrades include: Transformation of the workflow for OGM data analysis with AI in constitutional genetic disorders; Ability for the software to continuously learn and speed interpretation of OGM heme and constitutional data with AI utilizing a lab’s prior interpretation history; Extension of significance associated with phenotype scoring to OGM data for the first time and uses that score to help streamline interpretation decisions for OGM variants; Several pan-application improvements including alignment of OGM data with standard nomenclature conventions; Expanded control database of background structural variants by 18% and improvements in sensitivity, specificity and resolution for SV detection; Up to double the number of cancer samples that can be analyzed per week and expand functionality to include analysis pipelines previously available only on CPU versions of Compute servers with upgrades to software on the Stratys Compute, a server that leverages advanced GPU chips