Dunedin-developed and hosted technology will soon be helping speed up research into genomics.
Development was undertaken by Gen-i staff in Dunedin and the hosting will be at the Gen-i Dunedin centre.
Three years ago, the Government committed $40.6 million over 10 years to establish New Zealand Genomics Ltd - a collaborative infrastructure of genetic sequencing technology and expertise.
The University of Otago, the University of Auckland and Massey University have committed additional funding.
New Zealand Genomics chief executive Tony Lough announced at the Queenstown Molecular Biology Conference yesterday that the final element of the IT cloud was now in place.
Gen-i Otago-Southland manager Peter Thomas told the Otago Daily Times that members of his team worked on developing the technology since November last year.
The technology associated with the project would be housed in Gen-i's Dunedin premises.
"We're proud to be providing a purpose-built cloud that meets the budget, performance and service delivery requirements of our partner New Zealand Genomics that will enable it to provide enhanced services to the New Zealand research industry, so critical to the growth of New Zealand."
There was top expertise in Dunedin to work on those sorts of high-end projects, Mr Thomas said. Biomatters Ltd would provide the supporting software.
Mr Lough said the new integrated and IT and software solution would greatly accelerate genomic research and economic outcomes for New Zealand.
"Some researchers have been patiently waiting for this final piece of the puzzle."
With the cost of sequencing becoming increasingly accessible, genomics technology is driving research along at a pace not experienced before, he said.
"This is exciting and holds real possibilities for New Zealand with regard to medical advances and understanding our unique environment but also with regard to our agricultural sector."
