CASE STUDY Intel® NVMe* SSDs Help Accelerate and Lower Cost of Genomic Sequencing Data Analysis Introduction When the human genome project began in 1990, sequencing and analyzing the genome of one person took about 13 years and cost several hundred million dollars. Using technologies including ultra-powerful and reliable Intel® NVMe* solid state drives (SSDs), the German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) is today able to control and analyze a complete genome sequence in under 10 hours, at a lower cost than ever before. In partnership with university hospitals across Germany, DKFZ sequences the genomes of cancer cells and healthy cells of cancer patients to increase understanding of the disease, improve treatment, and foster development of new “personalized medicine” treatments that

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