The overall objective of the Bioinformatics Core Facility at the Noble Foundation is to provide support to scientific data analysis for researchers in the Foundation, and to promote the application of modern computational approaches to solving basic biological problems. In general, the facility provides services in:

1. Routine laboratory data processing and analysis using established software systems and service protocols (e.g. biological sequence cleaning, assembly, annotation and categorization);
2. Implementation and application of statistical and heuristic algorithms to explorative analysis of experimental data for particular problem solving and knowledge discovery;
3. Development of scientific software for data processing, data management and data publication as integral components of research projects in the Foundation;
4. Training in bioinformatics software utilization and data analysis; and
5. Assisting manuscript writing and grant application on related bioinformatics topics.

Depending on user need, the scope of the facility's work ranges from application of existing algorithms / software and fast prototyping development of in-house software to answer a particular question on hand, to collaborative development of large scale software systems that complement the computational infrastructure of the Foundation and contribute positively to the research community. Currently, the facility's services mainly focus on functional and comparative genomic data analysis, being one central topic of the Foundation's basic research. The facility retains its functional dynamicity abreast to the progressive projects in the Foundation.