Division of Clinical Informatics DCI at BIDMC

What Division of Clinical Informatics DCI at BIDMC does

The Division of Clinical Informatics (DCI) at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) is a multi-functional research and service unit within a Harvard-affiliated academic medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. DCI operates four core functions: (1) OpenScholar, a free website-building platform used by 200+ research labs and cores to publish scholarly content; (2) the Spatial Technologies Unit (STU), which provides fee-for-service access to spatial and single-cell omics technologies including partnerships with 10x Genomics, NanoString, Akoya, Vizgen, Bruker, S2 Genomics, and 3DHISTECH, serving researchers across 55+ countries; (3) the Statistical Support Core, which offers consulting at $110/hr (federal rate) and $132/hr (industry rate); and (4) translational research arms including the SCORE Center for stem cell and organoid research and the Zsengeller Lab for preeclampsia therapeutics.

Name

Division of Clinical Informatics DCI at BIDMC

Legal name

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Website

https://research.bidmc.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Division of Clinical Informatics (DCI) at BIDMC operates OpenScholar (a free academic website platform used by 200+ research labs), the Spatial Technologies Unit (fee-for-service spatial omics serving 55+ countries), a Statistical Support Core, and translational research labs in stem cell biology and preeclampsia therapeutics.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research Website Platform

NAICS

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences (54171), Medical Laboratories (621511)

SIC

Services-Commercial Physical & Biological Research (8731), Services-Medical Laboratories (8071)

akta.pro primary industry

Clinical Trial Informatics (EDC/CTMS/eCOA/eTMF) (HLAGAJAM)

akta.pro secondary industry

Clinical Trial Site Operations & Study Coordination (HLAGACAE)

Keywords

• Research website platform
• Academic web hosting
• Spatial genomics services
• Statistical consulting
• Stem cell research

Headquarters

HQ city

Boston

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Website Platform Services: OpenScholar provides free website hosting and platform services for BIDMC and BILH research organizations. Sites are provided at no cost to researchers, with the OpenScholar steering committee reviewing requests to ensure they meet guidelines.
2. Spatial Technologies Services: Fee-for-service spatial and single cell technology services including tissue processing, sequencing, imaging, and bioinformatics support for academic and industry researchers. Volume discounts available for large projects.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Division of Clinical Informatics (DCI) operates the OpenScholar website-building platform, providing hosted, no-coding-required research websites with branded templates, drag-and-drop layouts, and preconfigured apps to BIDMC and Beth Israel Lahey Health (BILH) research organizations. DCI also operates multiple research cores: the Spatial Technologies Unit offering fee-for-service spatial and single cell genomics, the Statistical Support Core providing statistical and epidemiological consulting, the SCORE Center for stem cell and organoid engineering, and the Zsengeller Lab focused on preeclampsia therapeutics.

Product overview

Division of Clinical Informatics DCI at BIDMC operates OpenScholar, a unified website building platform for research institutions featuring customizable templates (Case, Eligendi Lab, Huntington Lab, Meldrum, Modern Lab, Personal, Zen Lab) with built-in apps for News, Events, Publications, Blog, FAQ, and Slideshows. The platform provides drag-and-drop layout system, faceted search, custom domains, and social media integration. Alongside OpenScholar, DCI manages core research facilities including the Statistical Support Core (offering statistical and epidemiological consulting services) and the Spatial Technologies Unit (providing spatial genomics and single-cell sequencing services via platforms including 10x Genomics Visium, MERSCOPE, GeoMx, and CODEX). The division also supports specialized research labs such as the SCORE Lab (stem cell and organoid research) and Zsengeller Lab (preeclampsia drug development).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Precision RNA Medicine Core: Informatics, delivery, and preclinical facility for precision medicine research
• Spatial Technologies Unit (STU)
• Statistical Support Core
• SCORE Center

Products and services

• OpenScholar

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 200 research labs and cores hosted on the OpenScholar platform at BIDMC
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration7 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Akkadian Therapeutics, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Zsengeller Lab on development of AKT-1005, a novel catalytic radical scavenger and nitric oxide donor/vasodilator for preeclampsia treatment. Akkadian Therapeutics provides expertise in drug development while the lab conducts preclinical research.
• UMass Boston Chemistry DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Dr. Marianna and Dr. Bela Torok's laboratory at UMass Boston for synthesis and design of organofluorine hydrazone derivatives for preeclampsia treatment.
• Exeter University EnglandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with Professor Matt Whiteman for development of mitochondrial-targeted H2S donors (mtH2SDs) for preeclampsia therapy.
• Harvard CatalystcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Statistical Support Core works in conjunction with Harvard Catalyst to provide statistical and epidemiological support for BIDMC investigators.
• New England Donor Services (NEDS)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe SCORE Center is supported by the BIDMC/New England Donor Services hospital-based Donor Care and Recovery Center for obtaining organ donor tissues.
• 10x GenomicscoreTechnology or IntegrationSpatial Technologies Unit hosts 10x Genomics platforms including Visium, Connect, Xenium, and Chromium for single cell/nuclei sequencing services.
• NanoStringcoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of GeoMx DSP technology for spatial transcriptomics and proteomics at the Spatial Technologies Unit.
• Akoya BiosciencescoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of PhenoCycler-Fusion and PhenoImager HT technologies for multiplexed antibody imaging and phenotyping at STU.
• VizgencoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of MERSCOPE platform for sub-cellular resolution spatial transcriptomics. STU hosts the very first MERSCOPE to leave the Vizgen factory.
• BrukercoreTechnology or IntegrationProvider of Vutara VXL super-resolution microscopy system for nanoscale biological imaging and spatial genomics.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Akoya Biosciences: Provider of PhenoCycler-Fusion and PhenoImager HT multiplexed imaging platforms used by the Spatial Technologies Unit. Operates commercial spatial phenotyping services that compete with academic core facilities.
• Bruker: Provider of the Vutara VXL super-resolution microscopy system hosted by the Spatial Technologies Unit. Overlaps as a spatial biology instrumentation incumbent with growing commercial services in spatial genomics.
• Cytel: Global biostatistics and clinical analytics CRO serving pharma and academic researchers. Comparable to the Statistical Support Core for biostatistics consulting, although Cytel operates at significantly larger commercial scale.
• NanoString Technologies: Provider of GeoMx DSP and CosMx spatial transcriptomics platforms hosted at the Spatial Technologies Unit. Also operates its own service business, making it both a vendor and partial competitor.
• 10x Genomics: Commercial provider of Chromium, Visium, and Xenium spatial and single cell platforms. Both a critical technology partner and a competitive service provider to the Spatial Technologies Unit's fee-for-service offerings.

Others

• Stemcell Technologies: Commercial supplier of stem cell, organoid, and cell culture research tools. Comparable to the SCORE Center as an enabler of organoid and stem cell research, though Stemcell operates as a product supplier rather than a fee-for-service lab.
• Harvard Catalyst: Harvard university's clinical and translational science center providing biostatistics, bioinformatics, and research support to investigators. The Statistical Support Core explicitly operates in conjunction with Harvard Catalyst, making it a direct institutional peer.

Direct peers

• Symplectic (Digital Science): Provider of research information management systems (Elements) used by universities to manage faculty profiles, publications, grants, and research outputs. Overlaps directly with OpenScholar's publication and profile functionality.
• Digital Commons (Elsevier): Elsevier's hosted research repository and website platform for academic institutions. Direct competitor to OpenScholar for branded research websites, faculty profiles, and publication repositories at universities and medical centers.

Emerging players

• Vizgen: Developer of the MERSCOPE spatial transcriptomics platform, of which BIDMC hosts the first unit to leave Vizgen's factory. Comparable as a next-generation spatial omics technology provider with potential service-program overlap.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Facebookfacebook.com/BethIsraelLaheyHealth
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/division-of-clinical-informatics-at-bidmc
• Instagraminstagram.com/bethisraellaheyhealth

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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