Micro Array Data Exchange: An initiative

The maximum utilization of the microarray data can be possible by exchanging the data between the data bases of different manufacturers/ institutions. Clondiag chip technologies aimed to exchange its microarray data with EBI (European Bioinformatics Institute). EBI maintains the public repository for microarray data. The problem arises when databases from different manufacturers may have different formats for storage. MGED society (microarray gene expression data) proposed an international standard concept of MAGE-OM (microarray gene expression object model) realised in MAGE-ML (microarray gene expression mark-up language). By using these standards and IT, special protocols & applications were developed for direct exchange of data from Clondiag to EBI and vice versa. This methodology can be easily implemented for customized needs of various institutions or companies across the globe.