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About Quark

Quark is a self-service bioinformatics platform where bench scientists and bioinformaticians can discover, import, and launch multi-omics data analysis pipelines without needing IT support or coding expertise. Quark handles all infrastructure logistics so teams reach exploratory data insights faster.

With an intuitive, low-code interface, Quark simplifies the experience of running complex bioinformatics workflows at scale.

What's Latest in Quark

Quark is built around three core principles:

  • Speed — move from pipeline selection to result in fewer steps
  • Simplicity — a low-code interface designed for all scientists
  • Flexibility — broad support for nf-core, AWS HealthOmics, Nextflow, WDL, Snakemake, and custom pipelines

Who is Quark For?

Bench Scientists

Quark enables bench scientists to run complex bioinformatics workflows without writing a single line of code.

Typical workflows:

  • Browse the Launchpad and launch a ready-to-run pipeline
  • Upload input data via My Files and retrieve results
  • Explore outputs using visualisation apps like IGV

Bioinformaticians

Bioinformaticians get the full platform — including tools to build, import, and manage pipelines and compute environments.

Typical workflows:

  • Import Nextflow, WDL, Snakemake, or Custom pipelines via My Pipelines
  • Run AWS HealthOmics Private or Ready2Run workflows
  • Set up Workspaces (JupyterLab) with tailored compute and dependencies
  • Manage and analyse results programmatically within a workspace