Overture is a collection of open-source software used to overcome significant obstacles in storing, managing, and sharing genome-scale datasets. Overture is developed and maintained by the Software Engineering team at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). Our vision is to help research, healthcare, and patient communities collaborate and advance genomic research by providing cutting-edge open source software solutions.

• Genome informatics first: You can use our solutions for anything, but here at Overture we focus on Genome Informatics. With rapidly expanding datasets at the heart, we build data platforms to gather, organize, and share genomic data in distributed cloud environments.

• Swappable: There is no such thing as perfection. Our tools are implemented to be interchangeable from the get-go. You can pick-and-choose from our software stack and simply use the components that best match your use case.

• An open world: We are strong believers in open-source software, open science, and open communication. Don’t hesitate to follow our teams activities on GitHub, or contact us from our Slack channel.

• Closing the loop: Our team has established a strong foundation in building software solutions for genomic projects, from data generation and submission all the way to dissemination and analysis, leading to a deep understanding of the genomic data lifecycle. The Overture stack contains a wide array of components for cloud infrastructure, data shepherding, and analysis.

As an open-source project, we are continuously refining our software and are open to contributions and feedback from the community. We invite you to check out our development goals, and if you wish to contact us remotely, our Slack channel, like our software, will always be open and available.