iSEQ was launched in 2012 as one of Aarhus University’s new interdisciplinary centres, encompassing three of the university’s four main academic areas: Health, Science and Technology, and Business and Social Sciences. The participating departments include Department of Biomedicine, Department of Clinical Medicine, Department of Bioscience, Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics, and Department of Economics and Business. In addition, the Centre collaborates with several national and international research institutions.

The overall aim of iSEQ is to integrate multi-layered biological sequencing data with comprehensive phenotypic and environmental data to increase the understanding of the complex molecular systems governing biological function and human disease.