Problem
Many biologists became biologists because they love life sciences, not the computational side of things. Yet they're forced to wrestle with poorly designed software that doesn't understand their domain expertise or workflow needs.
Solution
Ground-up UX development with background in life science domains to develop well-understood UIs for bioinformatics and other life science end users that target the domain expertise of biologists, not generic users. Let the scientists do what they do best, and enable them through building the right software.
About UXBio
The UXBio Concept
Biologists should not have to learn programming to be effective at their jobs. If apps are targeted at life sciences, they should be designed with a biologist in mind.
I have seen too many UX designers without sufficient biological background to effectively understand the domain and design for the users that will be affected! How are you going to build a bridge if you have never used one? How will you read a book if you don't know how to read the language it is written in?
UXBio understands the ever changing landscape of biology and genomics, and aims to keep more people that love biology continuing to love biology, without having to worry about having to program something just to evaluate their biological data. We build apps that help biologists.
Our Philosophy
Domain Expertise First
UX designers need deep biological knowledge to create effective tools. You can't design for users whose domain you don't understand.
Scientists First
Let scientists focus on science. Remove the computational barriers that prevent biologists from doing what they do best.
Intuitive by Design
Complex biological processes need simple, intuitive interfaces. Great UX makes sophisticated analysis accessible to all researchers.
GeneLinea: Our First App
GeneLinea is an app built at UXBio by biologists, for biologists
The first app built at UXBio for biologists was GeneLinea. The goal was to take sequence data to biological insight. A user can drag and drop a GenBank file (genomic data) and run genomic comparisons and genome subtraction incredibly fast.
This can show a biological user significant correlation data in minutes. If you tried to do it manually it would take a standard user about 3 months of effort, if they can get it to work with a mix of Perl, Python and Linux libraries.
Company Impact
Founded
UX consulting for life sciences
Research Institutions
Served through GeneLinea
Domain Expertise
Biology meets user experience
Bridging Biology and Technology
UXBio was founded with the mission to bridge the gap between complex biological research and intuitive software design. Our deep understanding of both domains allows us to create tools that truly serve the scientific community.