Cycle Computing: BigScience Challenge

Challenge
  • Showcase Cycle Computing as a disruptive force and utility supercomputing champion in the life sciences community
Solution
  • Developed BigScience Challenge, awarding researchers $10,000 worth of compute time
  • Elevated Cycle’s profile for democratizing high through-put computing and seamlessly managing massive clusters
  • Proposals opened to any researcher attempting to solve a global scientific problem through analysis or simulation
Results
  • Received a wide range of submissions, from advancing Parkinson’s and Diabetes research, creating a Stem Cell Knowledgebase, improving Organic Photovoltaics for SolarCells and mapping Genomic Diversity
  • Aggressive pre-announcement media and analyst campaign delivered significant on-going coverage in major tech, business and trade press
  • Structured social media activity extended visibility throughout channels including Twitter, Redditt and Slashdot