Ken Brewer

@kenibrewer.bsky.social

Open-source x Science - Dev Advocate @ Seqera Bioimaging enthusiast

To continue advancing the vision that scientific innovation runs on software, we are thrilled to announce that Seqera has closed it’s Series B funding, led by Addition, with participation from Speedinvest, Talis, Amino Collective, BoxOne, and SNR! Learn more: hubs.la/Q03lcmf20

Scaling the Future of Scientific Software: Seqera Raises $26M Series B

Today, we're ecstatic to announce that Seqera has raised $26 million in Series B funding, led by Addition with participation from Speedinvest, Talis, Amino Collective, BoxOne, and SNR. This milestone ...

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I’m excited to share I will be speaking at #ABRF2025’s Annual Meeting in Las Vegas in March. This meeting brings together scientific leaders of biomolecular and bioinformatics core facilities to discuss how we can maximize the impact these valuable groups have within their institutions.

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We've been working really hard on the new Nextflow training materials and they've turned out great. Take advantage of them on your own or by doing a watch party with a group next week during our Nextflow training week. 🚀

Nextflow@nextflow.io · 2y ago

🚀 Next week is #Nextflow #Training Week! We’ve got fresh new material ✨ including “Hello Nextflow”, premiering on the @nextflow.io YouTube channel 🎬 Got questions? The #Nextflow #Ambassadors are ready, standing-by on the Community Forum all week 💬 Sign up here: community.seqera.io/t/nextflow-t...

Super excited for the distributed nf-core hackathon! We've got 36+ local sites being organized in over 20 countries! Registration is now open!

nf-core@nf-co.re · 2y ago

Calling all bioinformatics enthusiasts! Join a global network of @nextflow.io ninjas for the @nf-co.re hackathon from March 24-26, 2025 🎉 Collaborate remotely or at one of the 36+ local sites worldwide (🇦🇷🇦🇺🇧🇪🇧🇷🇨🇦🇨🇴🇨🇿🇩🇰🇪🇹🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇭🇬🇷🇮🇳🇮🇹🇳🇱🇳🇿🇵🇰🇵🇱🇿🇦🇪🇸🇸🇪🇨🇭🇹🇷🇬🇧🇺🇸). Registration is now open! 🎟 nf-co.re/events/2025/...

This is a call out to bioinformatics developers that we are working to get all of NF-Core pipelines (and by extension most of Bioconda) to support Arm. Spot price for c8g.16xlarge (Graviton4) and it is below 60¢/hr. Or < 1¢ per physical CPU if your application supports Arm ...

Attending #SLAS2025? Don't miss our exclusive Exhibitor Tutorial at 2:00 PM today in Room 24C! In this talk, we will discuss how @nextflow.io and Seqera are simplifying the analysis of large-scale sequencing and cell imaging data! 🔗 Can't attend? Get the recording instead: hubs.la/Q034lfYZ0

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One of my favorite talks at the @nextflow.io summit was @kenibrewer.bsky.social's talk on how to NOT contribute to nf-core (using nf-core in your organization). He wrote a nice post on the @nf-co.re blog on building an nf-core style modules library for your organization seqera.io/blog/buildin...

Building an nf-core style modules library for your organization | Seqera

If you would like to bring nf-core’s approach to enabling code within your own organization, you can!

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I wrote a blog article about some of the best parts of nf-core's modular tooling and how to use it within your own organization. This was an extension of a talk I gave at the Nextflow Summit late last year. Read or watch however you prefer! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn_B...

How to NOT contribute to nf-core: Best practices for using nf-core tooling in closed-source contexts

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Seqera@seqera.io · 2y ago

✨ The @nf-co.re library (1400+ reusable modules, 100+ pipelines) makes bioinformatics workflows seamless and FAIR. Now, you can build a custom library for your organization! Learn how to modularize tools and future-proof your code 👇 hubs.la/Q031dvxx0 #Nextflow #nfcore

I didn't do any work directly on the OLE project during my time in the Breaker Lab, but I'm convinced that OLE is one of the most exciting bacterial #ncRNA to be discovered in recent years. Definitely check out this preprint if you'd like to see some really exciting RNA #cryoEM structures.

Ronald Breaker@ronbreaker.bsky.social · 2y ago

#ncRNA molecules are far stranger than you think. We propose that OLE RNA is bacteria's functional mimic of #mTOR, and the Das lab at Stanford proposes OLE RNA penetrates cell membranes! They also find that RNAs we called ROOL and GOLLD form 8-membered nanocages. www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...

I'm really sad to see Spring Science winding down. Having worked closely with them in a previous role during a software evaluation, I was incredibly impressed by the quality of their tooling and the caliber of their team. https://x.com/kamens/status/1858585137690407038

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Spring’s AI tools are loved by scientists. But we do not make enough money to continue running the company. Our tech gives ground-breaking new superpowers to… | 24 comments on LinkedIn

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If you already have the Nextflow VSCode extension installed be sure to update to the latest version because it is 🔥🔥🔥. The language server that the extension includes has other cool implications for the future of Nextflow tooling. Attend the webinar for details!

Seqera@seqera.io · 2y ago

💻Webinar: A new era for @nextflow.io! Join us on Dec 10 to explore the latest major version of the Nextflow VS Code extension, now powered by a new language server that elevates Nextflow into a first-class language in its own right! 👉 Register now: hubs.la/Q02Z0R0q0

If you missed the Nextflow Summit, this is a great way to catch up on major innovations coming to the Nextflow ecosystem. Seqera AI in particular is exceptional at writing proper DSL2 Nextflow code which has been a major frustration of mine with other code assistants. Highly recommend!

Seqera@seqera.io · 2y ago

📢 Webinar Today! There's still time to register for our What’s New Product Webinar happening today! Join our Product Managers to learn about exciting new product updates to @nextflow.io and Seqera! Register now: hubs.la/Q02YSJPz0

🚨We're recruiting! Interested in making science and computing more environmentally friendly? Now's the time! Very excited to build a research group at Cambridge Uni to expand our Green Algorithms work thanks to the support of the Wellcome Trust www.green-algorithms.org/join-us #AcademicSky #SciSky

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The Green Algorithms project promotes environmentally sustainable computational science through an online calculator, training material and other tools.

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