Terra.bio

By Broad Institute, Microsoft & Verily →

Scalable biomedical research platform for secure genomic and clinical data analysis

Terra is a scalable cloud platform co-developed by the Broad Institute, Microsoft, and Verily that enables researchers to access massive public datasets (All of Us, UK Biobank) and execute reproducible WDL/Cromwell workflows.

Direct secure access to controlled biomedical repositories (All of Us, BioData Catalyst, AnVIL)Scalable execution of WDL (Workflow Description Language) pipelines via Cromwell engineInteractive Jupyter and RStudio cloud analysis environmentsStrict biomedical compliance (FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2)

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Overview

Information checked against an official source; not a hands-on test. Source · Last reviewed: 20/09/2026, 11:09:40

Key Features

Direct secure access to controlled biomedical repositories (All of Us, BioData Catalyst, AnVIL)
Scalable execution of WDL (Workflow Description Language) pipelines via Cromwell engine
Interactive Jupyter and RStudio cloud analysis environments
Strict biomedical compliance (FedRAMP, HIPAA, SOC 2)

Academic Context & Research Evidence

Biological & Workflow Fit

Biological Application: Population genomics, GWAS, clinical variant discovery, and multi-omics integration
Research Workflow: Secure dataset cohort selection -> pipeline execution at cloud scale -> interactive statistical analysis
Compute & Hardware: Google Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure backend
Licensing & Academic Use: Open platform; users pay underlying cloud compute and storage costs
Documented Evidence: View validation publication / source ↗

Cite this Tool

Use this citation format when referencing Terra.bio in scientific publications and benchmark papers.

@software{terra_bio_2026,
  title = {{Terra.bio}},
  author = {{Broad Institute, Microsoft & Verily}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://terra.bio},
  note = {Indexed on aibioatlas - AI for Biology and Drug Discovery}
}

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Technical / Product Information

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Entry typeCloud Platform

Access modePay-as-you-go Cloud Compute

AI roleWorkflow Execution & Data Governance

Input dataNot recorded

Output dataNot recorded

Licence conditionsOpen platform; users pay underlying cloud compute and storage costs

Commercial eligibilityAvailable for academic research and commercial organizations

Compute requirementsGoogle Cloud Platform (GCP) or Microsoft Azure backend

ValidationNot recorded

TypeCloud biomedical analysis platform

Intended useNot recorded

CompatibilityNot recorded

ManufacturerBroad Institute of MIT and Harvard

Biological applicationPopulation genomics, GWAS, clinical variant discovery, and multi-omics integration

Research workflowSecure dataset cohort selection -> pipeline execution at cloud scale -> interactive statistical analysis

Evidence levelInfrastructure backbone for major international biomedical consortia

Integration evidencehttps://terra.bio

Laboratory handoffInforms clinical trial cohort selection and genetic target validation

AvailabilityAvailable globally on Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure

Price / accessFree platform access — pay cloud infrastructure costs

Research fit & compatibility

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