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ElemBio Catalyst

ElemBio Catalyst is a native data storage and analysis add-on within ElemBio Cloud. ElemBio Catalyst supports cloud storage connections that Element hosts and manages on your behalf. Element also supports compute activities and sets up a Bases2Fastq verified flow, which you can then customize with optional arguments.

To use ElemBio Catalyst, purchase the ElemBio Catalyst add-on or subscribe to a 45-day free trial.

Initial Setup​

The ElemBio Catalyst add-on automatically creates the following services:

  • Two cloud storage buckets that Element manages on your behalf:
    • One bucket that stores run data from your AVITI Systems
    • One bucket that stores files output from analysis flows
  • A verified Bases2Fastq flow with the default configuration of the latest version and no optional parameters
  • Access to data browsing and file downloading features on the Run Details pages for your runs

Data Storage Retention​

Data in cloud storage buckets for ElemBio Catalyst are available to download directly from ElemBio Cloud for 30 days after creation. After 30 days, the data are archived and available upon request for up to one year after creation. All data are deleted one year after creation.

Set Up ElemBio Catalyst​

  1. On the Providers page, select ElemBio Catalyst.
  2. Select the preferred region.

    For optimal performance, select the closest region closest. See Supported Regions for available regions.

  3. Select Get Started!

    ElemBio Cloud can take a few minutes to set up the ElemBio Catalyst features. After it completes, ElemBio Cloud displays cards for the ElemBio Catalyst storage connections and Bases2Fastq flow.

Sharing Data from ElemBio Catalyst with an AWS Account​

Using ElemBio Cloud, you can grant specific types of AWS principals limited, read-only access to an ElemBio Catalyst storage connection. Eligible types of AWS principals include an IAM role, IAM user, or AWS account.

You can enable sharing through an AWS S3 bucket policy, which is a JSON-based document that defines permissions for an S3 bucket and its objects. The bucket policy allows you to specify who can access the bucket, what actions they can perform, and under what conditions. Read-only bucket policies simplify access management for many scenarios where modification of data is not required, such as:

  • Extracting data from ElemBio Catalyst to your own AWS account
  • Reading data directly from ElemBio Catalyst into your existing pipelines
  • Sharing data with research partners for direct data download of run or analysis data
  • Sharing your FASTQ files directly to third-party analysis platforms for secondary analysis

Grant Access to an AWS Principal​

  1. On the storage connection card on the Storage page, select More, and then select Manage Data Access.
  2. Select Add Principal ARN.
  3. Enter the AWS Principal ARN for the IAM role, IAM user, or account.
  4. Enter an optional description that represents the account you are granting access.
  5. Select Save.

    After you add a principal in ElemBio Cloud, the S3 bucket policy updates to grant read-only access to the AWS Principal ARN.

Add a Region​

With the ElemBio Catalyst add-on, multiple regions are available for the cloud storage buckets. Additional regions are not available with the 45-day free trial.

  1. On the Providers page, select the ElemBio Catalyst card.
  2. Select the additional region.

    See Supported Regions for available regions.

  3. Select Save.

Supported Regions​

Currently, ElemBio Catalyst supports a limited number of AWS regions for storage and compute resources. You can request the onboarding of additional AWS regions by contacting Element Technical Support.

NameRegion
Europe (Frankfurt)eu-central-1
Europe (Ireland)eu-west-1
Cananda (Central)ca-central-1
US East (N. Virginia)eu-east-1
US West (Oregon)us-west-2
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