Bioinformatics Solutions Inc.

Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. (BSI) is a Canadian biotechnology company based in Waterloo, Ontario, best known for developing the PEAKS software suite for mass-spectrometry-based proteomics. Founded in Waterloo in March 2000, the company has grown into a vendor-neutral provider of LC-MS/MS data-analysis software and related laboratory services used by proteomics researchers worldwide. Its mission, as stated on its website, is to advance biological research and facilitate drug discovery through AI-driven computational solutions integrated with the latest mass spectrometry technology. BSI's core offering is the PEAKS family of products. PEAKS Studio is a complete desktop solution for bottom-up discovery and targeted proteomics; PEAKS Online is a high-throughput, multi-user server-based discovery proteomics solution; PEAKS AB provides automated desktop de novo sequencing for antibodies and proteins; PEAKS GlycanFinder delivers sensitive and accurate glycoproteomics and glycomics analysis with structural resolution; and ProteoformX enables comprehensive proteoform characterisation by top-down MS and intact deconvolution. Together these tools cover protein identification, quantification, post-translational modification (PTM) profiling, antibody sequencing, and glycan structure analysis. Beyond software, BSI operates a laboratory services business from Kitchener, Ontario, offering antibody sequencing, ADC analysis, PTM and glycan profiling by LC-MS, an integrated proteogenomics discovery pipeline for neoantigen discovery, glycan structure profiling for purified proteins and complex lysate samples, and advanced biomarker discovery and PTM profiling services. The company positions itself as AI-driven, vendor-neutral, and application-focused, emphasising intuitive "one-button" workflows, raw-data traceability, and customisable settings that serve both beginners and experts. BSI states that it is backed by more than 30 years of combined proteomics and bioinformatics expertise and that it works directly with instrument vendors to ensure accurate results and maximise information extracted from raw mass spectrometry data. It also collaborates closely with users and experts worldwide, using their input to shape future PEAKS products. The company maintains an active presence at industry conferences and training events, and continues to release new versions of its software, such as PEAKS Online 13.5.

Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. (BSI) was founded in Waterloo, Ontario, in March 2000. From its base in the Waterloo technology community, the company focused on the computational challenge of interpreting mass spectrometry data for proteomics — the large-scale study of proteins. Its best-known product, PEAKS, was developed to identify and quantify proteins in very complex biological samples using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS). Over the following two decades, BSI expanded PEAKS from a single software tool into a family of products addressing different proteomics workflows. PEAKS Studio became the company's complete desktop solution for bottom-up discovery and targeted proteomics. PEAKS Online was introduced as a high-throughput, multi-user, server-based discovery proteomics solution suited to larger laboratories and shared computing environments. PEAKS AB was developed as an automated desktop solution for antibody and protein de novo sequencing, reflecting the growing importance of antibody characterisation in biopharmaceutical development. PEAKS GlycanFinder added sensitive and accurate glycoproteomics and glycomics analysis with structural resolution, and ProteoformX extended the portfolio to comprehensive proteoform characterisation by top-down mass spectrometry and intact deconvolution. Alongside its software business, BSI built a laboratory services operation. Located at 1B-1425 Strasburg Rd in Kitchener, Ontario, the lab offers antibody sequencing, ADC (antibody-drug conjugate) analysis, PTM and glycan profiling by LC-MS, an integrated proteogenomics discovery pipeline for neoantigen discovery, glycan structure profiling for purified proteins and complex lysate samples, and advanced biomarker discovery and PTM profiling services. This services arm allows BSI to support customers who need analysis performed for them rather than only software tools. BSI has consistently positioned itself as instrument-vendor neutral. According to the company, it works directly with each mass spectrometer vendor to ensure accurate results and to maximise the information extracted from raw mass spectrometry data. It also collaborates closely with users and experts worldwide, and states that this input helps shape future PEAKS products. The company describes itself as AI-driven, integrating machine learning and proprietary algorithms into its software, and says it is backed by more than 30 years of combined proteomics and bioinformatics expertise. BSI maintains an active presence in the scientific community through conference participation and training workshops. Its website lists upcoming appearances at events such as the HIPP-HUPO Summer School 2026, CASSS Mass Spec 2026, and IMSC 2026, and it has continued to release updated software, including PEAKS Online 13.5. The company remains headquartered in Waterloo, Ontario, with its laboratory services in nearby Kitchener.

• Bioinformatics Solutions Inc. founded in Waterloo, Ontario.

• Development of PEAKS software for protein identification and quantification by LC-MS.

• Release of PEAKS Studio as a complete desktop solution for bottom-up discovery and targeted proteomics.

• Release of PEAKS Online as a high-throughput, multi-user server-based discovery proteomics solution.

• Release of PEAKS AB for automated antibody and protein de novo sequencing.

• Release of PEAKS GlycanFinder for glycoproteomics and glycomics with structural resolution.

• Release of ProteoformX 1.5 for top-down MS and intact deconvolution.

• Announcement of PEAKS Online 13.5.

AI-driven, vendor-neutral proteomics software and CRO/lab services for discovery and validation, emphasising intuitive one-button workflows and expert support.

• PEAKS Studio

  Complete desktop solution for bottom-up discovery and targeted proteomics.

• PEAKS Online

  High-throughput, multi-user server-based discovery proteomics solution.

• PEAKS AB

  Automated desktop solution for antibody and protein de novo sequencing.

• PEAKS GlycanFinder

  Sensitive and accurate solution for glycoproteomics and glycomics with structural resolution.

• ProteoformX

  Comprehensive proteoform characterisation by top-down MS and intact deconvolution.

• Lab Services

  Antibody sequencing, ADC analysis, PTM and glycan profiling by LC-MS; proteogenomics discovery pipeline for neoantigen discovery; glycan structure profiling; biomarker discovery and PTM profiling.

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