--- title: VarSome - Company News | Jason Armstrong description: Marketing & Communications Specialist --- [![VarSome](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/VarSome_February2020%20Theme/Images/logo.png)](https://varsome.com/) - Editions - [More about VarSome.com](https://varsome.com/varsome-editions/varsome/) - [More about VarSome Premium](https://varsome.com/varsome-editions/varsome-premium/) - [More about VarSome Clinical](https://varsome.com/varsome-editions/varsome-clinical/) - [Learn more about APIs](https://varsome.com/information/varsome-api-info/) - About - Resources - [Library](https://varsome.com/library/) - [Documentation](https://docs.varsome.com/) - [Query types](https://varsome.com/about/examples/) - [IVDR](https://landing.varsome.com/ivdr-whitepaper) - [Germline Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/acmg-implementation/) - [Somatic Classification](https://varsome.com/about/resources/amp-implementation/) - Partners - [Distributors](https://varsome.com/distributors/) - [Partners](https://varsome.com/partners/) - [Become a partner](https://landing.varsome.com/become-varsome-partner) - General - [The Company](https://saphetor.com/about/) - [Cite VarSome](https://varsome.com/about/varsome-citations/) - [Link to VarSome](https://varsome.com/how-do-i-create-link-varsome/) - [Contact](https://landing.varsome.com/contact) - [Community](https://varsome.com/community-contributions/) - [Blog](https://blog.varsome.com/) # Expanded biobanks, education, and genomics research investments - Saudi Arabia transforming healthcare [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/saudi-arabia-transforming-healthcare) # Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Saphetor announce a new partnership to deliver tertiary analysis for comprehensive interpretation of nanopore sequencing [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/saphetor-partners-with-ont) # CING studies ABT with the help of VarSome Clinical [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/cing-studies-abt-with-varsome-clinical) # Building the best in variant classification [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/germline-classifiers-varsome) # Automated Germline and Somatic Classification [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/automated-germline-and-somatic-classification) # MolecularDB: A Unified Source for Genomic Data Analysis [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/moleculardb-a-single-source-of-genomic-data) # File Uploads - VarSome Clinical [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/file-uploads-varsome-clinical) # Company News listing page By ### Categories - Select a Topic - [All](https://news.varsome.com/en) - [Partnerships](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/partnerships) - [News](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/news) - [Press Releases](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/press-releases) - [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) - [Community](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/community) - [Platform Updates](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/platform-updates) - [VarSome.com](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-com) - [Events](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/events) - [Oncology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/oncology) - [Technology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/technology) - [VarSome.com Premium](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-com-premium) - [Conferences](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/conferences) - [Germline](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/germline) - [VarSome in Action](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-in-action) - [VarSome Team](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-team) - [Awareness Days](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/awareness-days) - [Whitepaper](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/whitepaper) - [ACMG](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/acmg) - [KnowledgeHub](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/knowledgehub) - [Research Brief](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/research-brief) - [VarSome API](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-api) - [Application Note](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/application-note) - [Community Q&A](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/community-qa) - [VarSome Insights](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-insights) ### Stay up to date ##### Search The Blog ![Picture of Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Jason%20HHS.jpeg) # Jason Armstrong Marketing & Communications Specialist [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Overlap%20with%20Known%20SVs%20header.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/overlap-with-known-structural-variants-in-varsome-clinical) VarSome Clinical now includes an Overlap with Known SVs column within the Structural Variant Table. This new feature provides an immediate view of how a copy number variant overlaps with previously reported SVs, supporting faster and more consistent... [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [News](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/news) ##### [Overlap with Known Structural Variants in VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/overlap-with-known-structural-variants-in-varsome-clinical) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on March 16, 2026 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/overlap-with-known-structural-variants-in-varsome-clinical#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/overlap-with-known-structural-variants-in-varsome-clinical) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Fusion%20Annotation%20release%20Blog%20Header.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/rna-fusion-annotation-in-varsome-clinical) Our fusion annotation solution is built for routine somatic oncology workflows. Upload TSV or CSV files from widely used fusion callers across amplicon and hybrid capture assays, and review annotated fusion events in a structured format. RNA fusion... [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [News](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/news) [Oncology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/oncology) ##### [RNA Fusion Annotation in VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/rna-fusion-annotation-in-varsome-clinical) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on March 16, 2026 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/rna-fusion-annotation-in-varsome-clinical#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/rna-fusion-annotation-in-varsome-clinical) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Feat%20Image%20CCO%20Announcement1.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/saphetor-announces-appointment-of-esteban-cwzan-as-chief-commercial-officer) Lausanne, Switzerland, 10th December 2025 - Saphetor SA, a Swiss precision medicine company and creator of the VarSome suite of bioinformatics solutions, today announced the appointment of Esteban Czwan as Chief Commercial Officer, effective 5th... ##### [Saphetor Announces Appointment of Esteban Czwan as Chief Commercial Officer](https://news.varsome.com/en/saphetor-announces-appointment-of-esteban-cwzan-as-chief-commercial-officer) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on December 10, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/saphetor-announces-appointment-of-esteban-cwzan-as-chief-commercial-officer#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/saphetor-announces-appointment-of-esteban-cwzan-as-chief-commercial-officer) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/MolecularDB%20Blog.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/moleculardb-a-single-source-of-genomic-data) Updated 16th March 2026 In clinical genomics, you are often confronted with fragmented, siloed data sources in different formats and the constant challenge of bringing together disparate sets of evidence. To provide you with a comprehensive and... [Technology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/technology) [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [VarSome Team](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-team) [Oncology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/oncology) [Germline](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/germline) [KnowledgeHub](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/knowledgehub) ##### [MolecularDB: A Unified Source for Genomic Data Analysis](https://news.varsome.com/en/moleculardb-a-single-source-of-genomic-data) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on November 19, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/moleculardb-a-single-source-of-genomic-data#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/moleculardb-a-single-source-of-genomic-data) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/VarSome%20Picks%20Blog%20Feat.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/varsome-picks-algorithmic-prioritization-that-thinks-like-a-clinician) [Technology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/technology) [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [VarSome Team](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-team) [Germline](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/germline) [KnowledgeHub](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/knowledgehub) ##### [VarSome Picks: Algorithmic Prioritization That Thinks Like a Clinician](https://news.varsome.com/en/varsome-picks-algorithmic-prioritization-that-thinks-like-a-clinician) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on November 13, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/varsome-picks-algorithmic-prioritization-that-thinks-like-a-clinician#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/varsome-picks-algorithmic-prioritization-that-thinks-like-a-clinician) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Classifiers.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/automated-germline-and-somatic-classification) Interpreting genomic variants is one of the most time-consuming and complex tasks in clinical genomics. Each variant must be assessed for its clinical significance using established guidelines (where available), curated databases, and the latest... [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [Oncology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/oncology) [Germline](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/germline) ##### [Automated Germline and Somatic Classification](https://news.varsome.com/en/automated-germline-and-somatic-classification) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on September 22, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/automated-germline-and-somatic-classification#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/automated-germline-and-somatic-classification) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Filters%20(2).png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/germline-and-somatic-pipelines) VarSome Clinical is a CE IVDR-certified, HIPAA-compliant platform for interpreting NGS data. It supports analysis of genomes, exomes, and gene panels from individual samples, trios, families, or cohorts. [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [Oncology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/oncology) [Germline](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/germline) ##### [Germline and Somatic Pipelines](https://news.varsome.com/en/germline-and-somatic-pipelines) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on September 22, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/germline-and-somatic-pipelines#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/germline-and-somatic-pipelines) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Filters.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/filters-varsome-clinical) Updated 16th March 2026 VarSome Clinical offers two types of filtering: algorithmic filters, which run during analysis to prioritize variants, and dynamic filters, which give you flexible control over how results are viewed and explored.Together,... [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) [Oncology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/oncology) [Germline](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/germline) ##### [Algorithmic and Dynamic Filters](https://news.varsome.com/en/filters-varsome-clinical) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on September 22, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/filters-varsome-clinical#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/filters-varsome-clinical) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/File%20Uploads.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/file-uploads-varsome-clinical) VarSome Clinical is designed to process NGS data, from gene panels to whole genomes, and supports FASTQ or VCF files. To effectively use the platform, it's important to understand the data upload methods and the specific requirements for different... [VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-clinical) ##### [File Uploads - VarSome Clinical](https://news.varsome.com/en/file-uploads-varsome-clinical) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on September 22, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/file-uploads-varsome-clinical#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/file-uploads-varsome-clinical) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/INT.%20Prog.%20Day%202025%20Feat%20(S).png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/international-programmers-day-2025) Each year, International Programmers’ Day is marked on the 256th day of the calendar. This number is chosen because 256 is both the total number of values an eight-bit byte can represent and the largest power of 2 below 365. Depending on the year,... [Community](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/community) [Technology](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/technology) [Awareness Days](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/awareness-days) ##### [International Programmers' Day 2025](https://news.varsome.com/en/international-programmers-day-2025) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on September 12, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/international-programmers-day-2025#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/international-programmers-day-2025) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/fts%20feat3.png)](https://news.varsome.com/en/fast-answers-with-full-text-search) Did you know you can search the entire VarSome knowledge base using plain text? Whether you’re investigating a specific gene, variant, condition, or concept, VarSome’s full text search helps you find relevant content quickly, without needing... [VarSome.com](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-com) [VarSome.com Premium](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-com-premium) [VarSome in Action](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/varsome-in-action) [Community Q&A](https://news.varsome.com/en/tag/community-qa) ##### [Fast Answers with Full Text Search](https://news.varsome.com/en/fast-answers-with-full-text-search) By [Jason Armstrong](https://news.varsome.com/en/author/jason-armstrong#blog-listing-section) on August 22, 2025 [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/Icon%20comment.svg) 0](https://news.varsome.com/en/fast-answers-with-full-text-search#comments-listing) [Continue Reading](https://news.varsome.com/en/fast-answers-with-full-text-search) [![](https://news.varsome.com/hubfs/TMBMSI%20ESHG25%20blog%20header.svg)](https://news.varsome.com/en/tmb-msi-biomarkers) Tumor mutational burden (TMB) and Microsatellite Instability (MSI) are now established biomarkers guiding immunotherapy decisions across a growing list of solid tumors. This article outlines how TMB and MSI are defined and assessed in VarSome... 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