# DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ)

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dna-data-bank-of-japan-ddbj
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dna-data-bank-of-japan-ddbj.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/dna-data-bank-of-japan-ddbj/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://ac.jp
- **Slug:** dna-data-bank-of-japan-ddbj
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, data-analytics-business-intelligence, vertical-industry-software

## Overview

- **Tagline:** One of the three major global nucleotide sequence data banks (alongside NCBI GenBank and EMBL-EBI ENA), strong focus on data from Japan and Asia, integration with the NIG Supercomputer.
Source: Brand's website (https://ac.jp) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** The DNA Data Bank of Japan (DDBJ) is a public database that collects and provides biological sequence data. It offers services for data submission, search, retrieval, and download, playing a crucial role in global life science research. DDBJ also provides access to the NIG Supercomputer for bioinformatics analysis.
Source: Brand's website (https://ac.jp) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Public database for biological sequence data
  - data submission tools
  - data search and retrieval services
  - access to NIG Supercomputer.
Source: Brand's website (https://ac.jp) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Free access (publicly funded institution).
Source: Brand's website (https://ac.jp) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Life science researchers, bioinformaticians, academic institutions, pharmaceutical companies, patent offices.
Source: Brand's website (https://ac.jp) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) GenBank
  - European Molecular Biology Laboratory - European Nucleotide Archive (EMBL-EBI ENA)
Source: Brand's website (https://ac.jp) · 2026-10-04

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