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# Sign Up

Create your personal account.

First step, create an account.

To create your account, you will be asked to provide a valid, personal or institutional email and a password:

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Once set up, you will be redirected to your profile page, where further details will be expected which will complete account creation and necessary verification:

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You will be also be required to select an account type, depending on your intended use of GeneCloud:

* the **Freemium plan**, billed annually for £ 0.00, which includes: 
  * Access to a library of pipelines & analysis tools;
  * 10GB of multi-Omics secure-storage;
  * Access to data marketplace;
  * Watermarked export in PDF format.

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* the **Premium plan**, which covers for:
  * **Individual Plan**, billed annually for £280.69 (£25.99 per month), which includes:
    * Unlimited access to a library of pipelines & analysis tools;
    * Unlimited multi-Omics secure-storage;
    * Access to data marketplace;
    * White-labeled export in PDF format;
  * **Business Plan**, billed annually for £280.69 per user (£25.99 per month/per user), which includes:
    * Access to a library of pipelines & analysis tools;
    * 10GB of multi-Omics secure-storage;
    * Access to data marketplace;
    * Watermarked export in PDF format;
    * Unlimited team workspaces, effortless collaboration across your entire organization & beyond;
    * 24/7 bioinformatics support;
  * **Un i& Student**, billed annually for £172.69 per user (£15.99 per month/per user), which includes:
    * Special discount for eligible student and universities;
    * Access to a library of pipelines & analysis tools;
    * 10GB of multi-Omics secure-storage;
    * Access to data marketplace;
    * Watermarked export in PDF format;
    * Unlimited team workspaces, effortless collaboration across your entire organization & beyond;
    * 24/7 bioinformatics support.

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Shivom's platform is an environment that is tailored to the needs of the user regardless of the size and requirements:

* Personal use;
* Academia and start-up organisations;
* Small and Medium Enterprise with vast amounts of data and unique requirements;
* Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies looking for custom solutions.

Once you have done these simple steps, you have created your account and are ready for the next step!