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+oSPARC Meta Parallel Runner
+===========================
+
+This service is part of the Metamodelling framework in 
+**o<sup>2</sup>S<sup>2</sup>PARC**. It allows the user to run studies in 
+parallel on the platform. 
+
+Test
+====
+
+To run a local test:
+
+```
+make build
+make run-local
+```