Category Archives: Blog

SageHLS sample prep for ultra-long Nanopore Sequencing at NextOmics/GrandOmics

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Alex

NextOmics/GrandOmics is the largest third-generation sequencing service company in China. The NextOmics division focuses on animal, plant and bacterial genome sequencing, while GrandOmics focuses on human genome sequencing. GrandOmics became the first certified PromethIon service provider in China in June, … more »

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AGBT 2019 Re-Cap

Posted on March 22, 2019 by Alex

AGBT 2019 was a smashing success this year. Featuring a triumphant return to Marco Island FL with postcard perfect weather, the science was (as usual) top-notch. The renovated Marriott greatly upgraded its conference facilities and added an attractive new tower … more »

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Linked-Read Sequencing Advances Understanding of Cancers

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Alex

A new study* from the University of Connecticut Medical School, Jackson Labs, and collaborators demonstrate the utility of using emulsion based linked-read sequencing (10X Genomics) for cancer research. Published in January’s Otology & Neurotology studies patients with Neurofibromatosis Type 2 … more »

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SageELF Size Selection for PacBio Circular Consensus Sequencing

Posted on January 17, 2019 by Alex

A new preprint has landed on BioRxiv that reports on high-accuracy circular consensus sequencing (CCS) on the PacBio Sequel. The study, “Highly-accurate long-read sequencing improves variant detection and assembly of a human genome”, is authored by PacBio and an impressive … more »

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Product Update: The High Pass Plus Cassette

Posted on September 19, 2018 by Alex

The High Pass Plus™ gel cassette is the newest addition to the Pippin Family. As the name suggests, it is dedicated to our BluePippin “High-Pass” DNA size selection which has been a go-to method for increasing the read lengths for … more »

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Tracking Yellow Fever: New Study Aims To Tackle YFV Epidemics

Posted on September 12, 2018 by Alex

Last year, we posted a story about an international team of scientists who embarked on a mission with Brazilian researchers to study the dangerous mosquito-borne Chikungunya virus (“Tracking Chikungunya: New Study Traces Outbreak Path”- we were pleased to donate a … more »

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London Calling: Who Will Beat the 1 Mb Read?

Posted on May 22, 2018 by Alex

Later this week, scientists will descend on Old Billingsgate, London, for Oxford Nanopore’s annual user event. Better known as London Calling, the meeting has become famous for talks full of cutting-edge nanopore sequencing results, novel protocols, and best practices. The … more »

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App Note: BluePippin Sizing Yields Longer MinION Reads

Posted on May 17, 2018 by Alex

BluePippin users are generating longer reads from their Oxford Nanopore MinION sequencers, as demonstrated in a new app note from our colleagues at Nippon Genetics. The app note showcases a workflow used by Kazuharu Arakawa, an associate professor in the … more »

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geXc Boston: Check Out This Free Symposium on Computational Genomics

Posted on May 16, 2018 by Alex

If you’re in the Boston area, don’t miss this Friday’s one-day symposium on genomics and computational biology at the Broad Institute. Organized by the Genomic Exchange Community, this geXc (pronounced “jexy”) event will bring together speakers from academia and industry … more »

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ABRF: Tech Lovers Head to Myrtle Beach for Core Lab Meeting

Posted on April 20, 2018 by Alex

Conference season is going strong. Next on our list: the annual meeting of the Association of Biomolecular Resource Facilities in Myrtle Beach, S.C. We never miss this conference — it’s a great event for tech-loving life science people like us. ABRF … more »

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