Tag Archives: Ion Torrent

Poster: Exome Sequencing with Ion Torrent and Pippin Prep

In a poster from Ion Torrent (Life Technologies) for 2012’s ASHG, scientists looked at exome sequencing by studying a familial trio on both the PGM™ and the Proton™ instruments. Size selection for both sequencers was performed on the Pippin Prep … more »

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IL-10 Produced by Induced Regulatory T Cells (iTregs) Controls Colitis and Pathogenic Ex-iTregs during Immunotherapy

December 2012 Authors: Erica G. Schmitt, Dipica Haribhai, Jason B. Williams, Praful Aggarwal, Shuang Jia, Louis-Marie Charbonnier, Ke Yan, Rachel Lorier, et al. Info: The study included sequencing of the T-cell receptor. For this sequencing, the authors used Ion Torrent … more »

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Use of Four Next-Generation Sequencing Platforms to Determine HIV-1 Coreceptor Tropism

November 2012 Authors: John Archer, Jan Weber, Kenneth Henry, Dane Winner, Richard Gibson, Lawrence Lee, Ellen Paxinos, Eric J. Arts, David L. Robertson, Larry Mimms, Miguel E. Quinones-Mateu Info: Comparative study of four NGS platforms (454, Illumina, PacBio, Ion) in … more »

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At ASHG, Interest Soars for Advances in Sequencing Technologies

We were thrilled to escape the apocalyptic weather of the northeast for a few days to attend the American Society of Human Genetics annual meeting in San Francisco. It’s one of our favorite meetings, and with nearly 7,000 scientists registered, … more »

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Sage Science Pippin Prep To Be Commercialized Through Life Technologies For Ion PGM™ Sequencer Customers

Beverly, MA—October 11, 2011—Sage Science, Inc., a privately-held, MA-based company, today announced that it has signed an agreement with Life Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:LIFE) enabling Life Technologies to offer the Pippin Prep DNA size selection system to users of the Ion … more »

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