Illumina (ILMN) Launches RapidTrack WGS
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Illumina, Inc. (Nasdaq: ILMN) launched the RapidTrack Whole Genome Sequencing Service (RapidTrack WGS), a new offering in its FastTrack Sequencing Services operation that delivers a whole human genome in less than two weeks. The premium service offers the fastest sample-to-data turnaround time of any whole human genome sequencing service available today.
RapidTrack WGS utilizes Illumina’s new HiSeq 2500 sequencing system, which is capable of sequencing a complete human genome in one day. In combination with an accelerated sample preparation protocol and the Company’s new iSAAC genome alignment software, sample-to-data cycle time for a complete human genome is five days with the new service. To allow for queue time, RapidTrack WGS guarantees a turnaround of less than 14 days.
By incorporating HiSeq 2500 into its Services operation, Illumina is deploying the capability to sequence a human genome in a day with unsurpassed data quality (>80% Q30 data) and the lowest sample input (3 μg) of any whole-genome sequencing service. RapidTrack WGS will deliver a full data set of all SNPs, indels, and structural variants in an industry-standard data format.
As a test of this novel capability, Illumina recently ran two test samples in conjunction with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). The samples were received on a Tuesday, and data for both samples were returned on the following Tuesday.
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RapidTrack WGS utilizes Illumina’s new HiSeq 2500 sequencing system, which is capable of sequencing a complete human genome in one day. In combination with an accelerated sample preparation protocol and the Company’s new iSAAC genome alignment software, sample-to-data cycle time for a complete human genome is five days with the new service. To allow for queue time, RapidTrack WGS guarantees a turnaround of less than 14 days.
By incorporating HiSeq 2500 into its Services operation, Illumina is deploying the capability to sequence a human genome in a day with unsurpassed data quality (>80% Q30 data) and the lowest sample input (3 μg) of any whole-genome sequencing service. RapidTrack WGS will deliver a full data set of all SNPs, indels, and structural variants in an industry-standard data format.
As a test of this novel capability, Illumina recently ran two test samples in conjunction with the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen). The samples were received on a Tuesday, and data for both samples were returned on the following Tuesday.
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