Supply of DNA Sequencer to University of Exeter

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University of Exeter awarded a contract to Illumina Cambridge Ltd for the supply of a DNA sequencing instrument to provide flexible and cost-effective sequencing services to researchers at the University, NHS, and external collaborators.

The instrument replaces an Illumina HiSeq 2500 and complements existing sequencers (Illumina MiSeq, Pacific Biosciences Sequel, Oxford Nanopore MinIONs) by offering high throughput, high accuracy, low cost per megabase, and the ability to sequence small quantities of DNA.

It supports applications such as human genome re-sequencing for variant detection, genotyping-by-sequencing, metabarcoding, RNA-seq, ChIP-seq, and population genetics across viruses, microbes, plants, and animals.

The contract value is AUD 718,810.01.