NGS technologies still represent a substantial investment to individual labs and require a great deal of technical and bioinformatics expertise. As a dedicated Centre offering the major short and long-read platforms, the CGR enables researchers to access the very latest technologies as well as established platforms. We facilitate best practices to ensure individual clients receive the maximum return on their investment. CGR offers services that can combine the use of several platforms including Illumina NovaSeq 6000, PacBio Sequel II, and 10X Genomics Chromium, to match the needs of researchers. Please consult our team for the best sequencing strategy to achieve the most comprehensive view of your genome of interest. The CGR is a certified service provider for Illumina and PacBio platforms, as well as the NimbleGen and Agilent Sure Select sequence capture methods.

Illumina

At the CGR, we have 4 Illumina next-generation sequencers: Three MiSeq personal sequencers and one NovaSeq 6000.

At the CGR, we have 4 Illumina next generation sequencers: Three MiSeq personal sequencers and one NovaSeq 6000.

 The NovaSeq 6000 is the latest sequencing platform launched by Illumina which will provide users with the throughput, speed, and flexibility to complete projects quicker and more economically than ever before. Applications requiring large amounts of data, such as human whole-genome sequencing (WGS), ultradeep exome sequencing, and tumour-normal profiling can now be completed in a more cost-effective manner.

The MiSeq is an integrated benchtop sequencer. It features significantly faster cycle times allowing small projects to be completed quickly at a lower cost. The‌ MiSeq delivers high precision variant detection and is suitable for small-scale projects such as amplicon or small genome sequencing. ‌

APPLICATIONS:

• Resequencing and De novo Sequencing and Assembly of Microbial, Human, Plants and Animal Genomes
• Targeted Sequencing to produce in-depth views of genetic variation for phylogenetic studies (16S rRNA, 18S rRNA, ITS etc)
• Whole Transcriptome Analysis to gain a comprehensive view of total RNA and non-coding RNA (RNA-Seq, Small RNA-Seq)
• Whole Exome or Targeted Sequencing to analyse protein-coding regions of the genome
• Epigenetics to understand how base modification can affect gene regulation in microbial and eukaryotic organisms
• Metagenomics enables microbiologists to evaluate bacterial, archaea and eukaryotic diversity and detect the abundance of microbes in various environments

PacBio                            

The Sequel IIe System provides higher throughput, more scalability and lower sequencing costs than the Sequel I System. This allows users to tailor their experimental design and budget, whilst obtaining the benefits of SMRT technology. With the higher throughput, we can now offer applications that use HiFi reads. This means you no longer have to choose between accuracy and read length – now you can use highly accurate long reads to accelerate your science.

APPLICATIONS:

• Create high-quality whole genome de novo Sequencing and Assembly of Microbial, Human, Plant and Animal Genomes
• Targeted Sequencing to produce in-depth views of genetic variation for BAC sequencing and full-length target genes (e.g. HLA alleles)
• Read full-length transcripts to characterize isoform diversity
• Epigenetics to achieve a complete view of microbial and eukaryotic DNA modifications
• Population sequencing to resolve complex samples such as viral and microbial communities.
• Call all variant types with the highest precision and recall for small and large variants
• Survey large population cohorts and resolve structural variants.

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