David Townley 🇺🇦 💙
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Commercial Bioinformatics at @illumina - views are my own. Same handle over on B-Sky
Cambridge UK
Joined October 2013
Live at #ASHG25: Introducing BioInsight—Illumina’s newest business to help researchers and pharma unlock deeper insights from large‑scale multiomic data. Led by SVP & GM Rami Mehio, BioInsight unites Illumina’s strengths—sequencing, data analysis, software & AI. (1/7)
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With the newly formed BioInsight business, Illumina is primed to take data-driven discovery to the next level. Join us at #ASHG25 to hear how scalable informatics, AI, and Perturb-seq are transforming human genetics and driving breakthroughs across life sciences. If you can't
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The wait for the Illumina 5-base solution is over. Accuracy meets simplicity. Get simultaneous genomic and epigenomic insights from one sample through one streamlined assay. Reimagine your workflow: https://t.co/VoBNkay682
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Illumina Constellation mapped read tech holds the power to simplify the WGS workflow with on-flow-cell prep + novel algorithms—unlocking genomic insights, ultra-long phasing, and improved structural variant detection. See it live at #ASHG25, Booth 1019, and explore the future of
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🚀 It’s launch day: Illumina Protein Prep is now available for everyone. 9.5k protein targets. All in one panel. Welcome to the cutting edge of NGS-based proteomics. Get the full scoop ➡️ https://t.co/pfqY2VHhKE
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Powering genetic rare disease diagnostics with #AWS at Hannover Medical School (MHH) The Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) based genetic diagnostics has re...
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The Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) based genetic diagnostics has revolutionized our ability to identify and understand rare diseases, particularly in pediatric cases where early diagnosis, sometimes...
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By compiling whole genome sequencing data from nearly 500K participants alongside phenotypic data, the @uk_biobank is enabling researchers to unlock unprecedented insights into human health, disease, and genetic diversity. Using DRAGEN secondary analysis, researchers identified
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Enabling Rapid Genomic and Multiomic Data Analysis with @illumina #DRAGEN™ v4.4 on Amazon EC2 F2 Instances https://t.co/18SDxDi4UP via @awscloud
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Streamline your genomic and multiomic data analysis with DRAGEN on Amazon EC2 F2 instances. Our latest blog post explores the performance benefits of this hardware-accelerated solution, helping you...
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Today, we announced a definitive agreement to acquire SomaLogic, the next step in our multiomics journey. With deep proteomics expertise and a history of collaboration with Illumina, this acquisition will strengthen our ability to deliver end-to-end, scalable insights across
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A patient, a mystery, and a race against time. This is the story of Dakota. At 1 year old, Dakota faced life-threatening kidney failure, and her doctors needed answers fast. Through whole-genome sequencing powered by Illumina and accelerated by @AMD's chip technology, they got
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Join our upcoming webinar with product expert @ShyamalMehtalia to explore how the latest DRAGEN v4.4 release can help your lab with enhanced genomic analysis. Register now https://t.co/YrtBiBCH3c
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Today, we unveiled PromoterAI, a groundbreaking algorithm that, for the first time at scale, accurately deciphers pathogenic regulatory genetic variants in the noncoding regions of the human genome. In a study published today in @ScienceMagazine, researchers report a 6% increase
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🚀 Breaking new grounds in genomics! Attend our corporate satellites at #ESHG on May 26th. Learn more: https://t.co/53pPSZPeD0
#Genomic #Sequencing #multiomics #illumina #ESHG2025
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DRAGEN v4.4 raises the bar again to make bioinformatics easier than ever. With major accuracy improvements and ready-to-run applications, researchers can get insights faster, no matter how complex the data. Discover what’s new in DRAGEN v4.4: https://t.co/oSVjjeSgeh
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154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines
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Nature - But public-health specialists worry that misinformation and funding cuts could affect vaccination rates.
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The Alliance for Genomic Discovery has completed its initial goal of sequencing 250,000 whole genomes in just two years, creating one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive clinical genomic datasets of its kind. Convened by Illumina and @NashvilleBio, the consortium of
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Baby genomics: newborn sequencing starts to fulfill its promise
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Nature Biotechnology - Genome sequencing in newborns is delivering insights into severe genetic diseases not afforded by traditional tests, but integrating genomics into newborn screening remains a...
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Peek into the future of discovery with spatial transcriptomics at an unprecedented scale. https://t.co/0exzr11WoG
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🚨Job Alert: Join our rare diseases team in Cambridge as a principal clinical scientist or clinical scientist. Applications close end 2nd March 2025. These roles are open to experienced registered clinical scientists.
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