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This morning at the Illumina Genomics Forum, we unveiled our fastest, most cost-efficient sequencing machine yet – the NovaSeq X series. This technology will slash the cost to $200 per human genome and provide a readout at twice the speed.
@WIRED
feature:
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We’re seeing double over at our Illumina Centre in Cambridge! 🌈 Thanks to our employee Hayley for this impressive shot 📸
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Congratulations to Professors Balasubramanian and Klenerman’s award of the Millennium Technology Prize
#MIF2021
for developing sequencing by synthesis (SBS) technology in the ‘90s which became the foundation of all Illumina sequencing instruments.
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Illumina to acquire
@PacBio
, broadening access to long-read sequencing and accelerating scientific discovery
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Genomics is helping solve some of the most challenging problems of humankind and inspiring new hope for people around the world. Yet, a new survey finds many are unaware of DNA's power to improve lives.
#DNADay19
#NationalDNADay
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Looking back at 2020, it’s impossible to not talk about
#COVID19
. The teams at
@Moderna_tx
&
@Pfizer
worked tirelessly to find a breakthrough with mRNA vaccines and are showcasing the importance of work in genomics.
Read more:
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Get you a researcher who looks at you the way Aino looks at flow cells! 😍
We’d love to thank Aino for being part of our community and sharing what a day in her life of genomics looks like. Happy
#sequencing
!
@helsinkiuni
@FIMM_UH
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The
@UK_Biobank
has announced the world’s most detailed whole genome database. In it, the genetic code of 500K volunteers will be sequenced by
@SangerInstitute
and
@deCODEgenetics
using Illumina’s NovaSeq system.
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We’re committing US $60M in
#sequencing
capabilities to a global pathogen genomics initiative, in partnership with
@GatesFoundation
and others, to strengthen
#publichealth
systems in areas of need.
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While most of our 2020 focus was on the global pandemic, there were also some other key developments in genomics this year.
@fdesouza
takes a look back into some of them in his annual yearly wrap-up.
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Australia continues to make strides in genomics with the creation of the Illumina-University of Melbourne Genomics Hub.
This hub will give Victoria the opportunity to spearhead Australian genomics innovation at a global level.
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As we say goodbye to 2020, we reflect on challenges we have faced — as well as the community that has been created through this adversity. We wish everyone around the world a happy and healthy new year.
Thank you,
@VoicesofHopeCC
, for sharing your talent with us this year.
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Imagine fitting the entire internet in a shoebox. With the
#DNADataStorageAlliance
, that could become a reality
#DNAdata
#datastorage
#synbio
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Today in
@WIRED
: read the amazing story of a scientist, our own
@ryanjtaft
, who volunteered to help solve a family's genetic mystery and began his quest to bring DNA sequencing to kids who need answers:
@missionmassimo
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Does ancient DNA hold the answers to modern mental health issues? Geneticist Eske Willerslev is sequencing DNA from 10k-year-old bones & teeth to find out.
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In 2020, we saw liquid biopsy building momentum.
In April,
@GrailBio
published validation data from one of the largest clinical study programs ever conducted in genomic medicine for Galleri, its multi-cancer early detection blood test.
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Congratulations to Illumina Board Member and Nobel Laureate
@FrancesArnold
for being appointed Co-Chair of the President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology!
Science will always be at the forefront of my administration — and these world-renowned scientists will ensure everything we do is grounded in science, facts, and the truth.
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Introducing the NextSeq™ 2000, our most advanced benchtop sequencer. Explore groundbreaking ideas with higher efficiency, fewer restraints, and more emerging applications.
Learn more:
#ExperienceNextSeq2000
#JPM20
#JPMHC20
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Today we announce the acquisition of GRAIL. This acquisition is driven by the belief that the Galleri multi-cancer early detection test should be available to as many people as possible as quickly as possible.
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Rare diseases are hard to diagnose, but genetics can help. Using clinical whole genome sequencing, the iHope Network helps underserved children and their families find answers about their rare and undiagnosed genetic diseases.
#RareDiseaseDay
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COVIDSeq leverages the performance of NGS to help address the global need for diagnostic testing to fight the
#COVID19
pandemic.
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It’s
#InternationalBeerDay
! Did you know next generation sequencing yeast could be the future to making better beers? Read more:
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What excites
@Alex_Aravanis
most about our new
#NovaSeqX
Series? Here’s the exclusive, live from
#IGF
:
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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: Former US President Barack Obama will participate in a moderated conversation on September 28 at the Illumina Genomics Forum. Join us for an important conversation. Register now:
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Halfway there! We've sequenced 50,000 whole genomes for the UK’s pioneering
#genomes100k
project. As Illumina’s VP and Chief Scientist, David Bentley, explains, it’s a major milestone in delivering whole genome sequencing at scale into the NHS.
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A little more than three years after debuting the NovaSeq 6000, we installed our 1,000th system at
@WhiteheadInst
. Our most powerful sequencer continues to make deeper discoveries on an increasing scale.
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On
#WorldCancerDay
, learn how next-generation sequencing can remove the uncertainty of cancer, so you can focus on your future.
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Today, we’re unveiling new patented technology, codenamed Infinity, for a highly accurate and cost-effective long read workflow that will deliver contiguous data to address the final edge cases of the genome.
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Not a wordle, just a chromosome.
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“Behind every successful woman is a tribe of successful women who have her back.” CONGRATULATIONS Dawn Barry, VP Applied Genomics, for winning
@SDbusiness
Business Woman of the Year 2017. We are incredibly proud of your accomplishments!
#businesswomen2017
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Thank you to all of our patient ambassadors and all global caregivers who have continued to take care of others despite difficult times.
#CaregivingInCrisis
#FamilyCaregiversMonth
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Rosalind Franklin’s contributions were belittled in her lifetime because of misogynistic treatment by the male scientific establishment, but she was a brilliant chemist who pioneered the understanding of molecular structures like
#DNA
.🧵1/7
#SciencistSpotlight
#WomensHistoryMonth
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What was once science fiction, is now routine. Chief Product Officer
@SusanTousi
reflects on how far we’ve come 30 years since the start of the
#HumanGenomeProject
.
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“I want to get my cancer sequenced.”
Powerful words from
@BryceOlson
. Read his harrowing journey about advocating to receive comprehensive genomic testing in
@WIRED
.
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We're thrilled to see our CCO
@SusanTousi
featured on
@Forbes
' 50 over 50 list, alongside so many other inspirational women. Congratulations Susan!
#ForbesOver50
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Today, we are celebrating 10 years since our entry into next generation sequencing!
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Every year, 4,400 unidentified bodies are recovered in the US. Law enforcement is working with
@OthramTech
to help solve some of these tragic cases using the power of
#NGS
.
#unsolved
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Introducing the new P4 flow cell. Offering 1.8B reads and 50% more output, the NextSeq 2000 is pushing the boundaries for benchtop sequencers.
Make your ambitious research a reality:
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24 years ago today, Illumina was founded with the mission to transform human health. Every
breakthrough opened up a new world and
showed us how much further there is to go with the help of our employees, customers, and partners across the globe.
#IlluminaProud
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At
@WeillCornell
and
@nyphospital
, consenting patients will integrate genomics into their medical care by having their genomes sequenced using Illumina’s technology. The future of personalized medicine starts here.
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We’re
#LiveTweeting
at the
#IGF
Innovation Roadmap Session this morning, delivering the technologies that bring us closer to achieving what once seemed out of reach. Follow along with us as
@FdeSouza
shares our latest innovations & technology announcements.
(thread🧵)
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Congratulations to
@NHSEngland
for pioneering cancer testing with Galleri, a DNA sequencing blood test that may spot signs of cancer at the earliest stage of disease before symptoms show.
We are pleased to announce GRAIL, the NHS, and the UK Government are partnering to transform cancer outcomes with the Galleri multi-cancer early detection blood test
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Happy 100th birthday Francis Crick, DNA co-discoverer, Nobel prize winner, visionary faculty at
@salkinstitute
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Biology provides us with the biggest advances & the most serious threats. Join
@fdesouza
@ScottGottliebMD
@megtirrell
@EricTopol
@mason_lab
@AndyWeberNCB
for a Clubhouse conversation on the need for a global surveillance system to prevent future pandemics.
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Honored to have welcomed
@madeleine
today to speak with employees and inspire us further on our mission to impact human health
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We’ve joined
@gatesfoundation
,
@CDCgov
, and others to launch the Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative at
@AfricaCDC
, bringing
#NGS
to labs in 20 countries.
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Welcome to the Illumina family,
@BlueBeeGenomics
. Together we will provide the most scalable, efficient, and extensible genomic analysis solutions for both clinical and translational research use cases.
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Wool. Milk. Meat. Leather. And … even fuel?
Camels present a huge potential benefit to society, as 2019 Greater Good Initiative Grant winner Dr. Elena Ciani can easily tell you.
Now accepting applications for the 2021 grant.
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Violence against Asians is on the rise, and we refuse to stay silent.
Illumina condemns all racism and stands united with our Asian community.
#StopAsianHate
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Minutes matter. The new Illumina DNA PCR-Free Prep kit expedites whole-genome sequencing by improving prep times to a mere 90-minutes.
Read more:
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We get a lot of questions about the cost of sequencing and how our technologies have driven down the average cost over the years. So, let’s take a closer look.
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Our sequencers have been instrumental in
@CovidGenomicsUK
identification of the new, rapidly spreading variant of SARS-CoV-2. Genomic surveillance is essential in fighting the pandemic.
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NovaSeq X Plus provides:
✔️ Up to 16 Tb of output
✔️ 3 flow cell types
✔️ Up to 8-individually addressable lanes per flow cell
✔️ Up to 16 addressable lanes per run
✔️ Automated, integrated secondary analysis – removing the bioinformatics bottlenecks.
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"I want every young person who needs cancer predisposition testing to have access to it."
Genetic Counselor Erin Thorp knows first hand how access to genomic testing and targeted cancer therapy can alter your life.
#breastcancerawareness
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We've partnered with
@SomaLogic
, a leader in
#proteomics
, to bring the SomaScan® Proteomics Assay onto our next-generation sequencing platforms, providing researchers more cost-effective, high throughput read-out capability for their multiomic assays.
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Powerhouse panel ft.
@clopezcorrea
,
@EricTopol
,
@j_echevarria
,
@francesarnold
,
@amyleecp3
and
@wohlgemuthJay
about
#clinicalgenomics
. They discussed the evidence of genomics’ role for more informed and proactive care and shared their vision of the future.
#IGF
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As a global community, we need to work together to find incentives for all countries to feel safe to share their data openly and rapidly, which is critical to an effective global response.
@FaceTheNation
#Genomics
#Omicron
What still needs to be worked out as the U.S. ramps up sequencing? Illumina $ILMN CEO
@fdesouza
tells
@margbrennan
that logistics are key.
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Big things happening in Hayward, California! Here's a sneak peek from inside our manufacturing facility.
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Meet the scientists and leaders using next generation sequencing to discover the answers to the world’s biggest questions.
Learn more about NGS and the NextSeq 2000 at Illumina Access, our 24-hour virtual event.
Sign up here:
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But it’s not just about what it does for you, it’s also about what it does for the planet.
We’ve reduced packaging weight and waste EACH by 90%, reduced cartridge volume by 50%, and plastic mass by 50%.
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Sequencers are more than just a machine. They are a member of the team & many of them have a name. Meet Matsuki-san & his NextSeq, Ajisai - Japanese for Hydrangea flowers that come in pink, purple & blue, just like the NextSeq colors. It's your turn, show us your
#NextSeq
!
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Over 5 years of development
Over 40 patent filings
The tenacity & talent of 1500 of the world’s most brilliant scientists, engineers, developers, & designers.
That’s what it took to put this extraordinary technology in your hands.
You are the power of the genome era.
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Our researchers have shown that sequencing C-RNA can detect molecular signals of preeclampsia in the blood. This could drive early diagnoses and provide info about the health of the placenta and organs.
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#WGS
increases a patient’s probability of receiving a diagnosis and potentially life-saving care. “This brings us one important step closer to a precision diagnosis for every child who needs one.” —Ryan Taft, PhD, VP of Scientific Research, Illumina.
New study found two-times more infants in the ICU get a diagnosis and precision care when they get genomes. First-line genomes may reduce healthcare disparities by providing equitable access to dx
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