Norwich, United Kingdom
June 23, 2014
TGAC has expanded their sequencing capabilities by adding two Illumina HiSeq 2500 to its cutting-edge platform suite. The new HiSeqs are able to generate up to 1 Terabase (Tb) of sequence data per run. This new addition will enhance TGAC’s role as a BBSRC National Capability in Genomics.
The new laboratory equipment will provide the National Capability Institute with the most up-to-date level of Next Generation Sequencing for genome analysis projects.
The new HiSeq 2500 is part of the latest innovations from Illumina’s growing collection of sequencing technology. The state of the art equipment supports the broadest range of genome sequence applications and study sizes, with the greatest yield of sequence data per run.
The instruments will allow TGAC additional capacity and throughput for the genomic pipeline. In a single sequence run, the kit will enable our scientists to produce 4 billion clusters per run, generating up to 1Tb of data per sequence run in six days with paired-end reads of up to 125base pairs.
Sarah Cossey, Director of Operations at TGAC, said: “The need to expand the number of Illumina platforms at TGAC is a great reflection of the success that TGAC has achieved to date. The new chemistry and technological advances of the latest reagent kit will enable us to produce more data, at a lower cost, for the UK science community to access via the national capability.”
Kirsten McLay, Platforms and Pipelines Operational Manager at TGAC, said: “I am thrilled about the acquisition of the additional HiSeq platforms at TGAC, which will complement existing platforms and allow increased capacity and flexibility within the Platforms and Pipelines Group at TGAC.”
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