Articles from Oxford Nanopore Technologies

A new paper, released this week on bioRxiv, introduces hifiasm-ONT, a breakthrough genome assembly algorithm that enables partially phased, near telomere-to-telomere (T2T) assemblies1, using Oxford Nanopore Simplex reads and standard sample prep.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies today announced the expansion of its Compatible Products Programme (CPP), welcoming a new cohort of leading partners whose products now integrate seamlessly with Oxford Nanopore’s rapid, information-rich, accessible and affordable molecular sensing technology.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today announced a new collaboration with UK Biobank to create the world’s first comprehensive, large-scale epigenetic dataset. The project will utilise Oxford Nanopore’s information-rich DNA/RNA sequencing technology to map the epigenome of 50,000 participant samples to unlock crucial insights into disease mechanisms, with the aim of improving patient outcomes. This publicly available data will serve as a unique resource for the scientific community, bringing new opportunities to advance our understanding of genomics.

Oxford Nanopore, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today announced a landmark strategic partnership with the UK Government. This partnership brings together the UK’s world-class scientific organisations Genomics England, UK Biobank and NHS England, alongside Oxford Nanopore, to support the government’s vision to build an NHS “fit for the future" by enabling genomics-based translational research and accelerating the development and adoption of Oxford Nanopore’s ground-breaking genomics technology in the NHS.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) has announced a landmark project with Singapore's National Precision Medicine (NPM) programme, led by Precision Health Research, Singapore (PRECISE), aimed at developing a comprehensive structural variant catalogue representing three major ethnic groups in Singapore including Chinese, Malay and Indian ethnicities. These genetic variations have demonstrated significance in helping clinician scientists and researchers in understanding human genetic diversity and diseases. This initiative underscores Oxford Nanopore’s commitment to advancing genetic research and healthcare outcomes on a global scale, particularly for ethnically diverse populations that are typically underrepresented in genomic databases.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company behind a new generation of molecular sensing technology based on nanopores, and Plasmidsaurus, the LA-based company that introduced overnight whole-plasmid sequencing, today announced an expanded, multi-year contract and a collaboration aimed at transforming the plasmid sequencing market through the application of nanopore technology.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) today announced the launch of a new Pharmacogenomics (PGx) Beta Program to advance personalised medicine, combining Twist Bioscience’s next generation sequencing (NGS) target enrichment technology with Oxford Nanopore’s sequencing platform.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies today announced the early access launch of its all-in-one desk top sequencing device, the PromethION 2 Integrated (P2i) to complete its PromethION product range. Engineered with robust and powerful onboard computing capabilities, the P2i facilitates real-time basecalling and post run analysis directly within the device, eliminating the dependency on external computing resources.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (Oxford Nanopore), the nanopore-sequencing company delivering unparalleled rich genomic data insights, and Fabric Genomics, the leading AI-driven analysis and interpretation software provider, today announced a new collaboration to develop a scalable software solution for the end-to-end analysis and clinical reporting of rich genomic data.

Mayo Clinic and Oxford Nanopore Technologies, the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, today unveiled a multi-year joint development collaboration to develop new clinical tests for diseases and improve patient care.

Researchers at The University of Queensland are harnessing the latest sequencing technology developed by UK-based biotech Oxford Nanopore Technologies to analyse mRNA vaccines and therapies.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (Oxford Nanopore) today announced the launch of “Education beta”, its pilot education programme and the first of its kind in the world delivering nanopore sequencing into the global education sector, with the aim to increase life science literacy for the next generation. The pilot will include up to 50 scientists wishing to use sequencing for scientific education in high school or undergraduate settings.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (Oxford Nanopore), the company delivering a new generation of nanopore-based molecular sensing technology, and Geneyx, an AI platform for human genetic analysis and interpretation, are aiming to team up to develop the first scalable software solution for the end-to-end analysis and clinical reporting of nanopore sequencing data. The advanced platform will seamlessly empower clinical centres including hospitals, genetic labs and researchers with human whole-genome sequencing data and analysis.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies plc (Oxford Nanopore) and 4bases, a Switzerland-based company, specialising in kits for sequencing and bioinformatic tools, today announce a collaboration to make available 4bases kits with Oxford Nanopore sequencing technology. While appropriate for a broad range of human and cancer genomic analyses, a first target is to enable same day sample-to-answer results for the analysis of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies and Dutch start-up Cyclomics today announced the ‘developer access’ of a new research workflow: the world’s first nanopore sequencing-based solution for ultra-sensitive detection of circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA).

Oxford Nanopore Technologies today announced an extension of its collaboration with UPS Healthcare to accelerate the delivery of Oxford Nanopore DNA/RNA sequencing products and consumables across the Asia Pacific region.

At the Nanopore Community Meeting, Rosemary Sinclair Dokos, Stuart Reid and Lakmal Jayasinghe showed how the Oxford Nanopore sequencing platform’s capabilities continue to be pushed. They provided a summary of the current platform, imminent platform developments, and the innovation pipeline. Multiple updates and consolidations to improve and simplify the platform were presented, showcasing a single, simple, high-performance sequencing technology.

Oxford Nanopore Technologies (“Oxford Nanopore”) today announces the roll out of its PromethION 2 (“P2”) Solo sequencer, the world’s most accessible, high-yield sequencing device with the potential to greatly expand access to accurate, fast and affordable sequencing for human genetics and other larger datasets.