Hi all,
I was wondering if anyone could comment generally about the lifespan of a typical Illumina machine?
My hypothesis is that the typical lab can get 6-8 years of life out of a machine. I know that some fairly big genomics labs are still running HiSeq 2500s, which were first released in 2012.
There must be some servicing to maintain the mechanical and optical parts that wear out. Different from Nanopore, which is solid state. Does the typical lab buy an Illumina machine and have it serviced a few times to keep it in working condition?
For a few years there's been a question around whether the market is saturated with Illumina machines.
I made a cool chart below to visualize the install base by the way. The company thinks it will be able to convert 25% of the HiSeq's currently installed to Novaseq by the end of 2019. I'm kind of sceptical of this though, based on what I know about the lifespans. Not everyone needs the kind of throughput the Nova gives too at the high $1 million price tag. I guess the NovaSeq has the speed benefit too from the 2-channel SBS chemistry, but not sure if that matters much.
p.s. I've been working on a personal project to better understand financial modelling and I thought Illumina was a great example of a company I know a little bit about. Would be happy to share my end result with folks here.
I was wondering if anyone could comment generally about the lifespan of a typical Illumina machine?
My hypothesis is that the typical lab can get 6-8 years of life out of a machine. I know that some fairly big genomics labs are still running HiSeq 2500s, which were first released in 2012.
There must be some servicing to maintain the mechanical and optical parts that wear out. Different from Nanopore, which is solid state. Does the typical lab buy an Illumina machine and have it serviced a few times to keep it in working condition?
For a few years there's been a question around whether the market is saturated with Illumina machines.
I made a cool chart below to visualize the install base by the way. The company thinks it will be able to convert 25% of the HiSeq's currently installed to Novaseq by the end of 2019. I'm kind of sceptical of this though, based on what I know about the lifespans. Not everyone needs the kind of throughput the Nova gives too at the high $1 million price tag. I guess the NovaSeq has the speed benefit too from the 2-channel SBS chemistry, but not sure if that matters much.
p.s. I've been working on a personal project to better understand financial modelling and I thought Illumina was a great example of a company I know a little bit about. Would be happy to share my end result with folks here.
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