I thought it might be useful to collate the bits and pieces about new platforms discussed during AGBT (Those that don't already have a thread), for those of us unlucky enough not to attended. Grabbing the info from various tweets listed at: http://pathogenomics.bham.ac.uk/blog...-day-2-tweets/
If any one at AGBT could supply additional information from the talks, that'd be appreciated or any links to blogs covering the tech.
GnuBIO
Read Length: 1000bp
Accuray: Phred 70+
Holopolymers: Phred 70+ to 9bp
Sample Prep: < 1min
System is rackable, ~30lbs, Dry Instrument fludics in cartridge. Beta Mid-2012, commercial end of 2012? Real time Variant calling, each base queried 6 times.
Source:
Technique/Chemistry: ?
Website: http://gnubio.com/
LaserGen
Raw base accuracy 99.8%
100bp reads
~$99K for instrument?
$1K per run?
Technique/Chemistry:?
Website: http://lasergen.com/
So what do people think, do they sound interesting or is it all irrelevant and they'll be buried under ONTs upcoming announcement?
If any one at AGBT could supply additional information from the talks, that'd be appreciated or any links to blogs covering the tech.
GnuBIO
Read Length: 1000bp
Accuray: Phred 70+
Holopolymers: Phred 70+ to 9bp
Sample Prep: < 1min
System is rackable, ~30lbs, Dry Instrument fludics in cartridge. Beta Mid-2012, commercial end of 2012? Real time Variant calling, each base queried 6 times.
Source:
Technique/Chemistry: ?
Website: http://gnubio.com/
LaserGen
Raw base accuracy 99.8%
100bp reads
~$99K for instrument?
$1K per run?
Technique/Chemistry:?
Website: http://lasergen.com/
So what do people think, do they sound interesting or is it all irrelevant and they'll be buried under ONTs upcoming announcement?
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