Instruments

FIMM Sequencing laboratory has a wide range of laboratory instruments used in sample quality control, sample processing, library preparation and sequencing.
NGS Sequencing

Illumina MiSeq system, Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA

Illumina NovaSeq6000 system, Illumina, San Diego, CA, USA

Long read sequencing

ONT MinION, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, UK

ONT PromethION 2 Solo, Oxford Nanopore Technologies, UK

Sanger sequencing

Applied Biosystems ABI3730XL DNA Analyzer, Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, MA, USA

DNA/RNA quantitation and quality control

Qubit 1.0 Fluorometer, Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, MA, USA

VICTOR Nivo Multimode Microplate Reader, PerkinElmer Waltham, MA, USA

LabChip® GX Touch™ Nucleic Acid Analyzer, PerkinElmer Waltham, MA, USA

Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer system, Agilent Santa Clara, CA, USA

QuantStudio5, Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, MA, USA

Sample processing

BluePippin DNA Size Selection for Next-Gen Sequencing, with Pulsed-Field, Sage Science Beverly, MA, USA

Savant DNA-120 Speedvac for concentrating samples, Thermo Fisher Scientific Waltham, MA, USA

Covaris E220 Focused-ultrasonicator, Covaris, Woburn, MA, USA

mosquito® LV nanolitre liquid handler, SPT Labtech, Melbourn, Hertfordshire UK

Hamilton Microlab STARlet automated liquid handler, Hamilton, Reno, NV, USA

Biomek NX Laboratory Automated Workstation, Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Biomek FX Laboratory Automated Workstation, , Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, Indianapolis, IN, USA

Sciclone G3 NGSx iQ, PerkinElmer, Waltham, MA, USA