
Cost Savings with Multiplex Samples
Multiplex Sequencing
Multiplexing is a method of combining two or more samples in a single sequencing run. Multiplexing can increase the throughput of sequencing runs and save money at the same time.
Conceptually, multiplexing is a fairly…

The Cost of HLA Typing
At The Sequencing Center, one of the main services that we provide to pharmaceutical, academic, and clinical researchers is HLA Typing. HLA Typing (human leukocyte antigen) is most commonly leveraged for matching patients and donors for bone…

The Influence of Genetics on Clinical Research
Like any new technology adoption curve, genome sequencing has gone through the typical hype cycle. We start to leverage a new technology and it becomes massively hyped as the thing that will "change everything" only to realize that we don't…

Increasing Access to Genome Sequencing for Clinical Diagnostics
As genome sequencing continues to decrease in price and increase in demand, the desire for many clinical organizations to leverage genome sequencing as a clinical diagnostic means continues to get traction. In a recent change, the California…

Genome, Exome… What’s the Difference?
Genome sequencing is all over the news lately, especially with commercial companies offering sequencing to explore a customer's ethnic background, recommended diets and fitness plans, and reveal what kinds of diseases they might potentially…

Find Your Perfect Match: Using HLA Typing For Successful Organ Transplants
Within clinical environments, making decisions based on precise and comprehensive data is paramount in practicing high-quality medicine. One of the more complex clinical procedures involves organ transplants. Organ transplant surgery, a high-risk…

Why You Need Genome Sequencing in Clinical Research
Clinical research is a tedious process that requires precise data to validate research claims. In its current state, there are many parts of the process that break down for various reasons. Between time constraints, financial resource allocation,…

Why You Need Genome Sequencing in Clinical Trials
The Challenges of Clinical Trials
Working on clinical trials in the pharmaceutical or clinical research field can frequently be a messy process with numerous complications. You can feel blocked and delayed by staggering testing costs and lengthy…