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Oxford Nanopore Technologies was founded in 2005 to develop an electronic, single molecule sensing system based on nanopore science. The company now has more than 250 employees from multiple disciplines including nanopore science, molecular biology and applications, informatics, engineering, electronics, manufacturing and commercialization. Oxford Nanopore's instruments MinIon, PromethIon, and GridIon are adaptable for the analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins, small molecules and other types of molecule.

Oxford Nanopore Facts

  • CEO: Gordon Sanghera
  • Website: www.nanoporetech.com
  • Ticker symbol: Privately held
  • Headquarters: Oxford, UK
  • Number of employees: 250+
Mar 03, 2021

Human Pangenome Reference Consortium Releases Data From 30 Genomes

At AGBT, UCSC's Karen Miga provided updates on the human pangenome reference project and the telomere-to-telomere consortium's genome assembly work.

Jan 14, 2021

Nature Papers Present Amplicon Sequencing Approach, Dire Wolf Genomes

In Nature this week: a new method for high-throughput amplicon sequencing, and more.

Jan 12, 2021

Nvidia to Embed High-Performance Compute System Into Oxford Nanopore PromethIon Sequencers

The companies say that the integration of the Nvidia DGX Station A100 will support "real-time analyses" of long-read DNA and RNA sequences.

Dec 17, 2020

Nature Papers Include Tool for Hybrid Genome Assembly, Evidence of Horizontal Indirect Genetic Effects

In Nature this week: computational tool for the hybrid de novo assembly of human genomes, and more.

Dec 10, 2020

Quick Viral Tracing

Australian researchers say a nanopore sequencing strategy could quickly trace the source of a SARS-CoV-2 infection, according to Reuters.

Dec 09, 2020

Day Zero Diagnostics Wins $300K NIH Grant to Refine HAI Outbreak Analysis Service

The company said it will use the funding to integrate Oxford Nanopore Technologies' ultra-long read genomic sequencing into its service.

Dec 03, 2020

Oxford Nanopore Touts Tech Improvements Including PromethIon, Accuracy, Automation

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During its Nanopore Community Meeting, held online this year, the firm announced several product releases, technology improvements, and development projects.

Nov 09, 2020

Metagenomic Sequencing Can Quickly Identify Pathogens in Body Fluids, New Study Finds

The approach, which is developed for both Illumina and nanopore sequencing, had high sensitivity and specificity for identifying bacteria and fungi.

Oct 30, 2020

New Products Posted to GenomeWeb: Oxford Nanopore Technologies, Qiagen, Allelica, More

Oct 13, 2020

Oxford Nanopore Technologies Raises £84.4M in Private Financing

Investors in the round included International Holdings Company (IHC), based in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, and RPMI Railpen, a UK pension fund.

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Proteomics of Severity

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Genome Biology Papers on Regulatory Element, Single-Cell Integration, Sequence Simulation Tools

In Genome Biology this week: algorithm to assess regulatory features, approach to integrate multiple single-cell RNA-seq datasets, and more.

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