10x Genomics Chromium Single Cell Controller

10x Genomics has launched the Chromium Single Cell Controller, a massively scalable tool for comprehensive single cell analysis. The instrument can interrogate hundreds to millions of cells, and features a simple and comprehensive workflow which enables users to quickly and easily prepare single cell sequencing libraries in less than one workday, the company said. Additionally, the instrument includes an easy-to-use software suite for rapid analysis and visualization of very large single cell datasets. It can also support a variety of applications, including the existing Chromium Single Cell 3' Solution for single cell transcriptomics. The system is accompanied by Chromium Single Cell 3' reagent kits and features full compatibility with Illumina HiSeq, NextSeq and MiSeq sequencers. It's currently available at an introductory price of $50,000.