Imec elPrep5

Imec has introduced elPrep5, the latest iteration of its DNA analytics platform. The new release of elPrep adds variant calling and takes advantage of parallel computing to perform a complete analysis in a single pass. The Belgian nanoelectronics and digital technology company claimed that elPrep5 can process a whole-genome sequence eight to 16 times faster than the Broad Institute's benchmark Genome Analysis Toolkit (GATK).