NEW YORK – The Advances in Genome Biology and Technology meeting, long considered the preeminent conference for new genomic technologies and their research applications, turned 25 this year.
Over the years, the annual meeting, which took place in Marco Island, Florida, last week, has hosted a succession of technology launches, marking the shift from Sanger capillary electrophoresis sequencing to next-generation sequencing and, more recently, to spatial and multiomics platforms.
GenomeWeb, which has been there from the very beginning, dug deep into its archive to bring back the "best of" our AGBT reporting, including launches of new sequencing and genomics platforms from 454 Life Sciences, Solexa/Illumina, Applied Biosystems, Helicos, PacBio, Ion Torrent, Oxford Nanopore, MGI/Complete Genomics, Qiagen, GenapSys, 10x Genomics, Nanostring, and more. Below is a selection of AGBT stories from 2020 to 2024. For this year's AGBT coverage, click here.
2000
Organizers of New Genomics Meeting Promise More Science, Less Marketing
2001
Back to Marco Island: Sun, Surf, Serious Lectures
2003
Conferences A Truce? Fraser, Hunkapiller to Keynote at Marco Island
Fuller Debuts SNP-Scoring Tech (sort of) at Marco Island
2004
Sequencing Is So 2003: Biology, PGx in Vogue at AGBT Conference
DNA Sequencing Baylor's Metzker Strives for Four-Laser Suitcase Sequencer
2005
At Marco Island, the Human Microbiome Tells Us We're All Mostly Bugs
2006
At Marco Island, New Sequencing Techs Steal the Show
JGI Says Combining Sanger and 454 Sequencing is Best Approach for De Novo Microbial Sequencing
2007
At Marco Island, Next-Gen Sequencers Reach Milestone as Outside Researchers Show Data
Sanger Team Offers First Look at How Three Next-Gen Sequencers Stack Up
Helicos Talks About Homopolymer Troubles; Solution Paves Way to 2007 Beta-Testing
In WashU's Sequencing Lab, Solexa's GA Saw 'Hurdles,' But Matured to Yield 1Gb of Data
2008
PacBio to Start Selling Next-Gen Sequencer To Early Users in 2010; Goal is 100 Gb/Hour
At AGBT, 454, Illumina, ABI Vow to Improve Speed, Yield, Quality of Next-Gen Offerings
Helicos Ships First HeliScope, Plans To Improve System Later This Year
Danaher to Ship First Church Lab Polonator This Week, Presenting Instrument at AGBT
Next-Gen Users Move to "Real" Projects At AGBT as New Systems Make Debut
Illumina, ABI Testing How Their Next-Gen Tools Can Sequence a Human Genome
Former Solexa CEO John West On the Future of Next-Gen Sequencing Platforms
2009
Illumina, ABI Say GAII, SOLiD 3 Will Yield 100-Gb Runs, $10K Human Genome by End of Year
Life Tech to Launch Single-Molecule Sequencer in 2011
PacBio Sequences E. coli Genome, Increases Average Read Length to Nearly 1,000 Bases
Complete Genomics Shows First Human Sequence Data, Plans to Decode Five Genomes for Broad Institute
454 Targets Longer Reads, Better De Novo Assembly; Cites Clinical Apps of Amplicon Sequencing
Q&A: Wash U's Elaine Mardis on Testing New Sequencing Tech for a Large Genome Center
LaserGen Says Its New Reversible Terminators Could Improve Several Sequencing Platforms
2010
Ion Torrent Systems Presents $50,000 Electronic Sequencer at AGBT
Life Tech Details Real-Time Single-Molecule Tech at AGBT; Combines Qdots With FRET-Based Detection
2011
At AGBT, Ion Torrent Customers Provide First Feedback; Life Tech Outlines Platform's Growth
PacBio Outlines Expected Commercial Performance for RS at AGBT as Users Talk About their Experience
At AGBT, Sequencing Centers Provide Updates on Capacity, Projects
Illumina Details HiSeq Improvements at AGBT; Early-Access Users Weigh in
2012
AGBT: Oxford Nanopore to Begin Selling Two Low-Cost DNA Strand Sequencing Instruments this Year
AGBT: Ion Torrent to Launch 400-Base Reads for PGM this Year; User Reports Exome Sequencing
At AGBT, Illumina Shows Data for HiSeq 2500 "Genome in a Day," Outlines 400-Base PE Reads for MiSeq
2013
At AGBT, Life Tech Updates Proton Roadmap while Users Present Data, Including Comparisons with HiSeq
Oxford Nanopore's Silence Stirs Noise at AGBT; Technical Issues, Arbitration May Be Behind Reticence
At AGBT, Illumina Highlights Moleculo, New Applications for HiSeq and MiSeq, Planned Improvements
Qiagen Introduces Sequencing Workflow, Including NGS System and Library-Prep Instrument, at AGBT
At AGBT, FDA Official Says Agency Will Regulate NGS-Based Tests, Stressing 'Nothing is Finalized'
2014
At AGBT, GenapSys Entices Audience with Lunchbox-Sized Electronic Sequencer; Leaves Open Questions
AGBT: Illumina, Broad Institute Show Performance Data for NextSeq 500, HiSeq X Ten
AGBT: Life Tech Updates on PII Chip; Customers Present Early Data from Ion Chef, Hi-Q Chemistry
At AGBT, PacBio Shows Platform Utility in RNA-seq Studies, Human Sequencing
Nabsys to Commercialize Electronic DNA Mapping Platform in 2014; Shows Data at AGBT
2015
At AGBT, 10X Genomics Launches GemCode Platform; Shipments Slated for Q2 as Firm Battles IP Lawsuits
MinIon Early-Access Users Evaluate Platform's Performance, Explore Various Applications
At AGBT, Illumina Provides Details, Initial Data on NeoPrep
AGBT: WashU Applies Genomic Testing to Predict Cancer Relapse, Drug Response, Vaccine Epitopes
Thermo Fisher Scientific's Ion Torrent Provides Technical Updates, Previews New Products
2016
NanoString Shares First Details of New Sequencing Chemistry at AGBT
At AGBT, Illumina Provides Additional Details on Project Firefly
At AGBT, 10X Genomics Presents Early Data, New Applications for Chromium System
At AGBT, Researchers Describe Using Long Reads for Clinical Applications
2017
Bionano Genomics Launches Higher-Throughput, Faster Genome Mapping Instrument
NanoString Demos Sequencing Technology at AGBT With Sights Set on 2019 Launch
2018
Twist Bioscience Enters NGS Market With Launch of Target Enrichment Products
At AGBT, Researchers Discuss Direct RNA Sequencing, Pursuit of Ever-Longer Reads on MinIon
Q&A: Elaine Mardis and Rick Wilson on the First Cancer Genome and the Dawn of Clinical Genomics
10x Genomics Previews New Single-Cell Assays at AGBT
Early-Access Customers Report on NanoString's Sequencing and Digital Spatial Profiling Technologies
2019
MGI Prepares to Sell Sequencers in North America, Europe; Announces Proprietary Sequencing Chemistry
At AGBT, Genapsys Discusses Early-Access Customer Data for New Sequencer
Spatial Genomics a Hot Topic at AGBT as 10x Genomics, NanoString Prepare to Launch Products
2020
10x Genomics Unveils 2020 New Product Pipeline at AGBT
ReadCoor Launches Spatial Multiomics Platform at AGBT
MGI Unveils 'Extreme Throughput' Sequencing Platform at AGBT to Enable $100 Human Genome
As MGI Preps US Launch of Sequencers, Customers From Europe and Canada Report Initial Results
2021
Spatial Omics Firms Use AGBT as Launchpad for New Tech
At AGBT, Two Labs Share SARS-CoV-2 Genomic Surveillance Experience
2022
New Sequencing Companies Raise Hopes, Eyebrows at AGBT
AGBT Showcases Diversity of Spatial Genomics Technologies
Olink Working With Singular Genomics, Element, Ultima on NGS-Based Proteomics Assays
2023
Genomics Researchers Embrace Proteins at AGBT
Complete Genomics Unveils New Platform for Ultra-High-Throughput Sequencing Market
AGBT: Illumina Offers First Look Under the Hood for Complete Long Reads Product
AGBT: Pacific Biosciences Offers More Info on Onso Short-Read Sequencer Performance, Pricing
AGBT: NanoString, 10x Genomics Plan High-Resolution Spatial Assays to Detect Thousands of RNAs
2024
Ultima Genomics Says UG 100 Sequencer Ready for Prime Time in High-Throughput Applications
Singular Genomics, Element Biosciences Enter Multiomics Fray with New Chemistries, Hardware
New Chip for 10x Chromium X Promises Lower Cost, Higher Throughput for Single-Cell Studies
Complete Genomics Launches CoolMPS-Based DNBseq-G800 Sequencer