Company overview
Oxford Nanopore Technologies develops and sells nanopore sequencing products including the portable MinION, desktop GridION, and high-throughput PromethION for direct electronic analysis of DNA, RNA, proteins, and small molecules. These devices enable real-time, long-read sequencing applicable to pharmaceutical R&D in personalized medicine, cancer research, immune system analysis, and clinical diagnostics. The technology supports genome assembly, structural variation detection, and antibody therapy development with scalable, field-deployable solutions.
Oxford Nanopore Technologies is listed in the NovaPharmaNews Supplier Hub as a Diagnostics & Testing partner serving United States & Americas. Core focus areas include nanopore sequencing, long-read sequencing, minion, gridion, promethion, dna rna sequencing.
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Structured facts
- Website
- https://nanoporetech.com
- Categories
- Diagnostics & Testing
- Markets served
- United States & Americas
- Keywords
- nanopore sequencing, long-read sequencing, minion, gridion, promethion, dna rna sequencing, pharma genomics
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Company timeline
- — Profile published on NovaPharmaNews
- — Profile last updated
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Frequently asked questions
- What sequencing platforms does Oxford Nanopore offer?
- Key products include MinION (portable USB device generating up to 10 Gb data), GridION X5 (desktop processing up to 100 Gb per run with five flow cells), and PromethION (high-throughput with 144,000 nanopores), plus VolTRAX for automated library preparation.
- What are the main applications in pharma and life sciences?
- Applications cover genome assembly, structural variation, haplotype phasing, RNA analysis, cancer research, infectious disease, personalized medicine, and immune repertoire sequencing for antibody therapies.
- Is Oxford Nanopore technology real-time and portable?
- Yes, it provides real-time analysis of native DNA/RNA with ultra-long reads using portable devices like MinION, suitable for field and lab use without specialized skills via automation partners.
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