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How an entire institution successfully integrated genomics into everyday care Orginally published on Illumina News Center NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 28, 2025 / Over the last 20 years, precision medicine has become the standard of care, but for many hospitals, the complexity of the process has made it challenging to integrate or manage efficiently and at scale. To be successful, health care organizations need to think about how to educate physicians and staff system-wide, how to...

What's it like to build the software in a brand-new sequencer? Illumina's Aneesh Natarajan takes us on the journey Originally published on Illumina News Center NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESS Newswire / January 22, 2025 / Illumina recently launched the MiSeq i100 and MiSeq i100 Plus Systems, two powerful, compact benchtop sequencers that incorporate more than 140 invention disclosures and 60 patent families. Through a series of News Center articles, we are celebrating outstanding employees who helped...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / January 16, 2025 / Illumina Professor Neil Gemmell has a new plan to expand environmental DNA collection from the legendary lake Originally published on Illumina News Center The platypus is a venomous mammal that lays eggs, can sense electricity, and has 10 sex chromosomes. The tuatara is a reptile from a lineage that evolved before most dinosaurs (and all lizards). The bluehead wrasse is a fish that can change sex. And the Loch Ness monster is, according to the...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 18, 2024 / Illumina How would it feel to know the work you do each day is impacting human health on a global scale? As genomics enables a new era of heath care, Illumina technology is empowering personalized care - improving health outcomes for all. Regardless of background, department, or job function, a commitment to this work connects every Illumina employee. Meet three professionals working at Illumina to discover what it's like to know your work is...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 16, 2024 / Illumina How Illumina's Erin Imsand and her team helped develop reagents that can be stored at room temperature Originally published on Illumina News Center Illumina recently launched the MiSeq i100 and MiSeq i100 Plus Systems , two powerful, compact benchtop sequencers that incorporate more than 140 invention disclosures and 60 patent families. On our News Center, we are celebrating outstanding employees who helped develop this breakthrough...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 12, 2024 / Illumina The comprehensive method provides improved detection and greater insight on the complex disease that impacts millions of people worldwide Originally published on Illumina News Center The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society estimates that by year end, 2024 will have seen 187,740 Americans diagnosed with a blood cancer-or about one person every three minutes. This unfortunate statistic belies the difficulty of arriving at a diagnosis and...

The new study published in Nature Biotechnology validates all of the software's germline algorithms Originally published on Illumina News Center NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / December 10, 2024 / Illumina Vice President of Bioinformatics James Han has been in the industry for decades-so he's witnessed every stride the company has made in that time. "Illumina has worked tirelessly for the last 20 years to improve sequencing," he says. "We brought the cost of a genome from hundreds of...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 22, 2024 / Illumina A 523-gene oncology panel identifies actionable tumor variations and improves outcomes Originally published on Illumina News Center A large, multiyear study conducted by Illumina, Providence, and Microsoft Research has shown that a comprehensive genomic profiling (CGP) panel, which can assess more than 500 genetic variations in tumors, is a powerful tool to direct patients to the most advanced precision therapies that improve overall...

Hundreds of participants across multiple events worldwide contributed to the monthlong effort Originally published on Illumina News Center NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 31, 2024 / Illumina employees have been showing their commitment to early cancer detection and advancing research and treatment by getting involved in the company's recently concluded Steps Against Cancer campaign. From September 29 to October 27, the worldwide campaign invited employees to join in local and virtual...

Around the world, countries are racing to develop nationwide sequencing programs to address their specific health needs NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 28, 2024 / Illumina Originally published on Illumina News Center The Human Genome Project described the first (almost) complete reference genome, but it didn't say much about human variation. For that, scientists had to conduct massive population genomics (pop gen) studies, sequencing millions of people to better understand the genetic...

Donations driven by Illumina employees contributed $122,000 to Singaporean charities in 2023 NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 2, 2024 / Illumina Originally published on Illumina News Center For the second year in a row, Illumina's Singapore team participated in the annual overnight Relay for Life Charity Run for the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS). Starting in the early evening on April 20, about 40 employees took to the track, and they completed 125 kilometers (78 mi) by mid-morning the...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / October 1, 2024 / Illumina The Illumina Microbial Amplicon Prep simplifies a public health laboratory's efforts to track the virus Originally published on Illumina News Center The Next-Generation Sequencing Core in the Washington, DC, Public Health Laboratory (PHL) has a critical job: pathogen surveillance for the nation's capital. A team of scientists is trying to understand the molecular underpinnings that drive foodborne illnesses, COVID-19, respiratory...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 25, 2024 / Illumina The University of Notre Dame is partnering with NASA and Illumina to monitor phenotypic signals for entire forests at once Originally published on Illumina News Center As you read this, a white box the size of a refrigerator is hurtling through space at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kph), shooting four lasers at the Earth 242 times a second. It's called the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation sensor, or GEDI. GEDI laser beams...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 17, 2024 / Illumina The quality control stability scientist embraces family, sports, work, and her leadership role in Illumina's iLatinx employee resource group Originally published on Illumina News Center Karina Katalina Moreno has taken a circuitous route to her American dream. She grew up in Monterrey, Mexico, about 140 miles (225 km) south of Laredo, Texas, and got her degree in biotech engineering at Tecnológico de Monterrey. Following a brief stop...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / September 5, 2024 / Illumina What happens when you combine the power of genomics with the dedication of citizen scientists at scale? You create powerful datasets to understand and improve the health of our world's oceans. That's exactly what Xavier Pochon from the Cawthron Institute and the Citizens of The Sea project aims to do - outfitting seafaring vessels across the South-West Pacific region with environmental DNA (eNDA) sample collection kits and pairing it...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / August 2, 2024 / What if one thing could change everything for the better? That's genomics. At Illumina, our vision for the future includes accessibility to genome sequencing, personalized medicine, and more positive outcomes for those facing disease. Our employees have found careers where their individual contributions are amplified into world-changing impacts. Hear first-hand what it's like to work in genomics at Illumina. Watch the series here . A global...

The Illumina iHope China program will provide 1800 families with genetic testing in 2024, broadening its reach and impact nationwide Originally published on Illumina News Center NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 11, 2024 / This year may be the most impactful yet in the short history of iHope China. In Changsha, Hunan Province, the program's leaders recently announced plans to deepen its impact by increasing reagent donations and expanding its coverage area. Since its inception in 2022, iHope...

They come from diverse departments and backgrounds, but each is vital to making genomics useful and accessible to all NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 20, 2024 / Originally published on Illumina News Center Every person at Illumina has the chance to make a difference, and we recently sat down with four of our colleagues to learn how their individual contributions have added up to create extraordinary results. Watch the videos above for their thoughts on what it means to be innovative at work,...

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / June 12, 2024 / What if the work you did every day could impact the lives of people you know? Or all of humanity? At Illumina, we believe that, together, we can use genomics to build a stronger world for the greater good. Regardless of background, department, or job function, a commitment to the mission connects our employees. Meet four professionals working at Illumina and learn what it means to them. Watch: Share Your Why | Why work at Illumina? A global genomics...

In Cambridge, United Kingdom, Illumina champions STEM education opportunities with local students NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / April 29, 2024 / Illumina Originally published on Illumina News Center On April 25, Illumina opened its doors in Granta Park, Cambridge, to celebrate DNA Day. This annual event marks a significant milestone in the history of science: the successful completion of the Human Genome Project in 2003 and the groundbreaking discovery of DNA's double helix structure by James...