News and Events

Our new iSEQ has arrived

2018-08-29

The SNP&SEQ Technology Platform is happy to inform that we now have a new instrument at our platform. The iSEQ is currently being installed at the platform.

Sample Drop-off closed on Midsummer's Eve

2018-06-14

The Sample Drop-off for sequencing at the facility will be closed on Midsummer's Eve, Friday, June 22.

Summer 2018 Opening hours

2018-05-16

Order processing and sample submission will be closed during summer. Library preparation and sequencing will continue at a reduced pace. See below for important deadlines for sample submission and ordering.

Extra IMV Seminar with Dr. Caroline Heckman, FIMM

2018-05-16

NGI Uppsala - the SNP&SEQ Technology Platform would like to welcome you to an interesting extra IMV Seminar about precision treatment strategies and drug resistance.

Forskningsingenjör, NGI Uppsala SNP&SEQ-teknologiplattformen

2018-04-16

Är du en utbildad biotekniker, molekylärbiolog eller liknande med hög noggrannhet, ansvarskänsla och god samarbetsförmåga? Har du praktisk erfarenhet av storskaligt laboratoriearbete, gärna i ackrediterad miljö och med datorstyrda laboratorieinstrument? Vi söker nu en forskningsingenjör till sekvenseringsdelen av SNP&SEQ-teknologiplattformen.

Two bioinformatics positions at the SNP&SEQ Technology Platform

2018-04-11

Do you want to work in one of the world’s fastest growing technology areas? NGI Uppsala (the SNP&SEQ Technology Platform) are currently looking for two bioinformaticians responsible for managing and analyzing the sequence data produced by the platform, as well as the development and maintenance of pipelines for data analysis.

Easter 2018 Opening Hours

2018-03-27

The Sample Drop-off for submitting samples to the facility sequencing service is closed for the Easter Holidays at the following dates:

Drop-in consultation with NGI.

2018-03-09

Are you planning to apply for sequencing support from VR or Formas this year? Struggling with the experimental design, costs and time lines of your sequencing project to be able to write an attractive and accurate proposal and budget? Welcome to NGI drop-in consultation!

10X Genomics is arranging a User Group Meeting in Uppsala

2018-02-21

Are you interested in learning more about the Chromium System and Linked-Read Sequencing? 10X Genomics is organizing a User Group meeting at BMC, Uppsala on April 11-12, 2018.

Celsius-Linneaus Lectures and Symposium in Uppsala

2018-01-23

NGI welcomes all researchers with an interest in transcriptomic and single cell studies to this year's Celsius-Linneaus Lectures and Symposium.

Christmas Holiday Period 2017

2017-12-06

Order processing and sample submission for sequencing will be closed during Christmas holiday. Library preparation and sequencing will continue at reduced pace.

33 milion SEK to support and advance large-scale genomic research in Sweden

2017-12-05

SciLifeLab has announced giving 33 million SEK to 14 sequencing projects focused on human whole genome sequencing and biodiversity under the SciLifeLab National Sequencing Projects initiative. In total, thousands of genomes will be sequenced within the projects by the National Genomic Infrastructure, NGI.

Developers of the Arteria Project at SNP&SEQ interviewed by StackStorm

2017-12-04

Developers of the Arteria Project at SNP&SEQ Technology Platform was recently interview by StackStorm for being innovative StackStorm Community Thought Leaders. StackStorm is an open-source automation platform that connects apps, services and workflows and has been used as a base within the Arteria project.

Long-read sequencing meeting and workshop

2017-11-22

NGI Uppsala invites you to join a two-day event dedicated to long-read sequencing applications.

Single cell RNA-seq seminar

2017-11-02

The SNP&SEQ Technology Platform (NGI Uppsala), Miltenyi Biotec, and 10x Genomics welcomes all researchers with an interest in single cell sequencing.

New data delivery system

2017-06-22

In mid-June all facilites within NGI, including the SNP&SEQ Technology Platform,  will start introducing a new, secure system for delivering sequence and genotype data to users. With this new system, once your project is ready, you will be given access to a secure delivery server where your data will be available for download for a limited period of time.

The NovaSeq system arrives at the SNP&SEQ Technology platform

2017-06-09

The SNP&SEQ Technology Platform has acquired the newly launched NovaSeq6000 sequencing system (Illumina Inc.) and the instrument is currently being installed.

Summer Holiday Period

2017-05-22

Order processing and sample submission will be closed during summer. Library preparation and sequencing will continue at reduced pace.

• Orders submitted will be closed from June 22 to August 7
• Sample submission will be closed from July 3 to August 7. (Last day for sample submission is June 30).

The NGI Symposium series: Metagenomics, Metabarcoding and eDNA

2017-05-04

How NGS technologies can be used to study past and present biodiversity and as a tool for environmental monitoring

New sample submission routines for Illumina sequencing

2017-03-10

From March 13, 2017 the SNP&SEQ Technology platform will change its routines for sample submission for Illumina sequencing.