
GATC has all the leading sequencing technologies available in it’s lab, providing multiplatform sequencing strategies.
Our declared aim is to offer our customers a proven additional advantage for their projects, having the possibility to combine different technologies according to the scientific approach to the problem. This is done both to improve efficiency and to ensure continuity of quality as well as to preserve our independancy from any specific technology.
The laboratories are currently equipped with the following systems:
| 11x ABI 3730xl | 2x Roche GS FLX+ System | 3x Illumina HiSeq 2000 | 1x Pacific Biosciences PacBio RS | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read length | up to 1,100 bases | Ø 700 bases | 2 x 100 bases | > 1,000 bases |
| Reads per run | 96 | 1 million | up to 6 billion | ≈ 45,000 |
| Capacity | ≈ 1Mb/day and instrument | ≈ 700 Mb / run | up to 600 Gb / run | ≈ 45 Mb / run |
| Technology | Sanger | Pyrosequencing | Cyclic reversible chain termination | Single molecule real time sequencing |


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