Sanger sequencing has recognized limitations in sensitivity and turn around time. NGS provides excellent accuracy, speed and sensitivity enabling detection of rare mutants, HCV subtypes as well as ...

Ion’s semiconductor technology reportedly nixes the need for optical detection methods. Ambry Genetics is the first authorized customer service provider (CSP) in Ion Torrent’s new service ...

Analysis of Life Technologies’ Ion Torrent sequencing platform points to significance of photon-free technology.

David Scott, Senior Director of Tepnel Pharma Services, said: 'The certification of our next generation sequencing services using the Ion PGM Sequencer further demonstrates our commitment to ...

Semiconductor-based, non-optical DNA sequencing technologies such as Ion Torrent sequencing offer speed and cost advantages compared with alternative techniques.

Next-generation sequencing (NGS) utilizes massively parallel sequencing to generate thousands of megabases of sequence information per day, opening doors to new research studies that were once ...

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Ion torrent sequencing indicated that a diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids appeared to increase butyrate-producing bacteria and reduce bacteria that degrade genistein in the ...

New sequencing technology Ion Torrent has made a splash with a paper in today’s issue of Nature. There’s no question the high-impact publication is a massive boost for the young platform, now ...

In yet another twist in the unfolding competition for the emerging whole-genome sequencing market, promising new sequencing company Ion Torrent has been purchased by Life Technologies for $375 ...

The PGM uses a semiconductor chip to sequencing DNA, a technology that Ion Torrent founder Jonathan Rothberg says will allow his machine to increase in speed at a rate of 10-fold every six months.

Ion Torrent (recently purchased by Life Technologies for a cool $375M) was started by Jonathan Rothberg, also the founder of biotech giant 454 Life Sciences. The PGM is their contribution to the ...