How research teams translate samples into actionable genetic data with modern sequencing and analysis pipelines.
Academic research has been transformed by affordable, high-throughput sequencing. What once required a national facility and months of waiting can now be planned, sequenced and analysed within weeks — provided the experimental design and bioinformatics are sound from the outset.
Designing the experiment around the question
The most common reason a genomics project disappoints is not the sequencing — it is a design that cannot answer the question being asked. Replication, controls and sequencing depth must be decided before a single sample is prepared. We work with research teams at this stage to match coverage, platform and analysis to the hypothesis.
A well-designed study with modest coverage almost always beats an underpowered study with deep sequencing.
From sample to actionable data
Extraction and QC determine the ceiling of everything downstream. Degraded or contaminated input cannot be rescued by analysis. Our standardised, documented protocols protect that ceiling, and a dedicated project manager keeps the wet-lab and dry-lab stages aligned.
- Clear acceptance criteria for sample quality
- Platform chosen for the biological question, not habit
- Analysis plan agreed before sequencing begins
- Publication-ready figures and reproducible methods
The result is data a reviewer trusts: documented, reproducible and tied directly to the research question.