The Economics of NGS: A Cost Comparison of NGS Implementations with Legacy Technologies

06/06/2016

Authors: Nóra Nagy, Efi Melista, Krisztina Rigó, Peter Meintjes, Tim Hague Abstract: Recent technological advances in sequencing and related library preparation methods, cumulatively called Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) have provided new opportunities that allow the complete characterisation of the HLA genes in haploid fashion and are beginning to make their...

Genotyping Engine Race – Measuring Performance

01/06/2016

Designing an Experiment Designing a validation study for any kind of tool can be a great challenge. For cutting edge technology, this challenge can be even greater. In this blog post I’ll try to cover some problematic aspects and methodological challenges that one can bump into when validating an...

Omixon Rock the EFI Conference 2016, Kos

26/05/2016

Thank you to all our wonderful customers, co-vendors and distributors for visiting our booth joining our events and just generally hanging out in the sun, by the pool, or in the bar or over coffee at the 30th annual EFI meeting in Kos, Greece during 10-14 May, 2016! Because of...

Holotype HLA Early Access Program Results: An “Uncontrolled” Study

26/05/2016

Authors: Efi Melista, Krisztina Rigó, Szilveszter Juhos, György Horváth, Peter Meintjes, Tim Hague Abstract: NGS-based (Next Generation Sequencing) HLA typing can offer accurate and unambiguous genotyping results with minimal manual intervention, eliminating the requirement for reflexive testing. In a clinical setting an easy-to-follow protocol with minimal hands-on time is also...

Learn Me Video Series – The Genome Browser of HLA Twin

12/05/2016

Welcome to the latest video in Omixon’s “Learn Me” Video Series. In this short video, we are going to show you the Genome Browser of HLA Twin and its basic functions. Click here to watch the previous “Learn Me” videos, and subscribe to our YouTube channel.