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GeneWorks' Services

Since GeneWorks began making Custom DNA Oligonucleotides in Adelaide in 1986, the Company has developed an enviable reputation for reliably high quality Customer Services. Australian and independent, GeneWorks is proud of its place as a supplier and service provider to the science research community. We aim to provide the highest possible level of service quality and customer support, working with customers to reach their goals.

To add to this GeneWorks is pleased to advise researchers that it is now an affiliate member of Bioplatforms Australia. Bioplatforms Australia is a national body that supports Australian life science research through major investments in state-of-the-art platform technologies and by providing specialist services in genomics, proteomics, metabolomics and bioinformatics. GeneWorks is now a member of the Genomics platform of Bioplatforms Australia.

Consistent with it’s objective of improving access for researchers to established quality infrastructure, BPA’s affiliate program enables GeneWorks to offer grant funded Australian researchers better access to its Custom Oligo and Genome Analysis Services.

With the installation of its first Illumina Genome Analyzer system in 2007, GeneWorks now has over 2 years experience with this powerful technology, and is enabling research groups in Australia and around the world to realise new research outcomes.

Quality Certification

GeneWorks expertise and experience in provision of Next Generation Sequencing services was been officially recognised through certification under the Illumina CSPro system in December 2009. This makes GeneWorks the first CSPro in the Southern Hemisphere. For more information on CSPro and GeneWorks see http://illumina.com/services/cspro.ilmn.

All GeneWorks' Services and company operations are also backed by the GeneWorks ISO 9001 Certification.

The Genome Analyzer II technology (previously known as Solexa) has several features that make it an ideal choice for GeneWorks' customers.

NextGen Sequencing on the Illumina Genome Analyzer II

The Genome Analyzer II technology (previously known as Solexa) has several features that make it an ideal choice for GeneWorks' customers.

Low input sample requirement
Massively parallel sequencing, up to 12Gb per run, giving extreme, scalable sequencing depth
Low cost/base
High accuracy sequence reads including through homopolymers
Short (35b) reads ideal for small RNA and tag sequencing
Longer (65b) reads for deep re-sequencing. mRNA sequencing, de novo sequencing and other applications
Proven reliable performance in Genome Centres worldwide
Paired-End and Mate-Pair read capability

The Genome Analyzer II uses a Clonal Single Molecule Amplification^™ approach (Cluster Generation) followed by sequencing-By-Synthesis.

Combined with developing a range of sample preparation procedures, this allows sequence libraries to be generated for a multitude of current and future research applications.