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NextSeq Series

Choose the Right Sequencer
Choose the Right Sequencer

For tips about how to choose the best sequencer and transform your lab, download the Buyer's Guide to Next-Generation Sequencing Systems.

Flexible High-Throughput Sequencing Power on Your Benchtop
Flexible High-Throughput Sequencing Power on Your Benchtop

The NextSeq 500 benchtop sequencer delivers on-demand exome, transcriptome and whole-genome sequencing.
Discover the NextSeq 550 System
Discover the NextSeq 550 System

Watch this webinar to learn about the integration of NGS and array applications on the NextSeq 550 System.

The NextSeq Online Community

Join other NextSeq owners in the NextSeq Online Community. Collaborate with Illumina moderators and NextSeq owners. Discuss best practices, troubleshoot, and learn about how others are using NextSeq preparation kits, push-button sequencing, and automated data analysis to fuel their research.
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High-throughput benchtop sequencing

The NextSeq 550 System delivers the power of high-throughput sequencing with the speed, simplicity, and affordability of a benchtop next-generation sequencing (NGS) system. The NextSeq 550 System fits into research laboratories, without need for specialized equipment. Perform many combinations of high- and mid-throughput sequencing applications to advance your studies.

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Next: Flexible, scalable NGS system for virtually any application

Flexible, scalable NGS system for virtually any application

The NextSeq 550 System is efficient and flexible to handle a range of different types of projects. Perform whole-genome, transcriptome, and targeted resequencing applications with a rapid, one-day turnaround. Easily switch between two flow cell configurations to tune your output based on your current research needs for applications or sample batch sizes.

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Next: Transition from array scanning to sequencing

Transition from array scanning to sequencing

Perform next-generation sequencing (NGS) and cytogenomic microarray scanning all on one research instrument. The NextSeq 550 System combines high-quality array scanning with widely adopted Illumina sequencing technology. By leveraging array scanning on the NextSeq 550 System, researchers have instant access to a powerful, complementary technology to confirm copy number variants detected through sequencing.

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Next: Simplified informatics

Simplified informatics

To streamline run management, downstream analysis, and data sharing, the NextSeq 550 System is integrated with BaseSpace Sequence Hub. This Illumina informatics solution, available in both cloud and on-site packages, enables researchers to go from sample to results without bioinformatics expertise.

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Start Over: High-throughput benchtop sequencing
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Workflow

 
Prep

Support for a broad range of applications

 
Sequence

Automated sequencing to generate data in less than a day

 
Analyze

Data transferred automatically to BaseSpace Sequence Hub for simplified analysis

 
Share

Secure, expandable storage, and ability to share data instantly

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System Specifications

16.25–120 Gb

output range

130–400 million

reads per run

2 x 150 bp

max read length
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Customer Stories

NextSeq Series for RNA Sequencing in Virology
NextSeq Series for RNA Sequencing in Virology

Learn how this lab is leveraging the power of Illumina next-generation sequencing for their cutting-edge work in virology.

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NGS Panels Demonstrate Value in Brain Tumor Studies

TruSight Tumor 170 accurately identifies diffuse glioma genetic markers, supporting use in tumor characterization for clinical research studies.

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Large-Scale Bull Genome Sequencing Enables Rapid Livestock Improvement

WGS data from the 1000 Bull Genomes Project is aiding discoveries of positive and negative traits, benefiting herds globally.

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Featured Products

NextSeq 500/550 v2.5 Kits
NextSeq 500/550 v2.5 Kits

These sequencing reagent kits offer increased stability and robustness over the v2 kit version.

TruSight Tumor 170
TruSight Tumor 170

Comprehensive next-generation sequencing (NGS) assay that targets DNA and RNA variants from the same FFPE sample.

TruSeq Stranded mRNA
TruSeq Stranded mRNA

Prepare sequencing libraries from mRNA to get a clear view of the coding transcriptome with strand-specific information.

TruSight Oncology 500
TruSight Oncology 500

Assay targeting multiple variant types, including tumor mutational burden (TMB) and microsatellite instability (MSI), even from low-quality samples.

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Related Solutions

The NextSeq 500 Sequencing System has been discontinued. The NextSeq 550 System is an alternative solution that provides the increased flexibility of microarray scanning in addition to sequencing.