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

The NextSeq 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.

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Flexible 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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Workflow

 
Prep

Support for a broad range of applications

 
Sequence

Automated sequencing to generate data in less than a day

 
Analyze

Leverage DRAGEN on premise or on BaseSpace Sequence Hub for accurate, rapid secondary analysis for exome, transcriptome, and whole-genome.

 
Share

Secure, expandable storage, and ability to share data instantly on BaseSpace Sequence Hub

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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 550 System for RNA Sequencing in Virology
NextSeq 550 System 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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Seeking the Source of Bacterial Drug Resistance

A targeted deep sequencing assay identifies multidrug-resistant tuberculosis strains responsible for silent outbreaks.

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Identifying lncRNA Biomarkers in Highly Fragmented RNA Samples

Optimizing NextSeq 500 System and TruSeq RNA Exome Kit RNA sequencing workflows for lncRNA biomarker identification.

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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.

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