2015 Top 10 Innovations
We are honored to have the Ion S5 Sequencer listed as one of the top innovations of 2015 by The Scientist. See what their panel of judges had to say.
New Ion S5 and Ion S5 XL NGS Systems for Targeted Sequencing
Adopting next-generation sequencing (NGS) in your lab is now simpler than ever. With the Ion S5™ and Ion S5™ XL next-generation sequencing systems, you get the simplest DNA-to-data* workflow for targeted sequencing with industry-leading speed and affordability. Watch the Ion S5 Story ›
Simplicity
- <15 minutes of sequencer hands-on time
- <45 minutes of hands-on time for a DNA-to-data* targeted sequencing workflow
Speed
- Go from DNA to data* in as little as 24 hours
- 2.5 to 4 hours per sequencing run
Small sample input
- as little as 1 ng of low-quality DNA or RNA needed to generate mutational or gene expression profiles
Scalability
- All you need is one sequencer - for cancer, inherited disease, infectious disease or reproductive genomics research.
*Automated data analysis to aligned BAM files.
- Dr. Jean François Laes, Chief Technology Officer, OncoDNA, Belgium“I need to be able to vary the number and type of samples I put onto a run in any given week, but not compromise on cost per sample. If we have a lower number of samples we can run them on the smaller throughput chips. The Ion S5 XL offers this flexibility.”
Watch how the Ion S5 System works
Whether using the Ion S5 System for small-scale studies and lower weekly throughput or the Ion S5 XL System for faster analysis and higher weekly throughput, you can benefit from a simple and scalable sequencer that can match your unique project needs.
Watch the demo to see the simple load-and-go workflow of the Ion S5 System.
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- Dr. Dzifa Yawa Duose, Department of Translational Molecular Pathology,“We found the Ion S5 XL system reduced the run time from 4.5 hours to 2.5 hours, and halved the data analysis time. We ran different panels on the same chip and obtained 100% variant concordance with previously tested platforms. The different chips also allowed us to run both smaller panels and larger panels on the same instrument.”
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA*
*Dr. Meenakshi Mehrotra and Dr. Dzifa Yawa Duose at the Molecular Testing Developmental Laboratory in the Department of Translational Molecular Pathology at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, headed by Dr. Raja Luthra and Dr. Ignacio Wistuba, compared the Ion S5 XL system with the Ion PGM System and the Ion Proton System.
For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.