Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Prime Food Protection System

Identify meat, fish or plant species present in all food types using the Ion GeneStudio™ S5 Prime Food Protection System, a semiconductor-based next-generation sequencing (NGS) system which, when used as part of the Thermo Scientific™ Next Generation Sequencing Food Authenticity Workflow, allows identification of the species present in even the most challenging sample types.

The simple-to-use Ion GeneStudio S5 Prime Food Protection System is optimized to provide maximum throughput with minimum time-to-results for laboratories who need to accelerate their sequencing capabilities.

Identification of the species present in food and feed samples is a critical step for proof of authenticity, supply chain integrity, and quality control of handling and cleaning processes in food production lines. The Thermo Scientific NGS Food Authenticity Workflow utilises Ion Torrent™ Next Generation Sequencing technology to enable an untargeted screening approach making it possible to identify the species contained in a food sample by comparison with a DNA database of meat, plant or fish species. The Ion GeneStudio S5 Food Protection Series Sequencers are an integral component of the workflow. With cartridge-based reagents, the systems are simple to use and offer scalability and flexibility. For labs requiring maximum throughput and rapid turnaround time from a benchtop NGS system, the Ion GeneStudio S5 Prime System enables unparalleled breadth and depth. Key features Ion GeneStudio S5 Prime include:

• Reduced hands on time and complexity: cartridge-based plug-and-play reagents

• Rapid data processing: complete sequencing run and analysis in hours

• Flexible throughput: select the chip appropriate to your throughput requirements (Ion 510-550 chip) to achieve from 2–130 million reads per run

• Scalability: Run all your targeted sequencing or microbial applications on a single sequencer. Scale your throughput using the range of Ion S5 Series chips depending on your application.

• Complete with laptop: suitable for use with SGS ALL Species ID Software

The Ion GeneStudio S5 Food Protection Series

The Ion GeneStudio sequencers share the same foundational technology and fluidic architecture across all three instruments, the Ion GeneStudio S5 Food Protection System, the Ion GeneStudio S5 Plus Food Protection System and the Ion GeneStudio S5 Prime Food Protection System. The Primary difference across the three instruments is the on-sequencer analysis time.

The Ion GeneStudio S5 Food Protection Systems leverage the speed of semiconductor sequencing to enable the production of high-quality sequencing data in a few hours and enables you to go from DNA library to data in as little as 24 hours with only 45 minutes of total hands-on time when paired with the Ion Chef Food Protection Instrument.

With single-day installation, a straightforward user interface, and cartridge-based reagents, the Ion GeneStudio S5 Food Protection Systems are simple and easy to use.