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Illumina
| Company | Illumina |
|---|---|
| Name of system | NextSeq 1000; NextSeq 2000 |
| City, State | San Diego, CA |
| Phone | 858-202-4500 |
| Website | |
| System application/FDA cleared or approved | research use/not required |
| Country where designed/Manufactured | U.S./Singapore |
| First year sold in U.S./First year installed in U.S. | 2020/2020 |
| System sold internationally | yes (worldwide) |
| Dimensions of sequencer (H × W × D)/Footprint of sequencer | 23.6 × 23.6 × 25.6 in./3.9 sq. ft. |
| Accessory equipment supplied with sequencer at no cost | keyboard |
| Type of computer supplied with sequencer | computer for analysis and operations combined |
| Analysis options provided with sequencer | onboard, cloud based, on-premises server |
| Where library preparation is performed | wet bench |
| Bioinformatics tools provided with sequencer | DRAGEN Bio-IT, BaseSpace Sequence Hub |
| Sequencer supplied with UPS (uninterruptible power supply) | yes (no extra charge) |
| Electrical connection required for sequencer | 100–240 VAC at 50/60 Hz |
| List price of entire sequencer and necessary components | NextSeq 1000: $210,000; NextSeq 2000: $335,000 |
| Purchase options | purchase, lease, reagent rental |
| Warranties offered | first year included with purchase; extended warranty available |
| Training included/Total time for basic training per operator | yes/1–2 days |
| Training location/Follow-up training available | at customer site/yes (extra charge) |
| Maximum No. of samples amplified in a single amplification event | 384 samples (>384 samples with custom barcodes) |
| Read length/Percent bases >Q30 | up to 2 × 300 bp/85–90% |
| Paired-end capability/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| Fragment/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| Mate pair/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| Single end/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| RNA sequencing/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| ChIP sequencing/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| Bisulfite sequencing/Tag lengths/Spans | yes/2 × 300 bp/— |
| Maximum No. of reads or fragments sequenced per single-end run | up to 400 M (NextSeq 1000); up to 1.8 B (NextSeq 2000) |
| Maximum No. of reads or fragments sequenced per paired-end run | up to 800 M (NextSeq 1000); up to 3.6 B (NextSeq 2000) |
| Total No. of nucleotides (bases) sequenced per run | up to 240 Gb (NextSeq 1000); up to 540 Gb (NextSeq 2000) |
| Wet lab bench time for sequencing preparation | 10 minutes |
| Sequencing run time | 8–42 hours (NextSeq 1000); 8–44 hours (NextSeq 2000) |
| Total time for generating standard gDNA library | <3.5 hours (with Illumina DNA Prep) |
| • Paired end | <3.5 hours (with Illumina DNA Prep) |
| • Fragment | <7 hours (with AmpliSeq for Illumina); <6.5 hours (with Illumina DNA Prep with Enrichment) |
| • Mate pair | — |
| • Single end | <1 day (with TruSeq Small RNA) |
| • RNA sequencing | <9 hours |
| • Bisulfite sequencing | — |
| • Hands-on time for paired end | <1.5 hours (with Illumina DNA Prep) |
| • Hands-on time for fragment | <1.5 hours (with AmpliSeq for Illumina); <2 hours (with Illumina DNA Prep with Enrichment) |
| • Hands-on time for mate pair | — |
| • Hands-on time for single end | <4 hours (with TruSeq Small RNA) |
| • Hands-on time for RNA sequencing | <3 hours |
| • Hands-on time for ChIP sequencing | — |
| • Hands-on time for bisulfite sequencing | — |
| Library preparation integrated in system as standard offering | no |
| Cost of sequencing reagents per run | $720–$2,963 (NextSeq 1000); $720–$4,860 (NextSeq 2000) |
| Reagent tracking method | RFID |
| • Type of reagent information tracked | serial No., expiration date, lot and part Nos., No. of cycles |
| Shipping conditions for amplification/sequencing reagents | dry ice, gel pack, ambient (variable based on product)/dry ice, gel pack, ambient (variable based on product) |
| Storage conditions for amplification/sequencing reagents | reagent cartridge: -15°– -25°C; flow cell and resuspension buffer tube: 2°–8°C/reagent cartridge: -15°– -25°C; flow cell and resuspension buffer tube: 2°–8°C |
| Shelf life of amplification/sequencing reagents | guaranteed 6 months/guaranteed 6 months |
| System requires a control sample on sequencing run | no |
| • Company offers a sequencing control | yes (additional charge) |
| Sequencing system control software and devices to start run/for data analysis | NextSeq Control Software, BaseSpace Sequence Hub/DRAGEN |
| Complete walkaway automation for amplification, sequencing, and variant calling | yes |
| Remote system monitoring | yes |
| Total time required for setup of amplification, sequencing, and variant calling steps | ~15 hours |
| Maximum No. of libraries sequenced in a single run | 384 samples (>384 samples with custom barcodes) |
| System includes secondary data-analysis software developed by company | yes (DRAGEN, BaseSpace Sequence Hub) |
| System includes post-sequencing data-analysis software | yes (DRAGEN, BaseSpace Sequence Hub) |
| Mutations detectable via data-analysis software | substitutions, indels, copy number changes |
| System can generate a variant report | yes |
| Types of maintenance plans available/mean time between failures | parts only, bronze, silver, gold, dedicated on-site/— |
| No. of field application scientists and engineers based in U.S. | >500 |
| • Weekly maintenance required | none |
| • Monthly maintenance required | none |
| • Pre-run maintenance required | none |
| Distinguishing features of NGS system (supplied by company) | offers flexibility of multiple flow-cell configurations across different outputs and read lengths up to 2 × 300 bp for choice of cost-efficient configurations; integrated reagent cartridge design eliminates need for maintenance wash between runs; DRAGEN onboard allows the user to seamlessly integrate sequencing and analysis in run setup |