News » 2020

NGI awarded Chan Zuckerberg Initiative grant for nf-core

27th May 2020  -  Categories: Updates

The SciLifeLab National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI) has been awarded the high profile “Essential Open Source Software for Science” grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative. The grant will be used to fund coordination and events for the Nextflow and nf-core projects.

EASI Genomics is launching an Extraordinary Call for COVID-19 related projects

18th May 2020  -  Categories: Updates

As a part of the EASI Genomics network NGI will provide services for this COVID-19 call. Apply now!

Long-Read Sequencing 2020 postponed

9th May 2020  -  Categories: Updates

Unfortunately, due to current events, the much anticipated Long Read Sequencing 2020 meeting will be postposed until 2021. The good news is that we have secured the same amazing venue and brilliant set of speakers for October 2021. We look forward to seeing you in Uppsala next year! For more information, see the LRUA 2021 […]

Covid-19 grant awarded to NGI

8th May 2020  -  Categories: Updates

We are thrilled to be awarded funds by SciLifeLab and KAW to develop rapid cDNA and direct RNA sequencing of SARS-CoV-2 using Oxford Nanopore.

New NGI website launched!

6th May 2020  -  Categories: Updates

We, the staff at NGI, are proud to present our new website; we hope it is useful and easy to navigate!

NGI during Covid-19 outbreak

8th April 2020  -  Categories: Updates

Information about operations at NGI during the Covid 19 outbreak.

NGI featured in “Vetenskapens värld”

26th March 2020  -  Categories: Updates

NGI was featured in an episode of the Swedish science TV-show "Vetenskapens värld" that discussed the pros and cons of genetic testing and DNA registries.

Data & Methodology Publication – The nf-core framework for community-curated bioinformatics pipelines

13th February 2020  -  Categories: Research & Development

Presenting a framework for high-quality bioinformatics pipelines that can be used across all institutions and research facilities.

PacBio Sequel II seminar

22nd January 2020  -  Categories: Updates

NGI is happy to invite you to a half day seminar on February 5th to learn more about PacBio’s new Sequel II system! The event is scheduled between 9-13 in Navet, BMC, Uppsala, and lunch will be served to registered participants. Also, there will be a PacBio sponsored lottery with the possibility to win free […]