News

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.

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 […]

[Closed] NGI is looking for a new director

10th December 2019  -  Categories: Careers

The position is placed at the Science for Life Laboratory with 50% directorship for the National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI Sweden) and 50% research and teaching at KTH. Please see ad for more information!

Christmas season 2019-2020 is approaching!

4th December 2019  -  Categories: Updates

The NGI order portal will be available as usual during the Christmas holidays. Please note the following dates for project handling and sample delivery: Thursday 12th December: orders submitted on or before this date will be processed before the holidays. Any order submitted after this date will be processed after the holidays. Tuesday 17th (UGC) […]

Mission Bio Talk and Q&A Session at BMC, November 18 hosted by NGI

7th November 2019  -  Categories: Updates

Join us for an informative meeting about Mission Bio’s single-cell DNA sequencing platform and Q&A session at BMC, SciLifeLab Uppsala, on Monday November 18th.Find more information in the flyer below and registration via the following LINK Welcome!

New! Spatial Transcriptomics at NGI

18th October 2019  -  Categories: Updates

The National Genomics Infrastructure (NGI) is now opening up requests for pilot projects within the new application Spatial Transcriptomics. We will offer spatially resolved RNA-seq analyses using the 10X Visium spatial gene expression assay. At the moment we can only support polyadenylated RNA. If you are interested in the technology and want to know more, […]