Anyone else getting that "eye the storm" feeling about the current state of next gen sequencing technologies? Stuff working pretty much to spec. No way to completely adjust to the continuing revisions to the technologies, but to the extent that one becomes inured to constant change -- well, the pace is endurable. The big 3, while not at all releasing their death grips on each others throats, currently are mainly spamming us with various "mini" versions of the instruments we already have. An almost comedic interlude?
Nevertheless the big third gen sequencer releases seem imminent. Pacific Biosciences instruments, I have heard, are being "sold". Not delivered yet, for the most part, but sold. And one is led to believe that some contest winners should get their "Ion Torrent" instruments as some point in the not too distant future. Roche threatens "1K" technology, AB has a major instrument upgrade (v4hq) that will cost ~$90K per instrument -- but these are outside the current 3-6 month horizon of predictability that reigns in the next gen world.
Eye of the next gen storm?
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Phillip
Nevertheless the big third gen sequencer releases seem imminent. Pacific Biosciences instruments, I have heard, are being "sold". Not delivered yet, for the most part, but sold. And one is led to believe that some contest winners should get their "Ion Torrent" instruments as some point in the not too distant future. Roche threatens "1K" technology, AB has a major instrument upgrade (v4hq) that will cost ~$90K per instrument -- but these are outside the current 3-6 month horizon of predictability that reigns in the next gen world.
Eye of the next gen storm?
--
Phillip
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