Illumina Inc. has announced shipment of HiScanSQ, the first instrument to integrate microarray analysis and next-generation sequencing in a modular design that can evolve with changing research needs. The HiScanSQ system has two components: the HiScan Reader, a high-performance array scanner that can also image sequencing flow cells, and the SQ Module, an add-on fluidics device that enables genomic-scale sequencing. The publication-proven HiScan Reader functions independently as a high-speed, precision micro-array scanner for Illumina's BeadArray products. With the SQ module, the system switches to perform Illumina's sequencing-by-synthesis, generating 50 Gb of data per paired-end flow cell.

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