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Illumina's revolutionary NovaSeq X exceeds 200th order milestone in first quarter 2023
Strong demand drives record orders SAN DIEGO, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based
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[{"type":"text","content":"Strong demand drives record orders \nSAN DIEGO, April 4, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Illumina Inc. (NASDAQ: ILMN), a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, today announced it has already exceeded more than 200 orders for its revolutionary NovaSeq X sequencing system in the first quarter of 2023. The orders represent a diverse customer base spanning research and clinical customer segments in nearly 30 countries, across five continents, all seeking to add NovaSeq X – our fastest, most powerful, most sustainable high-throughput sequencer available.\n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"The NovaSeq X has enjoyed the strongest pre-launch demand we've ever seen for any instrument, and customer enthusiasm continues to grow,\" said Susan Tousi, chief commercial officer at Illumina. \"Customers are thrilled about NovaSeq X's ability to enable and accelerate new projects that require more samples, more multiomic analyses, and depth of sequencing. In addition, NovaSeq X is proving to be an entry point for customers seeking more power and faster results – about 15 percent of pre-orders came from customers who are new to high-throughput sequencing.\"\nFirst announced at the Illumina Genomics Forum last September, NovaSeq X offers high-throughput sequencing that is twice as fast and three times as accurate as previous Illumina products. It can generate more than 20,000 whole genomes per year at a cost of $200 per genome. In February, scientists at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, the first recipient of a NovaSeq X, presented data confirming NovaSeq X Plus' performance meets or exceeds that of the NovaSeq 6000. This step-change in performance coupled with the launch of Illumina Complete Long Reads last month, enables customers to run long- and short-read sequencing on the same device, offering flexibility in a simplified and efficient workflow.\nIllumina continues to lead the genomics industry with the latest and most innovative sequencing technology on-market and is committed to supporting its customers while driving additional orders and growing further adoption of whole-genome sequencing globally. \nAbout Illumina\nIllumina is improving human health by unlocking the power of the genome. In 2023 we celebrate 25 years of innovation, which has established us as a global leader in DNA sequencing and array-based technologies, servin...