Case Study: Deakin University scales genomics research and attracts global collaborators with Illumina NovaSeq 6000 System

Australia Genomics Center Scales its Services to Collaborate with Researchers Worldwide

The Deakin Genomics Centre at Deakin University sought to expand its sequencing capabilities beyond its initial MiSeq™ System to undertake larger, more ambitious projects. The challenge was finding a high-throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) system that could scale for these larger projects and support diverse applications, as outsourcing was proving expensive and slow.

Illumina provided the NovaSeq 6000 System as a solution. This enabled the Centre to dramatically reduce sequencing costs, accelerate research, and grow its capacity, leading to an increase from a few projects to 90 ongoing ones with a goal of 200-300. The system also positioned the Centre as a genomics hub, attracting international collaborators and integrating NGS into its teaching program, significantly expanding its research impact.

Deakin University

Chris Austin

Professor and Head of the School of Life and Environmental Sciences