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Biobot Analytics has proved that wastewater data can help predict #COVID19 surges up to two weeks before hospitals report theirs. And hats off to Biobot for providing Illumina with wastewater samples to help validate our COVIDSeq Assay. #Genomics
“Early detection of multiple cancers is not a dream or a long shot. It’s already reality in the form of GRAIL’s Galleri test.” In a recent piece, Illumina’s Miriam Gargesi shared why the EU’s support of our acquisition of GRAIL is critical to realizing the potential – and life-saving impact – of the Galleri test. Read for more.
Rosalind Franklin’s contributions were minimized in her lifetime because of misogynistic treatment by the male scientific establishment, but she was a brilliant chemist who pioneered the understanding of molecular structures like #DNA. Today, she is celebrated for her many accomplishments and given the credit she always deserved. #ScientistSpotlight #WomensHistoryMonth #WHM #WomenInScience #WomenInSTEM #BreakTheBias
A cancer diagnosis can be devastating—having the ability to provide information that clinicians can use to help match cancer patients with available therapies according to guidelines or clinical trials helps bring answers where there were previously questions. In a single test, the TruSight™ Oncology (TSO) CGP kit assesses biomarkers in 517 cancer-relevant genes across nearly 30 solid tumor types without the need for multiple biopsies and sequential gene tests. The specific molecular profile of a patient’s cancer is revealed in just 4-5 days, helping to inform therapy decisions and enabling access to precision medicine earlier in the patient journey. Read more about TruSight™ Oncology (TSO): https://bit.ly/3KFrcik
Carissa Rollins joins as Illumina Chief Information Officer. She brings over 30 years of business technology transformation and digital and consumerization strategy experience. “We're looking forward to working together to accelerate toward a future of personalized medicine for patients around the world,” shares Francis deSouza. Welcome to #Illumina, Carissa. #IlluminaProud
We are honored to have been named one of Fast Company’s Most Innovative Companies for 2022. A few of our innovative technologies and advancements in 2021 included: ✅ Introducing the COVIDSeq Assay, which enabled pathogen surveillance in developing countries ✅ Reaching more than 1 billion covered lives globally for genomic testing ✅ Launching Illumina Connected Analytics (ICA) to increase the security and privacy of our customers’ data ✅ Partnering with the Africa CDC and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to help establish an Africa Pathogen Genomics Initiative (APGI) As an engine of genomics innovation, we understand that the faster we can innovate, the more lives we can impact. Thank you to our employees, and to the clinicians and researchers we serve, whose passion for the power of genomics made this honor possible. #FCMostInnovative
Shannon Whitmore is a #RealTimeRevolutionary who has been driving the field of scientific computing ever since developing a tool for visualizing the secondary structure of rRNA for her master's thesis. She went on to be a core member of the start-up that developed DRAGEN, a highly accurate software and hardware system used to analyze sequencing data. The company was acquired by Illumina nearly four years ago, and Shannon has been here continuing to revolutionize the field ever since. Now, she helps different groups at Illumina integrate DRAGEN into their platforms and has started a #WomenInTech circle at Illumina to support women in technical roles. #IlluminaProud #WomenInSTEM #IWD2022
Happy #WorldWildlifeDay! Illumina’s innovations transcend beyond improving the health of humans to improving the health of all living things. Our technology is being used to support the #biodiversity of our planet in numerous ways, including: ✅ Curbing illegal turtle trafficking ✅ Profiling endangered plant species to promote conservation ✅ Sequencing the genomes of all species on Earth for conservation and preservation ✅ Creating a first-of-its-kind atlas of individual apes confiscated over the last decade, maximizing the probabilities of reintroduction to the wild. #Genomics #Sequencing #Genomics4All
Geraldine Pittman Woods was a neuroembryologist who dedicated much of her life to expanding opportunities for people of color in STEM and education. Here is a small piece of her story. She briefly became a professor at Howard University after completing her PhD, but like many women of the time, Geraldine retired from her field when she married. However, she never stopped working. She is remembered for saying, “You are never too busy to do community service.” She was an active member of the National Institute of Health (NIH) and launched their Minority Biomedical Support and Minority Access to Research Careers programs, which have helped 20,000 students and professors by paying for tuition, supplies and equipment. Geraldine was the first woman to head Howard University's board of trustees and served on several boards of trustees throughout her life. She was also recruited to help launch the government program, Head Start, developed to help under-resourced children enter school on an equal footing with their more privileged peers. #WomensHistoryMonth #BlackScientists #WomenInSTEM
This month, we gave a glimpse into the lives of those living with a #RareDisease and the organizations that have formed to support patients and their families. Improving access to personalized medicine is integral to shorten the diagnostic odyssey for the 300 million individuals living with a rare disease across the globe. SLC6A1 Connect in the US ASrid in Japan NoRo in Romania Rare Diseases South Africa Individually rare, collectively common. Rare is many. https://bit.ly/3hrCudy #RareDiseaseDay
