Advantage Large-Scale Sequencing Products

Products Tailored to Needs of Clinical Laboratories

Illumina Advantage large-scale sequencing products offer the highest level of service and support to ensure operational success for clinical laboratories. To enable greater efficiency for these labs, Illumina Advantage products feature:

  • Single lot shipments
  • Kit lot testing
  • Extended shelf life
  • Advance change notification
  • Certificate of analysis

These features empower clinical laboratories to reduce the frequency and cost of revalidating reagents and protocols.

Single-Lot Shipments Minimize Revalidation

Many clinical laboratories follow stringent analytical revalidation processes to ensure consistent performance across different lots of reagents. Illumina Advantage large-scale sequencing products enable labs to minimize the cost associated with this process by delivering reagents in single-lot shipments, reducing the potential for variability between lots.

A dedicated Illumina Advantage supply chain manager coordinates reagent manufacturing for every shipment to ensure single-lot deliveries. Single-lot shipments can also improve traceability and laboratory tracking needs across multiple sites.

Key Features Comparison

Compare the features of Advantage products vs. standard research products.

Key Features Comparisons Standard Advantage
Single lot shipments      
Kit lot testing      
Guaranteed Shelf-life 3 month 6 month
Advanced Change Notification    6 month
Certificate of Analysis      
Manufactured under ISO 13485      
Kit Lot Testing Supports Quality Assurance

A dedicated Illumina Advantage supply chain manager ensures that each component in an Advantage kit is manufactured and tested with all other components in that kit. Advantage kits and components are treated as a single unit, so the components of a kit in each shipment originate from the same lot. Such integrated testing evaluates how the components of a kit perform together as well as individually.

Extended Shelf Life Reduces Revalidation Costs

Featuring a significantly longer shelf life than standard products, Advantage reagents allow clinical laboratories to stay on the same lot of product for an extended period of time without the risk of product expiration.

The minimum guaranteed shelf life for Advantage reagents is six months, enabling labs to use their reagents according to current testing needs.

Advance Change Notification Creates Smooth Transitions

In the Advantage program, Illumina notifies laboratories six months before any significant changes are made to an Advantage product. During this six-month period, both the new product and the previous version are available. Advance change notifications provide the high operational stability that labs require for consistent test performance.

Certificate of Analysis Addresses Regulatory Requirements

Every Advantage product is issued with a certificate of analysis by the Illumina Quality Assurance Department that ascertains the product has met its predetermined product release specifications and quality. Laboratories that are subject to regulatory or governing body expectations can use certificates of analysis to satisfy qualification activities.

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