Even without a platform commitment, you can leverage the power of Illumina's sequencing technology through our FastTrack Sequencing Services. With years of experience delivering high-quality service, we offer a range of consultative and analytical capabilities, which can be tailored to meet your needs. Our proven track record of successfully executing high-value projects, and the access we provide to a team of seasoned professionals, will make using sequencing-by-synthesis technology convenient and affordable. Rely on Illumina's FastTrack Sequencing Services group to design and complete your projects in record time and at costs that no other technology can match.


Applications offered:

  • Whole-genome sequencing
  • Candidate gene and region resequencing
  • Bacterial DNA resequencing
  • Digital expression profiling
  • Small RNA discovery

If your application of interest does not appear on the list, please contact us. We can often work with you to design the appropriate protocols and processes to handle your application.

The FastTrack Sequencing Services group can provide you with assistance across your entire workflow:

  • Consultation on experimental design
  • Sample preparation and QC
  • Cluster generation
  • Sequencing-by-synthesis using the Illumina Genome Analyzer
  • Data analysis and bioinformatics consultation


Whole-genome sequencing

FastTrack Sequencing Services leverages the power of Illumina's proprietary sequencing-by-synthesis technology and the Genome AnalyzerIIx to provide a cost-effective solution for whole-genome sequencing. We currently offer three whole-genome sequencing packages that provide industry-leading coverage and data quality for a wide variety of biological discovery applications.


Whole-genome sequencing packages

Human whole-genome paired-end sequencing, short and long inserts
This package includes:
  • Consensus sequence built with ELAND using short-insert paired-end reads at minimum 30x average sequence coverage, and 2 kb and 4 kb long-fragment mate-pair reads at minimum 30x average physical coverage
  • Called SNPs, insertion/deletion events and information on larger structural variants using CASAVA
  • Dataset including all reads and quality scores for further downstream analysis
  • Minimum sample input is 20 µg gDNA to create three libraries.
Human whole-genome paired-end sequencing, short inserts
This package includes:
  • Sequence built with ELAND alignment using short-insert paired end reads only (200-400 bp) at minimum 30x average sequence coverage
  • Called SNPs and short insertion/deletion information plus limited information on larger structural variants using CASAVA
  • Dataset including all reads and quality scores for further downstream analysis
  • Minimum sample input of 5 µg gDNA to create one library.
Non-human whole-genome paired-end sequencing
This package is available for researchers resequencing species with known reference sequences. Dependent on the complexity of the genome and the quality of annotation available, the package may include:
  • Consensus sequence, built using short-insert paired-end reads (200-400 bp) with a minimum of 30x average sequence coverage, as well as 2 kb and 4 kb (or longer as necessary) long-insert mate-pair reads at a minimum of 30x average physical coverage
  • Called SNPs and short insertions/deletions using CASAVA
  • Dataset including all reads and quality scores for further downstream analysis
  • Minimum sample input of 20 µg gDNA to create three libraries.


* For research use only.